Once I was traveling from Ohio back to visit my family in Boston, and took more back roads instead of interstate highways. I remember stopping for gas at a station in PA where there was a massive elevated structure on the opposite side of the street and saw a weather worn peeling paint on the structure side that I could make out the words LAKAWANA. And when I left the gas station, the road inclined and was able to see in top of the structure there were only (2) sets of tracks. But there was definitely many more back in the day with switching and branch line steel going off in different directions. Never remembered the name of the town, but wished I could have heard all the steam energy back when it was fully operational. Thanks for the video!!!
you americans are so lucky, abandoned railways everywhere to explore. The only one that was anywhere near me was recently taken up and now i have nothing :(
Thanks for sharing. A little more history for those that are interested. The line was opened as the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg R.R. in 1856 but merged with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western in 1876 and became the Bloomsburg branch of the D.L.&W. The D.L.&W. eventually merged in the sixties to become the Erie Lackawanna, then Conrail took it over in 1976, then the branch was sold off in 1983, to the Pocono Northeast R.R., who closed in 1993, then Luzerne County appointed a Rail Authority to run it and they hired the present Luzerne & Susquehanna to operate it. And then they cut it at Exeter.
They do not run trains on these tracks as no active customers exist. The L&S has used the track to store empty rail cars. The L&S is now owned by the Corman Group. Some changes will be in store.
Nice work Shelly and Dennis! I love how you tinted the pictures to add the the theme! It's a shame that it is all gone now. Glad you have such fond memories of those days. Cheers, Danny
We can never go home again.I mean really home.Our time is short and really precious.Some nights I can still hear a night freights mournful whistle as a young boy that I was curled up in my bed near tremont avenue in the Bronx.Some things stay with us forever.
Just watched your video. I grew up on the very bottom of Charles st. This area was our hangout as teens. We grew up hanging out on the trestle, over by the marsh and the tracks that ran behind the Iron works. I remember when trains still ran. The only thing you got wrong is when you took a picture of a base and said it was the trestle base, it’s not, it was a tower base that was right next to the trestle, thanks for sharing, you brought back a lot of good memories of a time long gone. I miss those days and all the beer parties on the trestle a lot.
Yes the tower base was stated incorrectly, but at the time i did not know, hadn't been there in so long. Glad you remembered the good times! Thanks for watching.
Kinda reminds me of the now abandoned Katy line from Hillsboro to Waxahachie. Until 2003 or 4 the overpass over I35 still stood. Also,along I40 west in the panhandle around Vega you can still the abandoned road of the old Rock Island Amarillo-Tucumcari line.
there has been some traffic on the line but down Exeter way the last time a train was on the tracks was was January February 2022 in Exeter they were moving tanker cars that were be stored on the tracks form 6th Street in Wyoming to behind CVS in West Pittston as of March 30th 2022 all the cars are gone
Hello. Indian Head Valley RR just did a shoutout to your channel. Your video is awesome. I just sub’d. I had a similar story. PRR closed the main line that went through the town I grew up in the early 80’s- they turned it into bike path. Take care. - Drew
Same in Michigan. The GR&i became the Pennsylvania Railroad and ran north from Cincinnati to Mackinac City. The line was abandoned in the 60s somewhere i can't remember and all remaining tracks were torn up in 90 and 91 and now is a bile trail.
Old r.r..tracks and overgrown weeds seem like a good place to sit and relax
was a great place back in the day, Thanks for watching!
Wunderschöne Musik! Dafür und für das Video großen Dank.
Thank you I love history of railroads and businesses that used the railroads. Thank you for your contribution.... Wilmer
Once I was traveling from Ohio back to visit my family in Boston, and took more back roads instead of interstate highways. I remember stopping for gas at a station in PA where there was a massive elevated structure on the opposite side of the street and saw a weather worn peeling paint on the structure side that I could make out the words LAKAWANA. And when I left the gas station, the road inclined and was able to see in top of the structure there were only (2) sets of tracks. But there was definitely many more back in the day with switching and branch line steel going off in different directions. Never remembered the name of the town, but wished I could have heard all the steam energy back when it was fully operational. Thanks for the video!!!
you americans are so lucky, abandoned railways everywhere to explore. The only one that was anywhere near me was recently taken up and now i have nothing :(
Thanks for sharing. A little more history for those that are interested. The line was opened as the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg R.R. in 1856 but merged with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western in 1876 and became the Bloomsburg branch of the D.L.&W. The D.L.&W. eventually merged in the sixties to become the Erie Lackawanna, then Conrail took it over in 1976, then the branch was sold off in 1983, to the Pocono Northeast R.R., who closed in 1993, then Luzerne County appointed a Rail Authority to run it and they hired the present Luzerne & Susquehanna to operate it. And then they cut it at Exeter.
Nice to hear more history.
Wonder why the l & s does not run on it. They run a line in wilkes barre to pittston.
They do not run trains on these tracks as no active customers exist. The L&S has used the track to store empty rail cars. The L&S is now owned by the Corman Group. Some changes will be in store.
Nice work Shelly and Dennis! I love how you tinted the pictures to add the the theme! It's a shame that it is all gone now. Glad you have such fond memories of those days. Cheers, Danny
Thanks.
Exhalent choice of music, nicely done. More please..
Thanks for sharing! 😀👍
We can never go home again.I mean really home.Our time is short and really precious.Some nights I can still hear a night freights mournful whistle as a young boy that I was curled up in my bed near tremont avenue in the Bronx.Some things stay with us forever.
Like the old 8 3rd Ave Elevated line and the old Putnam railroad trains. And the fraigt trains.
Wilmer sent me! I'm a truck driver and I love to follow old RR right of ways as I drive! RH
Sad, but an awesome video, Thanks for sharing this
Good job!
Thanks!
Just watched your video. I grew up on the very bottom of Charles st. This area was our hangout as teens. We grew up hanging out on the trestle, over by the marsh and the tracks that ran behind the Iron works. I remember when trains still ran. The only thing you got wrong is when you took a picture of a base and said it was the trestle base, it’s not, it was a tower base that was right next to the trestle, thanks for sharing, you brought back a lot of good memories of a time long gone. I miss those days and all the beer parties on the trestle a lot.
Yes the tower base was stated incorrectly, but at the time i did not know, hadn't been there in so long. Glad you remembered the good times! Thanks for watching.
Very nice,,, thank you for the history lesson,,,
Thanks
Kinda reminds me of the now abandoned Katy line from Hillsboro to Waxahachie.
Until 2003 or 4 the overpass over I35 still stood.
Also,along I40 west in the panhandle around Vega you can still the abandoned road of the old Rock Island Amarillo-Tucumcari line.
there has been some traffic on the line but down Exeter way the last time a train was on the tracks was was January February 2022 in Exeter they were moving tanker cars that were be stored on the tracks form 6th Street in Wyoming to behind CVS in West Pittston as of March 30th 2022 all the cars are gone
I love that music. Who is it?
Almost nothing remains of my hometown. We had a passenger train service for years and years , and then no more. It makes me sad.
It is sad to see the changes.
Hello. Indian Head Valley RR just did a shoutout to your channel. Your video is awesome. I just sub’d.
I had a similar story. PRR closed the main line that went through the town I grew up in the early 80’s- they turned it into bike path.
Take care. - Drew
There are a lot of bike paths in our area. Rails to trails. Thank you.
You’re welcome.
Same in Michigan. The GR&i became the Pennsylvania Railroad and ran north from Cincinnati to Mackinac City. The line was abandoned in the 60s somewhere i can't remember and all remaining tracks were torn up in 90 and 91 and now is a bile trail.
@@Shellyafter sadly here too. Michigan DNR didn't leave anything for history. Not even mile or town markers.
@@dennisb-trains23 sad when we lose the history.