[PRCo] Re: Steamtown Trolleys

[Fred W. Schneider III]

They used to have a very derelict zoo in Nay Aug Park ... smelled as bad
in the winter as the Washington zoo does on a 100 degree day in the
summer.  

Actually, Nanticoke - Wilkes-Barre - Pittston - Scranton - Carbondale is
a living museum.  A time warp like West Virginia and Arkansas and the
Delta Country of Mississippi.  There is no reason to go there unless you
have friends, that there are a lot of swell people in Scranton.  

"Dietrich, Robert J." wrote:
> 
> 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 ]