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Re: Jessup's Folly PSU Maps

Frank — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:08:20 GMT

Matt, Yes that's the map (one of only two) showing the "Old Railroad Grade" Tony is talking about. I agree with your hard to manipulate comment on the PSU

Re: Jessup's Folly

David Emery — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:44:15 GMT

... I believe 'station' refers to any 'named location', whether or not a depot is located there. It's my understanding that formally the terms 'station' and

Re: Jessup's Folly

John B — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:38 GMT

Always love your posts Tony, thank you. John ... From: gto455cubes Subject: [GravityRailroads] Jessup's Folly To:

Re: Jessup's Folly

Hamel, Matthew — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:29:24 GMT

A quick reply: I've seen "Station" refer to junctions on many maps, where no platform or station existed. Also, Penn State's Digital Bookshelf has scanned

Jessup's Folly

gto455cubes — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:05:18 GMT

Regarding our conversations on the OLD RAILROAD GRADE that came from Winton into Dunmore and maybe it mayhave been a different route than the DL&W Winton

Re: PCC Tunnell #2 [1 Attachment]

golden6727@... — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:47:40 GMT

Ask that guy if he was hiking on the mountain behind the Holiday Inn here in Dunmore , thats where the Loaded Track Tunnel is , there is nothing that looks

Re: PCC Tunnell #2

RAS — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:40:58 GMT

Tony Thanks for that information. I remember a conversation I had with a guy in work a few years ago who was telling me him and his son came across a tunnel

Re: PCC Tunnell #2 [1 Attachment]

golden6727@... — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:28:41 GMT

Dick , Let me start off by saying that some of the DL&W / NS / Steamtown track bed we see today is not the same track bed from 1855 , the original bed in

Re: PCC Tunnell #2

RAS — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:40:43 GMT

Gentlemen Just a comment or two to try adding some information to your discussion regarding the light track: West of Elmhurst where it crosses from the north

Re: PCC Tunnel # 2

golden6727@... — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:55:12 GMT

Paul thanks for getting back to me and your half correct on the E&WV RR destroying the Gravity bed . Did you know that the Gravity Light Track bed is still

Re: PCC Tunnel # 2

pjkettlejr — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:47 GMT

Tony, I suspect that we are referring to the same picture. With all of my wanderings in that area, I never saw anything that looked like a 'daylighted'

PCC Tunnel # 2

gto455cubes — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:33:27 GMT

Going thru the groups postings I came across a question from pjkettlejr asking about the supposedely second tunnel on the PCC Gravity Railroad somewhere in

Re: Good Mapping Site

mikeexplorer03 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:32:31 GMT

... good viewer that allows you to toggle between Google aerials, USGS topos, Google street maps and other aerial photos. For example:

Good Mapping Site

Hamel, Matthew — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:48:58 GMT

I don't remember if I passed this on before, but ACME Mapper is a good viewer that allows you to toggle between Google aerials, USGS topos, Google street maps

Trip that might interest the Gravity Railroad group

trevor5email — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:38:26 GMT

To our Gravity Railroad group members: As you know, steam engines were vital to the operation of most gravity railroads. We are going to have a Pennsylvania