(erielack) Erie and Wyoming Valley

[Njricky2_@_aol.com]

To shed a little more light on #10, I remember the Vine Street connection as 
a kid in the late 50s-early 60s.  

I can probably count on both hands the number of times we saw a boxcar 
sitting there waiting for transfer to either road. The physical connection 
was behind the culm banks on the Dunmore side. The Erie spur split at Ash 
Street and continued to the culm banks. After crossing North Washington 
Avenue, the D&H spur continued straight and then swung around the culm banks 
to meet Erie.

I would imagine the connection had much more traffic back in the 20s and 
maybe 30s as the Johnson Coal Mine was located at that point. I'm not sure 
how long the Johnson mine lasted but I do recall the elderly couple next door 
telling me how the husband used to work at that mine, which was long before 
my birth. The maps should show the location of the mine.

Rick,

New York, NY

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