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From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" paultup AT lucent DOT com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:59:22 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Factoryville (Nicholson) DL&W tower
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I've resampled and rotated the image for easier viewing (see attached).


Anyone know what the foundation at lower left is from?

- Paul


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> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:39 AM
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> Subject: (erielack) Factoryville (Nicholson) DL&W tower
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> Along about 1996, I went to Scranton & with a couple friends,
> did a little
> tour of the former DL mainline North. Drive old Rte 11 to
> factoryville, Pa. &
> take a road to the East (don't know roadname) to the DL&W
> underpass. Park &
> walk the ROW for a few hudred yards North & there you will
> see the remains of
> the tower. still in good shape outside & in altho missing the
> windows. Since
> it's concrete, the vandals & time haven't done permanent
> harm. The tile roof
> helps too. I often thought I'd like to buy it & restore it as
> a getaway in
> the woods & a trainwatch adventure at the same time.
> Not far from steamtown eitheer as well as exploring the viaduct, old
> mainline( the 2 old tunnels are nearby), & the remains of the
> Northern
> Electric (Scranton-Montrose) which died in 1930s. Here's how
> the tower lookd
> in 1996.
> Regards,
> Walter Smith
>



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