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| Author: | CSontag [ Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:05 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. | ||
Hi folks, The recent discussion on the Tamaqua interurban reminded me of a Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor that was pictured in the book written by Quimby. Does anyone know if it survived still?Kramer's Grove doesn't appear on any map near Drum, Pa. Thanks, Charles
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| Author: | o anderson [ Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
Charles, PM has been sent to you with some information. Another book was published on the subject of Hazelton trolleys, produced in 1993 and comb bound from what I can see. I do not have info on the name of book or author. Seems a shame that a well built system like this could not last past 1933. Not too later, some lines were looking for additional steel cars and could have used these. O. Anderson |
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| Author: | EJ Berry [ Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
I think you'll find the town is Drums, Butler Twp., Luzerne County. Drums was on the WB&H line. Phil Mulligan |
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| Author: | Overmod [ Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
If I recall correctly, this system was done in almost at a stroke by a road improvement project on PA route 309. It had been in some difficulty during the early Depression years leading to them trying a couple of not-too-good-riding railbuses for off-time service. I'd be interested to find that one of their carbodies has survived. |
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| Author: | wesp [ Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
Looking in Google, there are a few news clippings from the Hazelton, PA Standard-Speaker that refer to Kramer's Grove, including the Quinn Family Reunion in September 1967 and a few other news articles that require a newspapers.com subscription. Wesley |
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| Author: | G. W. Laepple [ Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
Kramer's Grove is along Route 309 almost directly across the highway from the old Angela Park. It's a short distance south of I-80. |
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| Author: | robertjohndavis [ Sun Aug 23, 2020 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
G. W. Laepple wrote: Kramer's Grove is along Route 309 almost directly across the highway from the old Angela Park. It's a short distance south of I-80. Interesting. A cursory look on Google maps reveals some “interurban-like” shapes on the other side of #309. Of course, the could be containers, trailers or RVs |
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| Author: | CSontag [ Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
G. W. Laepple wrote: Kramer's Grove is along Route 309 almost directly across the highway from the old Angela Park. It's a short distance south of I-80. Thank you for that piece of information. |
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| Author: | LVRR2095 [ Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
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File comment: Jay Quinby in the telegraph bay at his Summit, NJ home. Just as a very minor detail....the author of the book is E.Jay Quinby with an “n” not an “m.”E.J. Quinby 1973.jpg [ 90.81 KiB | Viewed 6350 times ] Jay Quinby was a friend of mine and a real character in the best sense of the word. Jay started work as a motorman on the North Jersey Rapid Transit while attending college. He was a wireless operator on a tramp steamer where he met David Sarnoff later of RCA fame. He was a personal friend of Nicola Tesla. And a part owner of the Delta Queen steamboat! Jay had a large pipe organ installed in his home in Summit, NJ and he was a pioneer member at the Branford Trolley Museum. |
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| Author: | David Dewey [ Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
He was more than a "part owner" of the Delta Queen Steamboat; he was responsible for it's continued operation back then. Right now they could use another Quinby! He is also the one who put the calliope on the DQ, and would oftentimes play it (usually wearing a top hat, as befits a "proffeeser" of the steam piana). Besides having a Pipe Organ, he was one of the founding members of the American Theatre Organ Society. One of those unique people whose life touched many in different circles. |
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| Author: | Scranton505 [ Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilkes Barre & Hazleton survivor in the Quimby book. |
I haven't been able to find any proof that the car in the book is still around in 2020. Now, there IS a surviving center door car from either the WB&H or Lehigh Traction in the area. I know where the car is but I'm not comfortable with sharing the location. Maybe someday it will be back on the rails but for now it seems to be in stable condition. Keep buying Powerball tickets. |
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