by carajul
When did CR cut back on the use of the LVRR main north of A'town? I know it was put oos in 1984-ish and track removed. But in the late 70s and early 80s Lehighton interlocking was still in place, as were the 4 tracks of the LVRR. I can't see why as it was just redundant duplicate trackage. I can't figure out why CR didn't just abandon it immediately in '76. Both lines left A'town, split apart along the river, then came back together at Lehighton. Makes no sense. I spoke to a buddy who said they ran a passenger trip up the LV main from A'town in the early 80s and several of the grade xings were paved over and they just ran over them!