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Sightings

Radio Frequencies for NEPA Railroads

(Submitted by Ed Kaspriske)

CP/D&H Road                              161.475 
CP/D&H Dispatcher                        160.425 
CP/ Conklin yard                         160.530

DL /Steamtown Road                       161.460 
DL/ Office & ch. 2                       160.425 
DL/Repeater                              160.320 

NYS&W/road 1                             161.295 
NYS&W/ ch 2 & repeater                   160.620
 
R&N/Lehigh Division                      160.800 
R&N/ Pittston yard, Carbon & Schuylkill  160.310 
R&N/ Port Clinton dispatcher and 
ex RDG. & LV. coal branches              160.770 

Luzerne Susquehanna                      161.070 

Steamtown Museum                         164.175 

NS/ road RDG, HBG.                       160.800 
NS/road Allentown, Jim Thorpe            161.070 
NS/road Buffalo line                     160.860 
NS/road HBG, RDG.                        160.980 

North Shore ch1                          160.445 
North Shore Ch2                          160.725 
Amtrak, Phila. HBG.                      160.635 
Strasburg RR.                            160.235 

EOT's 
NS                                       161.115 
CSX                                      475.9375

Dragging Equipment Detectors

(Submitted by Ed Kaspriske)

Canadian Pacific 
 
627.70 Halstead, Pa. 
643.20 Kingsley, Pa. 
661.90 Glenburn, Pa. 
676.97 Moosic, Pa. 
696.00 Nanticoke, Pa. 
721.00 Nescopeck, Pa.

Reading and Northern

123.9 Jim Thorpe, Pa. 
141.1 Hickory Run (Whitehaven) 
152.1 Crestwood, Pa. 
159.0 Laurel Run, Pa. 
169.2 Hendlers, Pa.

Local Yards

(by Mike Rushton)

Pittston Yard 
(ex Conrail, nee Lehigh Valley Coxton Yard)
Currently owned by the Reading and Northern.


Taylor Yard
(former Deleware and Hudson,former Conrail,
ex Erie Lackawanna,nee Lackawanna)
Currently owned by Candian Pacific, yard and intermodal 
terminal.


Hampton Yard 
(former Conrail,ex Erie Lackawanna,nee Lackawanna)
Yard site of Stauffer Industrial Park served by 
the Reading and Northern. 


Scranton Yard 
(former Conrail, ex Erie Lackawanna,nee Lackawanna)
Current Steamtown NHS site, served by Delaware-Lackawanna


Carbondale Yard
(former Delaware and Hudson)
Business park now on site of former yard. 


Greenridge Yard
(former Delaware and Hudson) 
Remaining trackage operated by Delaware-Lackawanna.


Avoca Yard
(former Pocono Northeast, ex Conrail, nee Erie)
Remaining trackage of Avoca Industrial track operated by
Luzerne and Susquehanna.


Brady Yard
(former Conrail, former Erie-Lackawanna, ex Erie, nee Laurel
Line Shops)Currently operated by Delaware-Lackawanna,
mainly to serve Poly-Hi Menasha Plant. 


Hudson Yard
(former Delaware and Hudson)
Currently owned by Canadian Pacific.  A siding and a lead 
to the Luzerne and Susquehanna trackage still exist.


Penobscot Yard 
(former Central RR of New Jersey) 
Recently several new tracks added by current owner 
Reading and Northern to serve the Crestwood Industral Park.
     

Buttonwood Yard
(former Delaware and Hudson, ex Pennsy)
Currently owned Canadian Pacific, sidings for nearby 
industry, storage of MOW equip, and layover of helper units.



 

Local / Regional Railroad Structures

Avoca : 
DL&W station,wooden, used as pool supply store


Coxton :
Lehigh Valley Roundhouse, used by RMDI
Lehigh Valley Coal Bunker


Cresco :
DL&W Depot,wooden, restored

Cressona :
Reading Depot, now owned by Reading & Northern, vacant


Dunmore :
Erie Car Shops,owned by DeNaples Auto Parts, warehouse

Glenburn :
DL&W station, two restored cabooses, used by Glenburn Public
Works


Hunlocks Creek :
DL&W depot, wooden, private owner

Kingston :
DL&W roundhouse, former Beer Distributor, vacant


Kingsley :
DL&W depot,brick, used by Canadian Pacific MOW


Jim Thorpe :
CNJ Station, brick, used as Visitors Center and Bank 


Moscow :
DL&W Station, used by National Park Service


Nicholson :
DL&W Frieght House,wooden, privately owned  (Old ROW)
DL&W Coal Pockets (Old ROW)

Palmerton :
CNJ Depot,brick, private owner


Scranton :
DL&W passenger station, used as hotel
DL&W roundhouse, Steamtown NHS
DL&W shops,now used by Chamberlain Mfg
DL&W Mattes St Tower, concrete
D&H Freight House,brick, Wyoming Ave, used as Lumber yard
D&H Crossing Tower,wooden, Wyoming Ave, vacant ???
Scranton Railway Carbarn/Shops, Providence road, 
used as DPW yard, (parts demolished, parts standing)

CNJ Station, brick, planned to made into resturant


Tamaqua :
Station,brick, being restored by Save our Station
Tower, vacant ???
R&N depot,wooden, modern ???


Tobyhanna :
DL&W station, being restored


West Nanticoke :
DL&W depot, used as hobby shop
Loading dock, unknown industry, vacant ???