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From: Tim Stuy njmidland AT verizon DOT net
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 10:30:47 -0400
Subject: Re: (erielack) Steamtown Images--May 10, 2013 (C2666 thru C2670)
"Buttzville.jpg" - image/jpeg, 2469x1447 (24bit)

Here is a photo of the L&HR's Buttzville station in 1918. From what I can
tell it was about 1/2 mile from the DL&W shanty - not exactly a direct
connection.

Tim

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM, wrote:

>
> Good catch Tim. For the few years that Buttzville appeared in Lackawanna
> print it was spelled with a Z.
> Appears to be gone from the facilities books by 1915. Other photo's show
> just a three sided, bus type shanty, that acted as a station for the short
> period of time that trains stopped there. Shanty was on the East side of
> the xing, on the East bound side.
>
> Bob Bahrs
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/10/2013 9:02:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> njmidland@verizon.net writes:
>
> Interesting to see the name spelled as Buttsville. The Lehigh & Hudson
> River Railway spelled it Buttzville. Today it is spelled with a Z.
>
> Tim
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 5:46 AM, McKnight, Richard
> wrote:
>
> >
> > NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment.
> > To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the
> > following URL into your web browser:
> >
> >
> > http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-05-10-13
> >
> > C2666.jpg (image/jpeg, 2598x1813 545015 bytes, BF: 8.64 ppb)
> > C2667.jpg (image/jpeg, 2582x1818 792544 bytes, BF: 5.92 ppb)
> > C2668.jpg (image/jpeg, 2564x1932 536988 bytes, BF: 9.22 ppb)
> > C2669.jpg (image/jpeg, 2604x1919 740934 bytes, BF: 6.74 ppb)
> > C2670.jpg (image/jpeg, 2564x2011 728545 bytes, BF: 7.08 ppb)
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Please find attached the following negatives:
> >
> > C2666--Gravel Place, PA--ROW, westward view from coal shute [1915.05.25]
> > C2667--East Stroudsburg, PA--Milford Crossing, westward view
> [1915.05.25]
> > C2668--East Stroudsburg, PA--Tinkertown Crossing, westward view
> > [1915.05.25]
> > C2669--Buttsville, NJ--Church Street Crossing, westward view at MP 74.2
> > [1915.05.25]
> > C2670--Oswego, NY--Snow plow #99256, Locomotive 318, flanger #99019,
> > caboose #299 [1915.05.27]
>
>
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