This section of drawings is for the Reading's Lebanon Valley Branch, from Reading to Harrisburg. Please note that the drawings are oriented with East to the LEFT, so they are viewed "upside down" geographically. The best way to view these is to start with the first image in the series - click on the image to open the "lightbox" view, then move your mouse toward the upper right corner and click the "Next" link to scroll to the next image - you can then scroll back and forth using the "Next" and "Prev" buttons.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_11
- Hits: 1865
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Description:
Ramona. This locale, west of Myerstown, had a small yard that was used to sort and store cars for deliver to customers along the Lebanon Valley Branch.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_13
- Hits: 2007
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Avon is the location immediately east of Lebanon. The large Lebanon Chemical plant (now Seaboard) is seen at lower left, and the large bridge on which Route 422 crosses over the line is seen in the center of the photo.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_14
- Hits: 1943
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We are now in Lebanon, with the mass of trackage that once supported the Bethlehem Steel facilities in town.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_16
- Hits: 2010
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Lebanon. We can see the location of the large brick passenger station (which was a bank after the Reading, and is now vacant, but still standing) as well as the elevated crossing watch box.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_17
- Hits: 1951
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Description:
Continuing west through Lebanon, past the Lebanon station proceeding to WALL interlocking. The PRR interchange connection can be seen here.
- Lebanon Valley Branch_18
- Hits: 2048
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Description:
Very busy diagram here - this is the area of WALL interlocking, the connection with the Cornwall Railroad, which runs vertically through the center of the diagram. Trains would have proceed south ("up" in the diagram) to the mine at Cornwall. At the right, the small "Horntown Yard" can be seen. An interlocking still exists at this location, but the connection to the Cornwall has long been severed.
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