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Re: (erielack) Location??
Rick (and list),
The Scranton paper reported that the track between Gravity and Hawley
was being removed in December 1962. The lower part of the former
Wyoming Division (now called the Wyoming Branch) continued in service
(much of it) through the life of the EL. It was accessed from Scranton
primarily by using the L&WV (through the S. Scranton tunnel) to re-join
the ex-Erie track at Little Virginia. I think that started in September
1961 and it allowed the closing of Avoca yard on 10-15-61. Not sure
when the line to Lake Ariel and Gravity was abandoned, but I think it
was in the early 70s.
Mike O.
Njricky2_@_aol.com wrote:
> It's possible that it could have been Hawley but it looks a bit overgrown to
> be there, however by that time, overgrowth might have been the norm. My guess
> is the Saco depot in Wayne County, a few miles northeast of Dunmore. Saco
> was a location where Erie stored rolling stock in need of repairs. The cars
> were then taken to Dunmore via Rock Jct. Saco was near Gravity. After the
> merger, I'm honestly not sure if Saco was still used for that purpose.
>
> By the way, MIke, can you tell me where you found that the line was severed
> in 12/62? I recall EL Geeps (in Erie paint) on the Wyoming beyond 1962,
> hauling empty hoppers south towards Avoca. The closest that I can come to the
> severing of the division is the early 70s as I have the Official Guide from 1974
> that shows the line disconnected.
>
> Regarding the 1200 series, many of the lower numbers were the only power for
> many years on the Scranton and Jessup branches. The Wyoming itself also had
> RS', but I never saw them on the branches. To define "lower numbers" do we
> mean below 1212 or 1214, for example? Just using those numbers as examples.
>
> Rick
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