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Nicholson Viaduct

Started by jis , May 27 2012 11:02 AM

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#1 jis

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Posted 27 May 2012 - 11:02 AM

How often do you see a full fledged freight train crossing the Tunkhannock Viaduct at full speed on a beautiful Sunny day?

Here are a few shots I took last weekend. Enjoy....

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 07:16 AM

Later I learned that May 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of the commencement of construction of this viaduct.

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 10:56 AM

Like all your posts jis, Good stuff! As the saying goes, they just don't make 'em like they used to! ^_^

Hope to See See ya' in the Windy City for the Gathering in Oct!!!
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 10:28 AM

I hope that I hold up that good at 100 years old! Posted Image

A training I will go ... !

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 03:08 PM

Nice pictures Jis, I enjoyed those very much. I hope we can see trains like that going over that viaduct near Rt. 80 that connects to the Cutoff some day!

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