Eastern Railroad Discussion > AR tower

Former PRR AR interlocking.
Ed K.

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Ed K. cp Laurel Run

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Ed K.

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The last 2 from the Tunnel Hill overlook are nice, and you did not get 'pinched' while at AR.

Sharon Evans
Glen Allen, VA

Green Frog has some footage from Tunnel Hill in the beginning of it's Pennsy film taken by in the 50s with less overgrowth, sharks (both the freight a passenger versions), F units, Passenger trains, etc.

RNinRVR Wrote:
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> The last 2 from the Tunnel Hill overlook are nice,
> and you did not get 'pinched' while at AR.


Went in got pix got out, Plus I had Santa with me, train happen to show, luck I guess.
Ed K.

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m1bprr Wrote:
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> RNinRVR Wrote:
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> > The last 2 from the Tunnel Hill overlook are
> nice,
> > and you did not get 'pinched' while at AR.
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> Went in got pix got out, Plus I had Santa with me,
> train happen to show, luck I guess.
> Ed K.


What is the bridge at the top of this pic??

RNinRVR Wrote:
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> The last 2 from the Tunnel Hill overlook are nice,
> and you did not get 'pinched' while at AR.


Yes. I've often thought that east facing slope, behind the one time Ericuliani's (?) restaurant, would make a superb railfan platform. There are a number of artifacts on the hillside from the one time "portage" of the Pennsylvania Company's canal boats on the slope. The "new Portage tunnel" put the old portage out of business.


Note the convoy of ATV riders on the left side of the picture. ATVs are frequently in the area.

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> RNinRVR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > The last 2 from the Tunnel Hill overlook are
> nice,
> > and you did not get 'pinched' while at AR.
>
>
> Yes. I've often thought that east facing slope,
> behind the one time Ericuliani's (?) restaurant,
> would make a superb railfan platform. There are a
> number of artifacts on the hillside from the one
> time "portage" of the Pennsylvania Company's canal
> boats on the slope. The "new Portage tunnel" put
> the old portage out of business.
>
>
> Note the convoy of ATV riders on the left side of
> the picture. ATVs are frequently in the area.

The NS police were hot on their tail, as I shot from above the tunnel.
Ed K.

m1bprr Wrote:
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> Former PRR AR interlocking.
> Ed K.

Have slides (somewhere) of said tower in operation
with a pair of A uunit helpers on the track to the right of the tower
waiting for clearance to return down the hill. Think that slide was dated 1965.
One of these days, one of these days...