Re: (erielack) Fw: Scranton in 1900 & A Question

[njricky2_@_aol.com]

Another interesting note on this great photograph. Just beyond the old DL&W 
station, you'll see the building that stood across Lackawanna Ave. That was 
the Delaware & Hudson station, which is long gone.
 
The Diamond Branch (not visible in this photo) connected the two roads just 
below and beyond the D&H station. The branch is currently used by 
Delaware-Lackawanna to connect the Scranton Yard with the former D&H main, now the 
single-track "Carbondale Line". During it's heydays, the D&H main was the 
place to train watch, particularly near the Greenridge Yard with 24/7 through 
freights and locals coming into the yard from the Greenridge Branch and 
upvalley.
 
Now for the question. Perhaps around the time of the photo (not sure), 
there was much discussion of building a "union" station in Scranton. For 
whatever reasons, a "union" station never came to be. 
 
Around that time, Scranton was served by DL&W, D&H, Erie, CNJ, NYO&W and 
L&WV. There were five stations as NYO&W terminated at the CNJ station. Of the 
five, the Erie station was the farthest away from downtown proper.
 
Does anyone have any information regarding the proposed construction of a 
"union" station in Scranton?
 
Thanks for posting this great photo.
 
Rick


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