[PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

All of them Fred!  

Look at the Subject of this thread - "STEAMTOWN trolleys".  There is but one
reason to be a tourist in Scranton and that is Steamtown.  So, except for
the crazed steam nuts that hate the singing wire most Scranton tourists will
be happy to ride through the tunnel. 

Bob

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Fred W. Schneider III [mailto:fschnei at supernet.com] 
Sent:	Friday, November 09, 2001 5:22 PM
To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject:	[PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys


How many tourists do you think will pay to ride through a tunnel and
along an interstate highway?  Now if Disney was promoting it...

ROGER Jenkins wrote:
> 
> Actually the trolleys here began running from the excursion loading
> platform in the spring to the former  Laurel Line Brady Yard and then to
> the iron furnace.  The next extension is to open for operation later
> this year or next spring , thru the 5000ft L&WV tunnel to the Montague
> Visitors center [Davis St exit at I-81 ]  The article says five miles
> total but not sure that is acurate. Service was provided by Red Arrow
> Lines center door car.  [INFO from Railpace Mag july issue ]