(LVRR) Lehigh Valley - hexagonal concrete phone boxes?

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

On a recent visit to the former P&L Jct, I noticed at the remaining switch
into the former interchange yard between the LV and the G&W, there was a
large phone box, more of a phone booth, cast in concrete in a hexagonal or
octagon shape.  It was in fair shape, although gutted and the door long
gone.  I thought only the Erie used these type of phone boxes - is/was this
an LV installation, or was it something provided by the G&W or BR&P?  At one
time another track went a few carlengths further east before joining the
mainline, so it's not at the very end of connection to the interchange yard
(originally) but is very close.   Until seeing this I was not aware of one
of these anywhere else, although in places where the main is gone you might
be able to check with the landowner and see if they'd let you recover the
metal boxes tossed aside the ROW when the tracks were removed.

I wasn't able to check if there was a second one on the west side of the
junction; in fact it appears as though the ROW has about 12' of fill on it
west of the former BR&P.


I have photos, if they turn out, as soon as I find something to use the
disposable camera up shooting.  (I picked that day to forget my good camera,
of course).


Bill K.

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