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From: "Rich Behrendt" rbehrendt AT columbus DOT rr DOT com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:25:43 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Signals on the Scranton Division (was: Signals at Gouldsboro)(2)
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Paul,
We were up at Lehigh just east of the grade crossing to photograph the ELHS
special e/b - I noticed the w/b searchlight signal, figuaring it was a cast
off from its' time under CR Was surprised to see it light up when the
special approached - see attached...

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)"
To: "EL Mail List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 12:36 PM
Subject: (erielack) Signals on the Scranton Division (was: Signals at
Gouldsboro)


>> Several ( if not many ) signal bridges were eliminated over
>> the years on
>> the Scranton Div. Like any signal change out, it was a work
>> in progress
>> that usually took years. In the ELs case the years just
>> ran out in 1976. I
>> have shots from the former road bridge looking west at the
>> big cut at
>> Lehigh with a signal bridge. Later shots at the same
>> location show just the
>> two ground masts.
>
> Did CR move these elsewhere? On the recent ELHS excursion to East
> Stroudsburg, I was watching for lineside details. There were the remains
> of plenty of relay cases, and lots of signal bridges still standing, but I
> don't remember seeing a single mast signal anywhere. Could CR have reused
> these relatively-new signals elsewhere?
>
> Also, on the climb out of Scranton, somewhere in the vicinity of the Erie
> bridge over the DL&W and Roaring Brook, there was a signal bridge, and a
> signal tower (similar to Erie's dual-signal towers - but not exactly the
> same style) immediately in front of its southern end - almost like it was
> added as an afterthought. Anyone know the story behind this?
>
> - Paul
>
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