I am part of a group of railfans that gets together every year to commemorate the Lehigh Valley RR, a beloved anthracite carrier that ran from northern New Jersey to Buffalo. This month marked the 40th anniversary of Conrail taking over most of the former LV, so we made a pilgrimage into the heart of LV territory. My friend Scot grew up in Waverly and Sayre, so he arranged a visit to the Sayre Historical Society.
I'm getting ahead of myself, though. We made a couple of stops along the way, including the northern end of the former LV yard. NS local H13 was idling there:
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The Sayre Historical Society is in the former Lehigh Val;ley station itself, with a former LV caboose parked next to it:
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The station had alot of nice memorabilia in it:
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Yes, i rang that bell!
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There were also two nice HO scale layouts, including this one:
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My friend Chris and I also explored the interior of the caboose. This is the 3rd LV cabobose I've been inside!
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As an added bonus, the Lehigh Railway (notice the name) sent their local up to switch while were there:
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A complete slide show of the station and yard:
http://s105.photobucket.com/user/Amtrak_Matt/slideshow/2016/0409%20AMPM%20Sayre%20PA
All photos in this post andthe link were taken by me Saturday 4/9/2016 in Sayre, PA.
Here are a few other assorted goodies from the trip.
Former John H Murray & Sons coal dealership in South Waverly:
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A pair of ex-LV cabeese in Milan -one of them still wears fading CR colors:
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Former LV depot and ex-Ere baggage car in Towanda:
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Former Susquehanna & New York RR depot in Towanda:
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All photos in this post were taken by me Saturday 4/9/2016 in Bradford County, PA. My fellow LV railfans and I are already planning our trip for next year. If the 6 outings we've done so far (including this year) are any indication, it should be epic.