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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, S...

Survey number: HAER PA-132-K Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, S...

Survey number: HAER PA-132-K Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Bird's-eye view. "*GPO:2001--472-470/40110. Reprint 2001." Panel title. Includes text, index of facilities, and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of C... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales, 500 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales,...

Significance: The D,L & W scale was made by the Fairbanks Company, one of the oldest manufacturers of platform scales in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Sur... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Switch Shanty, 350 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Switch Shanty...

Significance: The switch shanty functioned as a switchman's shelter and as a center of communication in the middle of the busy Scranton yards. The building is unimposing, but was necessary to the yards' operat... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, S...

Survey number: HAER PA-132-K Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse, S...

Survey number: HAER PA-132-K Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Switch Shanty, 350 feet Southeast of Bridge No. 60, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Switch Shanty...

Significance: The switch shanty functioned as a switchman's shelter and as a center of communication in the middle of the busy Scranton yards. The building is unimposing, but was necessary to the yards' operat... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 65...

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platfor...

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The faciliti... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle, 685 feet South of Bridge Street & Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle,...

Significance: The coal trestle of the D,L & W's Scranton yards supplied coal and sand to all locomotives working on the Scranton mainline. It represents the railroad's commitment to efficient and economical ma... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official map and guide

Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official ma...

Bird's-eye view. "*GPO: 1995 387-038/00165." Panel title. Atlternate panel title on verso: Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. Includes text and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some... More

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view (drawing) of railroad historic site. "*GPO:2007--330-359/00719. Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Includes text, index of facilities, and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Av... More

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of switching/repair shops of former steam-locomotive railroad yard. "*GPO:2010--357-940/80541 Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes text, index of fac... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Avenue, Cedar Avenue, River Street & Seventh Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Lackawanna Av...

Significance: The Scranton yards of the D,L & W Railroad are representative of twentieth-century steam-era facilities. Many structures remain from the administration of D,L & W President William H. Truesdale, ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge, Spanning Cedar Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue ...

Significance: The Cedar Avenue Bridge, once called the Mattes Street Bridge, is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges erected by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. It carried passen... More

Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official map and guide

Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official ma...

Bird's-eye view. "*GPO: 1996--404-952/40024." Panel title. Includes text, index of facilities, and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official map and guide

Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, official map and guide

Bird's-eye view. "*GPO: 1999--454-767/00155. Reprint 1999." Panel title. Includes text, index of facilities, and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Spanning Lackawanna River, Seventh Avenue & Bridge Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60, Sp...

Significance: Bridge 60 stands at the west end of the Scranton yards. It controlled traffic between the yards and the D,L & W's mainline and Bloomsburg branch. Its construction is typical of D,L & W plate gir... More

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