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Nostalgia & History > Scranton Pa Yard 1877Date: 06/26/16 09:54 Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: amtrakbill Count the steam engine!
 Date: 06/26/16 10:11 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: parsonplus Also notice the stub switches.
Date: 06/26/16 13:00 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: Milwaukee That's an unbelievable number of engines. More than I would think would be required there even with that being a major shop. Would that have been normal for Scranton at that time or is there a reason so many were present on that date?
Great photo and thanks for sharing. Date: 06/26/16 13:54 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: NYC303 Handwritten at bottom of photo is "during strike" which may account for the large number of locomotives in the yard.
Date: 06/26/16 16:52 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: hogheaded That is a fascinating photo! Is there a larger version online somewhere? With a little more detail, I could study it for hours.
The 1877 railroad strike depicted here was the first general strike in U.S. history, a particularly bloody one which formally drew the line between industrial workers and the handful of powerful financiers who controlled the country and its economy. EO Date: 06/26/16 16:56 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: railburner Really interesting ! Check out the couplers , or lack thereof..... thanks for posting
Posted from Android Date: 06/26/16 17:40 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: Lackawanna484 The 1877 strike was a turning point for much of American labor. Not just railroads, but miners, canal workers, grain elevator workers, dock workers, etc. In much of the north and midwest, it was a general strike. In the south, the railroads were shut down, but there was less spill over to other industries..
Date: 06/26/16 20:27 Re: Scranton Pa Yard 1877 Author: tomstp The passenger cars appear to have air while the freight cars do not.
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