A view of the big pond by the crushed stone company, from last Monday morning.
Friday, May 30, 2008
An Old Fence Post
Not sure what this was from, but it's on the east side of the Laurel Line tracks, by milepost 3, near the remains of the Meadow Brook Crushed Stone Co. and by the big pond. It still has strands of barbed wire wrapped around it.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Along The Erie
While walking through the rock cut, we spotted this chipmonk, peering out from this crack in the rock along the tracks.
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
We took a hike up the Erie's Wyoming Division on Sunday. This is looking north, in the big cut.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Laurel Line: Connell Junction
About half an hour later, the trolley is headed northbound, back to downtown Scranton.
Laurel Line: Connell Junction
We caught the trolley as it passes by the old bridge abutments at Connell Junction this morning. The Trolley is headed south, to Montage Mountain.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
Along the Erie, just south of milepost 12. This is behind that big pons shown below.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Meadow Brook Valley
A view of the big pond, near the rock crusher, down in the Meadow Brook Valley. The Erie tracks are on the hillside, across the back end of the pond.
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
A view looking south, just north of the bridge over Stafford's Meadow Brook. For some reason a small section of rail has been removed here.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
By the time we got down to the Little Virginia area, it was starting to either sleet, or hail. We're not sure which, but it was quickly becoming rather unpleasant. This is the Erie's bridge over Stafford meadow Brook. A few minutes after this, the sun came back out.
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
We hiked down the Erie tracks this morning. We spotted milepost 11 on our way to Little Virginia.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Nay Aug Falls
Nay Aug Falls, this morning, about 10:40. With all the recent rain, Roaring Brook was really roaring today.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Scranton: Steamtown
Canadian Pacific 2317 lets off a little steam. Taken this morning from the Steamtown mall bridge.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Nay Aug Falls & Elmhurst Boulevard
A 1912 postcard of Nay Aug Falls & Elmhurst Boulevard. I'm not exactly sure where this scene is located. It might be near the parking area along the road heading to where the Boulevard bridge was once located.
Along the Erie
A view of one of the wetland areas along the Erie's Wyoming Division. In a few more weeks you won't be able to see this area because of the heavy growth.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Nay Aug Park: Unknown Object
Another view. This has a plate on one side, with two nuts and bolts on the other side.
Nay Aug Park: Unknown Object
About a month ago we spotted this. Not sure what it is, but it's located just below Nay Aug Falls & Elmhurst Boulevard.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
We took a walk down the Erie tracks today. It looks like spring is in full swing.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
Along the Erie, somewhere near West Junction. The foliage is coming in pretty quick through here.
Lackawanna Railroad: Scranton
They're doing some trackwork along the Lackawanna. Just east of the Nay Aug Tunnel is this track machine.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Pennsylvania Coal Co. Railroad: Plane No.5
A little further down the cut, just abouve the Erie tracks. This is where loaded cars went up the plane. We still haven't figured out exactly where the cars went back down.
Pennsylvania Coal Co. Railroad: Plane No.5
This is where the plane came up the side of East Mountain. This is just below the top of the plane.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Pennsylvania Coal Co Railroad: Plane No.5
Behind the circular area is what appears to be the remains of an old shack. It looks like parts of the plane ruins were used to build parts of it.