RE: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna Day

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Jim

GREAT STORIES!



> 2.) I once got to ride NY-98 from Scranton to Croxton.  I 
> climbed on to the 
> rear unit (a 3600) with the conductor.  When Bridge 60 gave 
> us an OK to go, 
> the engineer up front jammed the throttle back to notch 8 and 
> just left it 
> there.  It was quite a ride up thru the Poconos, down into 
> the Water Gap, 
> across the Cut Off, and up the Boonton Line where we met HB-1 
> at Lincoln 
> Park. Then there were two mini-scenic wonders on the ex-Erie: 
> somewhere on 
> the curves between Little Falls and Great Notch, you could 
> look out the side 
> window of the cab and see your train rolling along on the 
> other side of the 
> hollow, like a mini-Horseshoe Curve.

This is the big sweeping curve with the Peckman Creek Bridge at its center. It's hard to duplicate that view today because the trees have grown in pretty well, but I have a terrific shot in my collection that shows the view you speak of wonderfully - if I remember, I'll try and post it tonight.

	- Paul



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