________________________________ From: tonyhorn1_@_comcast.net [mailto:tonyhorn1@comcast.net] Does this sound like the "April Fools" emails about Tunkhannock a while back? > > > TRAINS: STROUDSBURG,! Pa. - The viaduct over the Delaware > > > River in Slateford, Pa., may be an impediment to the > > > restoration of passenger rail service on the former > > > Lackawanna New Jersey Cutoff. At a public hearing last week > > > in Stroudsburg, residents were told that the viaduct in > > > Slateford needs "extensive rehabilitation" before trains use > > > it again, the Pocono Record Writer reported. The hearing > > > addressed issues in a draft environmental assessment needed > > > to apply for the $551 million in federal funds to make rail > > > service between Scranton, Pa., and Hoboken, N.J., a reality. > > > The bridge, several miles south of the Delaware Water Gap, > > > needs new arches and a new deck. Both are "severely > > > deteriorated," according to the report. It would if a) it wasn't January, and b) it wasn't from Trains Magazine... :) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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