by carajul
Can someone clarify the lines north of the current R&N "carbon" wye. I'm looking at Google maps and if you follow the current in-use R&N line north of the Carbon wye is S curves all over the place.
1. Follow the current in-use R&N line north at the point you can see where the Catawissa branch branched off the current in-use R&N line and went through the Lofty tunnel. But at that same point it appears as though there was another line that paralled the in-use line and went over the Lofty Tunnel, east of I-81, then paralleled the in-use line and rejoined it near Haddock St in south McAdoo. The current R&N line goes under I-81 and stays west of it all the way to McAdoo. Does anyone else see this? What was this line?
2. The current in-use line has a line that branches off and goes south under I-81 and into Delano. But before it goes under I-81 there appears to have been yet another line that paralleled it, but this line is now stub ended at I-81. Anyone see this or know what it was? If you follow this line, it goes north and looks like it crossed Rt 309. Was this the PRR that connected to the LV at Black Creek Jct?
Can anyone clarify who owned all these lines? I know north of the wye was RDG, but through Delano was LV. Did the RRs have trackage rights?
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edited by Moderator- changed I-80 to I-81 to provide better points of reference[/i]
1. Follow the current in-use R&N line north at the point you can see where the Catawissa branch branched off the current in-use R&N line and went through the Lofty tunnel. But at that same point it appears as though there was another line that paralled the in-use line and went over the Lofty Tunnel, east of I-81, then paralleled the in-use line and rejoined it near Haddock St in south McAdoo. The current R&N line goes under I-81 and stays west of it all the way to McAdoo. Does anyone else see this? What was this line?
2. The current in-use line has a line that branches off and goes south under I-81 and into Delano. But before it goes under I-81 there appears to have been yet another line that paralleled it, but this line is now stub ended at I-81. Anyone see this or know what it was? If you follow this line, it goes north and looks like it crossed Rt 309. Was this the PRR that connected to the LV at Black Creek Jct?
Can anyone clarify who owned all these lines? I know north of the wye was RDG, but through Delano was LV. Did the RRs have trackage rights?
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edited by Moderator- changed I-80 to I-81 to provide better points of reference[/i]