D ELAWARE CK W NN AND W N AI D I N , LA A A A ESTER R LROA L E SCRANTON TO SLATEFORD J U NCTI ON P ENNSY LV ANI A UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT O F TH E INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK S E RV ICE D W CK W NN AND W N AI D I N ELA ARE , LA A A A ESTER R LROA L E SCRANTON TO SLATEFORD J U NCTI ON P ENNSY LVANI A UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF T H E INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERV ICE ACKNOWLEDGEM ENTS N um erous people gave of their ti me and aided me in researching and writing this o to o Latschar his s f of m o o report. My thanks g Superintendent J hn and taf Stea t wn Nati nal r s s . c o f D o f Historic Site , especially Ch i Ahren I appre iate the eff rts o or thy Silva o the r c c a o m s r or of Lackawanna Histo ical So iety in S r nt n , Ja e C awf d the Monroe County Historical r r so n in or Arents R s rc r r a c S oc iety in St oudsbu g . per n el the Ge ge e ea h Lib a y t Syra use o o c rs omm c omm ss o U niversity , the C nrail ffi e in Philadelphia , the Inte tate C er e C i i n Library W n n D n ar an ra c of r n R r in ashi gto , C the Suitla d , M yl d b n h the National A chives a d eco ds f wh E . os o o c mm Center . Mr . C H tettler the ICC granted a cess to Interstate Co erce omm r r s of o ss m m D l C ission eco d , Library C ngre , and the any for er e aware , Lackawanna and s R o m o s om I . im We tern ailr ad e pl yee with wh talked J Giberson , as usual , provided excellent r c r of Roc o R r r g aphic work . Joy e Attebe y the ky M untain egional Office Lib ary aided esearch with her inte rlibrary loan talents . CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 SCRANTON AREA RAILROAD D EVELOP M ENT D a ar and so ana om an A . el w e Hud n C l C p y B Pennsylvania Coal Company Railroad C Lackawanna Railroad n r l R o of s D . Ce t a ailr ad New Jer ey o O o and s r R oa E . New Y rk , ntari We te n ailr d F Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad r R and c n D nm or and G Northern Elect ic ailway the S ra ton , u e M oos ic Lake Railroad nn nd s rn R roa . or s a a a H New Y k , Su queh We te ail d D r Valle R roa I . elawa e y ail d s R o J . Penn ylvania ailr ad ER 2 THE E W R K W AND WE ER CHAPT D LA A E , LAC A ANNA ST N RAILROAD ROUTE FROM SCRANTON TO SLATEFOR D JU NCTION Southern Division Construction Line Improvem ents The Twentieth Century D r r r r The elawa e , Lackawanna and Weste n Wo kfo ce m f D c n rn R r I pact o the elaware , La kawanna a d Weste ail oad on the Area of the Scranton to Slateford Ju nction Route CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE OF WAY CHAPTER 4 TRAFFIC AND TRAIN OPERATION R 5 V U I N OF T HE W R E K W NN AND WE ERN CHAPTE E AL AT O DELA A , LAC A A A ST RAILROAD ROUTE FROM SCRANTON TO SLATEFOR D J U NCTION APPENDI! B I B LIOGRAPHY HISTOR ICAL BASE MAPS ’ LIST OF I LLU STRATI ONS r 73 D c a r r r B idge , A e k Pl te Gi de B idge ' Ove r D rin ker s Highway at Mile r 72 D c a r r B idge , A e k Pl te Gi der B idge Ove r the Lehigh R iver at Mile 1 1 3 . 50 Concrete Arch B ridge Over Cream e ry C reek 42 . at M oscow at Mile 1 20 . Double Concrete Arc h Bridge Over Highway 1 9 1 and Paradise Creek between Analom ink and Henryville at Mile r 75 oncr E i a r r B idge , A C ete ll ptic l B idge Ove Tobyhanna Creek at Mile Concrete Slab Bridge Over Highway 435 in M oscow at Mile Concrete Arch Culvert Over Roaring Brook at Mile Concrete B ox Culvert Over Roari ng B rook at Mile 1 1 5 . 36 D a ar n r 1 90 el w e Water Gap Passe ge Station ca . 3 P resent Day Photograph of the Delaware Water Gap Passenger Station M oscow Passenger Station M oscow Freight Depot Gouldsboro Combination Passenger Station and Freight Depot Tobyhanna Combination Passenge r Station and Freight Depot Pocono Su m m it Passe nger Station N Au nn a r 2 1 ay g Tu els , J nua y , 906 Na s D c m 1 1 1 9 y Aug Tunnel , e e ber , 05 Na n s D c m r 1 1 90 y Aug Tu nel , e e be , 6 East Stroudsbu rg Water Station Tobyhanna Interlocki ng Tower East Stroudsbu rg I nterlocking Tower Semaphore Signal Wire Cable Used in the Signal System Amalomink Sig nal Bridge Sig nal Bridge at Mile M APS Location 1 930 Rail roads in the City of Scranton Vicinity B r a n c r an k l r es c o wt o n t c o n g N a t c s t o w n S m n m fl Ph flfi p s b ur g I NTRODU CTI ON ’ n f D r c a ann and s R ro s so s on Constructio o the elawa e , La k w a We tern ail ad uthern divi i m n s a to D a ar R r a in 1 852 . o ro from Scranto , Penn ylvani the el w e ive beg n June It ev lved f a plan by Seldon and George Scranton to connect their borough with New Jersey and m in M 1 n h o co om . co a 856 ad a thu s prom ote the Scrant n e n y When pleted y , the li e r profound effect upon the Moosic and Pocon o M ou ntai ns te rrito y th rough which it ran . This relatively u ni nhabited area began to teem with activity as the railroad provided the m and ann n n r n n f Opportu nity to exploit it . Lu ber t i g i te ests expa ded th rough th at sectio o r m n r nort heast Pennsylvan ia to the det iment of the woods . With the de ise of those i du st ies I n n - 1 880s ice s n o o . e d ro os r aca o s n ss in the , harve ti g f ll wed the , the rail ad f te ed v ti n bu i e predom i nated . ’ o D a ac n and s rn m ar s Alth ugh the elaw re , L kawan a We te pro oted the ea growth , outside of Scranton and to some extent East Stroudsbu rg the region never attained an A r industrial or m n ac r n as . s a s ar a n r ro D L&W a a uf tu i g b e e ult , the e eve p vided the with r r ns ort a o s n ss . os a s ra rs s c f r c r la ge t a p ti n bu i e M t tr in that t ve ed that e tion o t a k neve stopped . for thei r destinations lay elsewhere . s oc m n scr s o m n m ro m n and m a n nanc of Thi d u e t de ibe the devel p e t , i p ve e t , i te e a ra roa r -of-wa r r f r ro r n n n a r r il d ight y equi ed o p pe fu ctio i g . It lso p es ents the ope ation of D l a ar c a a and s r Ra roa a r m r e w e , La kaw nn We te n il d tr ins over that route f o Sc anton to o c o s . In m Slatef rd Jun ti n , Penn ylvania addition it depicts the i pact of the D L&W on that o t o of its n . o r r o m p r i n li e H pefully . the epo t will c nvey the i portance of this facet of Am erican ra roa and ra s ort o s or to r m na s a n s nd r r il d t n p ati n hi t y pa k a ger , pl n er , a interp eters and , th ough m m .