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Vol 41, Issue 7
LAUREL LINES
A PUBLICATION OF THE LACKAWANNA AND WYOMING VALLEY RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
A Union Pacific Locomotive hauls a train by Kirby Park in Kingston, PA
(Mike Rushton, Photo)
This Month's Meeting :
The August Chapter Meeting will be our Annual
Picnic Meeting at Moscow Station, Sunday
August 10. See below for time and details.
This Month's Program :
L&WV RHS Annual Picnic @ the Moscow
Train Station & Freight House.
Doug Barberio: The Ontario & Western
Railway: Cornwall to Middletown. .

LACKAWANNA AND WYOMING VALLEY RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
President’s Message :
With summer officially here I’d like to invite you to
our 10th
annual picnic at the Moscow Railway
Station. We will have plenty of food and an
interesting program. It’s a fun day for members and
their guests to explore the Moscow grounds and
enjoy each other’s company. If you plan to bring a
dish to pass (and haven’t already done so) please
let me know what you plan to bring so I can fill in
the menu. As you can see by our chapter minutes,
we have a full plate of projects and activities but
trust me when I say “Come to our picnic for the
ultimate ‘full plate’ experience.”
Congratulations to railfan/historian Dave Crosby
(3713 Web Master) for the great article and photos
in “Hiding in plain view” in the May 2014 Trains
Magazine.
Don’t forget to save the date Saturday November
1st
for this year’s Sentimental Journey Slide Show.
Vee Pauli, President
MOSCOW RAILWAY STATION:
PICNIC & PROGRAM AUGUST 10,
2014
Social Time (come visit our layout)
1:45 PM
Short Members Meeting:
2:30 PM
Program by Doug Barberio
3:00 PM
Picnic
To follow
There is still time to sign up for our 10th
annual
picnic & program.
Deadline is August 3rd
Please send your check payable to L&WVRHS to:
Roy Pauli
708 Stafford Avenue
Scranton, PA 18505-2516
570-344-9728
“Moscow Station runs on Volunteers”
THANKS
Roy Pauli
Monthly Minutes :
The regular monthly meeting of the Lackawanna
and Wyoming Valley Chapter of the NRHS was
held on Thurs. June 12 in the Meeting Room of the
Iron Skillet Restaurant, Avoca, PA. There were 46
present. President Vee Pauli called the meeting to
order at 7:30pm. We had a moment of silence for
Rose Del Vecchio, Tony Del Vecchio's mother who
passed away on May 25. This was followed by the
pledge of allegiance to the flag.
A motion was made by Norm Barrett, seconded by
Bob Young that we accept the May minutes as they
appeared in the June issue of the "Laurel Lines".
Carried.
Treasurer Ed Zech gave his reports of the General
Fund, Moscow Account and the Special Projects
Accounts. Moved by Carl Packer, seconded by
Roger Segala that we receive these reports,Carried.
Norm Barrett reported for the Excursion
Committee that a final statement will be available
shortly. It was a very successful day. Railfest is
progressing with new people from Steamtown being
involved. It should be very good. The Grand
Marshall will be announced soon. This year Railfest
will be dedicated to Kip Hagen. Good sales
continue for the Adams book on North Pocono.
There are a lot of good reviews of it. We expect to
sell 300 copies and order more!
Carl Packer reported on 3713 Restoration. The
contractor will be doing work this month. He is
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working with the group restoring #611 to get the
best price for wheels. Boxcars are still available.
Jim Kilcullen reported for the Calendar Committee
that they have been some snags with the printer but
the 2015 calendar should be ready in a week. We
are looking for ideas for the 2016!
Joseph Boshek reported for the Memorial
Committee. He asked if we knew of a person he
could send acknowledgments to for gifts in memory
of Bob Patterson.
Tim O'Malley spoke for the Revitalization
Committee. There are license plates which will be
available. Also shortly we will name three Chairmen
for the Fund Drive. Bob Davis has been a great help
to this committee. Norm Barrett reported he is
waiting for the last gift and then he will be ready to
proceed with the Raffle.
Membership Chairman Paul Hart reported
membership has closed for the year with 193. We
lost some but picked up six new members.
Stationmaster Roy Pauli reported 276.75 volunteer
hours at Moscow to date. Our last activity was train
#1 on June 8. We had 14 volunteers for this. May
24 we removed the boards covering the doors and
windows at the Station and cleaned it. We replaced
the steps on the Freight House along with a number
of deck boards. We will cut grass on June 20. Our
next scheduled train is June 22. Call Roy if you can
help.
National Representative Tim O'Malley reminded us
to vote for the National officers. He shared a letter
from Al Weber who is running for President. No
correspondence has been received from Greg
Malloy.
Editor Mike Rushton reported the Laurel Lines was
mailed May 23. Next issue will be the end of July.
The Program Chairman introduced Walter
Kierrzkowksi as our presenter on the O&W
Scranton Division. The picnic at Moscow will be
Aug. 10 with the program on the O&W by Doug
Barberio. Norm Barrett is working on the Sept.
program and we need a program for October. Bob
Andres reported he will have the HO layout running
for the picnic.
Vee Pauli reported our first train to Moscow on
June 8 had only 61 passengers. Hopefully this will
grow! She received confirmation from Mary Kline,
Larry Malski and Larie Ransom that we will have
the two Saturday dates, Aug. 2 and 23 that were
originally planned for a trip to Binghamton.
Members were urged to sign up tonight with Roy
Pauli for the August picnic. Price is $2 with a
generous dish or $10 without.
Tony Verbyla reminded us of the Sentimental
Journey slideshow, Nov. 1 at Mountaintop Hose
Company. More details to follow.
Jim Eisenhurst suggested we honor the
anniversary of the birth of anthracite coal in our
area.
Joe Boshek moved we adjourn. Meeting ended at
8:05pm. Following a short break, Walter
Kierzkowski distributed a map of the local area
served by the O&W and presented a fine program
on the Scranton Division.
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon S. Wilson,
Secretary
Scranton man publishes book
about Pa. railway
Pocono Record July 11, 2014 - 12:00 AM
A picture book detailing the history of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
better known as the Lackawanna Railroad, by David
Crosby will be available in bookstores and online
retailers on Monday.
"Images of Rail: The Lackawanna Railroad in
Northeastern Pennsylvania" (Arcadia Publishing;
$21.99 paperback) includes 200 vintage images,

many of which have never been published, and
showcases memories of days gone by.
The Lackawanna Railroad was organized in 1851
and thrived on the anthracite coal traffic originating
from the area surrounding Scranton. The company
came to operate a network of track between
Hoboken, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York,
before becoming part of the Erie Lackawanna
Railway in 1960.
During the first decade of the 1900s, the railroad
underwent a substantial modernization and
improvement project, which was documented
extensively by company-hired photographers. A
century later, these images provide insight into the
everyday workings of a railroad and its interaction
with the communities along its route.
Crosby is a student of industrial history, in addition
to his employment as a train dispatcher in Scranton.
Much of his dispatching territory consists of lines
that were once operated by the Lackawanna
Railroad and is depicted in this book.
For information, visit arcadiapublishing.com.
Historic impact of railroad on
Pocono resorts presentation in
Pocono Pines
Pocono Record July 04, 2014
The Historical Association of Tobyhanna Township
will present "DL&W and Resorts of the Poconos" at
5:30 p.m. Thursday at Clymer Library, 115
Firehouse Road, Pocono Pines.
John Layton will share a program originally given
to the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society's annual
convention. He will discuss the history of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and
the synergy between it and resorts of the Poconos.
Having a large economic and social impact in the
area, the DL&W had local passenger stations
located from the Delaware Water Gap to Mount
Pocono, Pocono Summit, Tobyhanna and beyond,
to Scranton. The railroad was a primary advertiser
of Pocono resorts in an effort to attract passengers
to supplement freight traffic.
Layton was born in Monroe County, resided in
East Swiftwater, and now lives in Pocono Manor. He
began studying genealogy in 1972.
The event is free and open to the public. No
advance reservation is required. Transportation is
available, if needed.
For information, call 570-646-7235, email
hatthistory@msn.com or visit
tobyhannatwphistory.org
Train Trips from Sunbury
Sunbury Riverfest will again sponsor train
excursions on the Shamokin Valley Railroad on
Saturday, August 16 to Snydertown. Trips are at
9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the Swineford
National Bank on 4th Street in Sunbury starting
July 21 for $ 10.00 per person or trainside that
day.
Trains will depart from Raspberry Street in
Sunbury next to the Daily Item Press plant on the
Shamokin Valley RR.

Danville Iron Heritage train
excursions July 19
The annual Danville Iron Heritage Festival is July
18,19 & 20.
As part of the event, each year the Iron Heritage
Festival, the North Shore Railroad, the SEDA-COG
JRA sponsor train excursions to commemorate
Danville's railroad history.
The entire schedule of events for this 3 day
extravaganza are at
http://www.ironheritagefestival.net/2014.html
The schedule is 48 pages of events:
http://www.ironheritagefestival.net/IHF14.pdf
They have a ton of interesting events - many,
many rail related - including some right of way tours
John Decker is giving a lecture on Montour County
Railroads as well.
There are 3 trains operating on Saturday, July 19
10:00 am from Danville to Bloomsburg
12:30 pm from Danville to Northumberland
2:30 pm from Danville to Bloomsburg
Tickets are a real bargain at $ 12.00 per person
per trip. Please support this event, and take
advantage of an opportunity to ride on the ex EL
Bloomsburg Line.
Passenger cars being used will be from the
trainset of Penn Valley Railroad LLC.
Tickets can be purchased till July 18 at the Iron
Heritage office at 316 Mill Street from 9 to 5 pm or
may be available on 7/19 at the Danville Middle
School along US 11 & PA 54 where trains will
depart. Questions can be emailed to
jelibn@sunlink.net or call 570 275 6700 to make
reservations and reserve with a credit card.
Reservations re highly recommended as these
trips will likely sell out. Again, our thanks to the
NSHR and the SEDA-COG JRA for making these
trips possible.
Historic Dushore train station
now a place to buy crafts: Building
contains equipment from the train
era
BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN (Staff Writer)
Published: July 7, 2014
DUSHORE -
Three times a year, the Craftsmen of the Endless
Mountains sponsor a crafts show at the historic train
station in Dushore.
The events feature crafts and art work - ranging
from quilts to handmade soaps to paintings - that
are on sale both inside the station and at booths
outside the station.
In addition to being packed with crafts that are on
display for the shows, the station contains a lot of
features from when it was in operation, including an
old telephone and telegraph equipment, a waiting
room with benches, an old potbelly stove, old ticket
windows, and antique scales to weigh freight, said
crafts vendor Linda Fiester of Forksville, On the
walls in the station are enlarged photos of the
building dating from the time when it had been in
use, including a photo showing horse-drawn taxis
that were waiting at the station to transport arriving
passengers to local hotels, Fiester said.
"It's a pretty interesting old building that has got a
lot of crafts and historic things, for sure," she said.
Local crafts vendors point out that Craftsmen of
the Endless Mountains's Country Arts and Crafts
Shows, which are held on the Memorial Day, Fourth
of July and Labor Day weekends, are not the only
times to tour the station and browse for crafts that
are on display inside it.

From Memorial Day through the end of
September, the station is open from every Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the public to browse for
and buy crafts that are on display inside it,
according to the Craftsmen of the Endless
Mountains (CEM). Seven crafts vendors, most of
whom are members of the Craftsmen of the
Endless Mountains, display and sell their crafts in
the station on Saturdays throughout the summer
months, said Marti Lee-Bogart, a member of CEM.
The CEM is a juried association of craftsmen and
artists that was formed in 1963 to preserve and
promote handicrafts and artistry through education,
exhibition, sales, and demonstrations, according to
the organization's website.
Also at the station site is the Rail Car Emporium, a
converted rail car where railroad memorabilia, toys
and other items are sold from noon to 3 p.m. on
Saturdays in the summer months, said Teresa
Brewer, a member of the CEM.
There were a lot of customers on Saturday at the
train station for the 38th Annual Fourth of July
Country Arts & Crafts Show, said Terri Pelletier,
president of the CEM. Attendance at the show was
down on Sunday, she said.
The train station is located on Railroad Street, near
downtown Dushore.
James Loewenstein can be reached at (570) 265-
1633; or email: jloewenstein@thedailyreview.com
89 years ago this week: Pocono
Record
July 6-12, 1925 Monday, July 6
"A large motor scooter of the Lackawanna railroad,
loaded with section hands and huckleberry pickers
returning to their homes at Tobyhanna, was struck
head on by an engine of the same railroad at 5
o'clock Monday afternoon at what is called the
'cross over' a short distance down the mountain
from Mount Pocono Station," according to The
Morning Press.
"Twenty passengers, mostly men, but with a few
boys, were riding on the scooter. Some jumped
when the big engine rounded the curve ahead of
them and they saw that a collision was inevitable.
Others were not so quick, but stuck to the electric
machine until it was struck and hurled aside by the
locomotive ...
"Next instant the air was full of the flying, gyrating
forms of men and boys, but almost a miracle, as it
seemed, a very few were injured, none seriously."
Central PA Chapter. National
Railway Historical Society
39th Annual Train Meet
Sunday, August 17, 2014
(Please Note that this is the Third Sunday)
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
WARRIOR RUN FIRE DEPARTMENT SOCIAL
HALL
Second Street, Allenwood. PA (convenient to U.S.
Route 15)
AIR CONDITIONED AND EXCELLENT LIGHTING
GREAT FOOD AT REASONABLIE PRICES
BUY-SELL-TRADE
ALL SCALES AND GAUGES OF MODEL TRAINS
MODEL TRAIN SUPPLIES AND RAILROADIANA
DOOR PRIZES - SPECIAL DEALER DOOR
PRIZES
Admission $3.00. Children Under 12 - Free
INFORMATION : DAVE HOLLENBACK AT 570-524-
4703
No phone calls after 9:00 PM please !

Caboose Returns to Mount Airy,
MD
Watkins Park in Mount Airy, MD, is a popular
gathering place for families to enjoy outdoor
activities. As you pass the park while driving along
MD Route 27 about a mile north of I-70 you
may see a former B&O caboose standing in the
park.Recently the caboose was temporarily installed
there.
Awaiting restoration, it will remain in the park until
aboutmid-July while funds are secured for its
restoration. The caboose was donated to the Mount
Airy Community Fund, a component of the
Community Foundation of Carroll County. Since this
is a non-profit organization, any donations are tax-
deductible. Bids are now being accepted for the
restoration project. It is estimated that about
$90,000 will be required.
Upon completion it is anticipated that the caboose
will be donated to the town of Mount Airy. It will be
placed along Main Street and used as a visitors’
center.Mount Airy has a long history associated with
the B&O Railroad. Passenger service continued into
the town until the 1950s but freight operations
continued into the 2000s.
This caboose is an I-5d, formerly road number C-
2095. Built as an I-5 around 1925, it was converted
about 1930 from a standard I-5 to a “d” model by
lengthening the wheelbase from 15 to 19 feet and
adding about 10 tons of concrete and steel scrap
under the floor. This brought the car’s total weight to
31 tons and was done to improve the caboose’s
ability to stay on the rails when it was used in
pusher service. Bart Kinlein
John J. Young, Jr. Photos
For full story see :
http://www.trainweb.org/SVRHS/photosJJYJr.html
The year was 1959, a small man with a pug nose
exited a passenger train in Binghamton NY and the
area was about to change forever and no one would
forget this future big man on campus and the affect
he would have on the rail fans in the area.
He was as much part of the scenery here as the
trains were. After his passing, I was given the
negative collection of the Binghamton area and with
the work of Sam Botts, you are now able to relive
the railroads of Binghamton from 1959 till his
departure to Charleston, West Virginia...
Sam has created a flicker page that will be open to
the world hopefully by tomorrow, but here is a look
before the world... So click on the site below and
relive the Binghamton area through the lens of my
dad… and we are hoping to collect the negatives of
Steam from across the US he had taken from the
mid 1940's to 1995 and create a steam page as
well...

Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley
Railway Historical Society, Inc.
Chapter, National Railway
Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 3452
Scranton, PA 18505-0452
Change Service Requested
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Organization
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DATED MATERIAL - PLEASE DELIVER PROMPTLY
L&WV CONTACTS
Vee Pauli President 570-344-9728
Bob Andres Vice President
R.Andres@att.net
Paul Hart Membership 570-347-
6117 prhrail@verizon.net
Ed Zech Treasurer/Chairman of
Board 570-347-5901
eddiedhrr@gmail.com
Carl Packer 3713 Restoration
cipacker@ptd.net
Roy Pauli - Moscow Station Master
570-344-9728
Jim Kilcullen Calender Chair
educ123rr@outlook.com
Mike Rushton Webmaster,
Newsletter Editor mrushton@ptd.net
Gordon Wilson Secretary
GSWJGW@ptd.net
Joe Boshek 3713 Fund Raising
JEBOSHEK@juno.com
Neil Weinberg Historian
LaurelLines@gmail.com
Laurel Lines is published monthly except for July by the
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railway Historical Society, Inc.
Chapter NHRS.
Please send inquiries, articles and exchange newsletters to Mike
Rushton, Editor, Laurel Lines mrushton@ptd.net
Visit us online : http://www.laurellines.org
http://www.laurellinesspecials.org/
http://www.project3713.com/
Ed Miller's A Ride On The Laurel Line
and 125th
Anniversary Of Scranton's
Trolley DVDs
The Chapter has released 2 DVDs. Cost is $28.00
each (Includes Shipping). Please visit the Laurel Lines
Website for ordering Information.
http://www.laurellines.org./merch/emildvd.php
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