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Frank_D
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There's a lot of rock and trees along there. I realized I forgot to mention, the Laurel Line crosses Stafford Meadow Brook three times on double track bridges.
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cavity
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You can also go on Youtube and search Laurel line. There is a cab ride from Scranton to Montage that may help.
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Frank_D
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Those are cool. Thanks, I never thought of looking there.
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Re: Modelling the Laurel Line (diesel era)
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« Reply #105 on: Nov 2nd, 2009, 1:52pm » |
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Here's the first bridge over Stafford meadow Brook. I know I must have more, but this was the first decent one I could find. Running south from Scranton, the first bridge is over Roaring Brook, just before the tunnel. Not sure how much work was done on that. But the three bridges over Stafford Meadow Brook were all rebuilt to single track.
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MrScott1964
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Thank you for the pictures. Are the stone portions original?
I started laying the track from Laurel Junction to Connell Juction. Does anybody know if there were any stops on that stretch of track? I can't tell from the Penn Pilot maps.
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Frank_D
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On the tunnel line there was a stop just south of the tunnel, South Scranton. On the "Over the Hill" line there was a stop at Maple Street.
I'm hoping to get down that way maybe later in the week. I can try and get some better bridge photos.
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MrScott1964
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I've been doing some research. It says in the Laurel Line Book that there is a foot bridge over 81 where the Laurel Line tracks crossed Maple St. So I then went to Google Earth to look for the bridge...I couldn't find it.
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MrScott1964
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Frank_D
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Forgot to mention the stone abutments on the bridges are original.
The footbridge over I-81 was removed in the fall of 2000. I wish we would have started exploring down there sooner. That footbridge would come in handy. Neighbors complained about it. The only time we were on it, it was littered with broken glass. Kids used to use it to go party in the woods.
Sections of the "Over the Hill" line are still visible along 81. I could never find any traces of the Maple St. Station. There's a ton of thorny bushes along that section of r-o-w. It's just below the Erie tracks.
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MrScott1964
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It looks like this is going to be the case....make your best guess. I know where Maple Street is and I know where the track s were. My best guess will just have to do. I do see from the 1939 Penn maps that there was a few level crossing there too.
I've been researching The Laurel Line since 2002. When I moved into the area in 2006, it stepped up a bit. You would think I would know everything by now, which is not the case.
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Frank_D
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Those maps on the last page show where those two stations were. They were simple wood platforms and shelters, so whatever was left of them probably rotted away years ago. The most common thing to find nowadays are chunks of third rail insulators. In some places they're scattered alongside the r-o-w.
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mike_nepa
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Re: Modelling the Laurel Line (diesel era)
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« Reply #113 on: Nov 4th, 2009, 4:22pm » |
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Here are a few pictures of the bridges that might help
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MrScott1964
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Sent the pictures to my bridge maker while I work on making the stops. Speaking of stops...Was Connell Junction an actual stop? The Penn maps are not helping with this question. I can say that some of those stops were really in the middle of no where! I ask myself, who would get on or off at a location like Virginia? There's nothing around for miles.
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Frank_D
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That Meadow Brook map shows a station at the south end of the bridge over the tracks at Connell Jct. There was also a station at Virginia, which was the reason for the footbridge. Maybe early in the Laurel Line's existence workers from the Rock Crusher, and whatever that building was at Virginia used the stations. I think the book mentioned hikers coming down from the No 5 dam would use the Virginia stop. I don't really see big crowds at either of those stops.
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I'll check that out.
