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Nostalgia & History > Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970'sDate: 09/02/06 08:39 Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: RDG630 The Reading Railroad's Bethlehem Branch (ex-North Pennsylvania Railroad)carried a lot of iron ore from Philadelphia to Bethlehem. These photos show ore trains at Telford, Rockhill, Souderton, nearing Quakertown and north of Telford in twilight. What a treat to see and HEAR them struggle up the 4-mile 1.1 % grade through the Perkasie Tunnel with 8,000 tons of ore.
   Date: 09/02/06 08:41 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: RDG630 Smoketown Road(Quakertown) and Meetinghouse Road(Telford)
  Date: 09/02/06 09:12 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: MacBeau Any shots of the final delivery to Bethlehem Steel? Great sequence of shots too, thanks for sharing.
Mac Date: 09/02/06 09:21 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: MThopper Yes, nice shots. I always liked to watch ore trains on the CNW when they were pulled by FM H16-66's.
Date: 09/02/06 09:36 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: trakmous Where did this ore originate? I enjoyed the photos.
Loren Date: 09/02/06 09:55 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: RDG630 Port Richmond in Philadelphia. The ore came from Africa or Venezuela.
Date: 09/02/06 10:52 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: lynnpowell This is a totally excellent bunch of photos that you have posted! Thanks for letting us see them.
Date: 09/05/06 11:24 Re: Iron Ore north on the North Penn 1970's Author: Gonut1 Third duplex up Second Ave. hidden by the loco, third photo, was home for several years.
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