[PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys

[Edward H. Lybarger]

They're even leveling some of the gob piles in order that new pizza palaces
can be built.  Helps the economy, you know.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
F Bromley
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:32 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys



What, the grass-covered slag heaps aren't a tourist attraction?  Guess I'd
better cancel my trip.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dietrich, Robert J." <Robert.Dietrich at unisys.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:53 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys


>
> 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 ]
>
>