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Old 02-14-2008, 07:26 PM
 
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Hi I wanted to no if anybody knows of any abandoned Laurel Line trolley cars. And if you do could you give me a location. And does anybody have anything from the Hotel Sterling in Wilkes-Barre that they would like to sell.
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Old 02-14-2008, 10:50 PM
 
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I believe, as far as anyone knows, all of the Laurel Line cars are gone. I think they were all scrapped within a year of the line being shut down. I know the trolley works has something of local interest, a track cleaner, if I remember right, but I don't think it was from the laurel line, maybe the scranton surburban. If you take the trolley tour, and I highly recommend that you do, you'll be riding in red arrow cars originally from philadelphia. These were restored, but for some reason the city revoked the right to run them, and they were slated to be scrapped. This was fairly recently, if you can believe it. Luckily, they were saved and are still operating today.
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Old 02-15-2008, 11:35 AM
 
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Well the station in scranton was demolished right? What is in its palce? where was the Luna Park station. and what remains of the park itself.
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Old 02-15-2008, 05:50 PM
 
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Well the station in scranton was demolished right? What is in its palce? where was the Luna Park station. and what remains of the park itself.
There was a trolley station on providence rd. that was torn down just a few years ago, it had been used as the DPW building for the city. The Luna 'station' is still there, basically a small concrete overpass so that passengers could get off and go under the line rather than try to cross the electrified third rail. The property is split neatly in half by I-81, if you're at mile marker 185, you're there. A small section of the lagoon wall is still on the other side, and some footings for the bridge, that's about it. I can give you GPS coordinates if you like.
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Old 02-15-2008, 06:51 PM
 
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I wonder also what other laurel line stations still remain today. Also I am looking for a large blue victorian home on sanderson ave.
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Old 02-15-2008, 07:10 PM
 
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I wonder also what other laurel line stations still remain today. Also I am looking for a large blue victorian home on sanderson ave.
What block and why? The only reason is that some homes have been painted and one on Sanderson was torn down 2 yrs ago. I live right near Sanderson so I'll help if I can.
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:19 AM
 
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It is one near some trees Its an old family home.
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:20 AM
 
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Anybody no of any old Wilkes-Barre transit trolleys still around and or abandoned?
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:38 AM
 
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It is one near some trees Its an old family home.
Your kidding me right? Trees? Every house on Sanderson has trees in the yard and on the street. Family name? Which block 1400,1500,1600,1700? Honestly with a little more info I could find it and take a pic for you but you'll have to give me more then trees.
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Old 02-19-2008, 02:19 PM
 
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Does anybody know anything about that intrestin building on the corner of cedar ave and birch in Scranton?
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