Monday, January 31, 2022

Bethlehem, PA: Reading Saucon Creek Roundhouse & Coaling Tower and (BY) Tower

(3D Satellite)

Robert Wanner shared his post of two photos and the comment: "Older and somewhat newer times at Saucon Creek Reading Company facility (on the Bethlehem Branch) with lineup of idle RDC cars, concrete coal dock, roundhouse and turntable showing. Newer photo shows facility in abandonment. The turntable now sits at the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society facility in Hamburg, Pa. Photos by Forrest W. Trittenbach."
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Robert's share
The concrete company uses the roundhouse, but the coaling tower has been torn down.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Robert's share
1964 Nazareth and 1965 Hellerton Quadrangles @ 1:24,000

Google Earth, Apr 1999

BY Tower


Raffa's Rail Vault posted three images with the comment: "Reading Company BY Tower Sign. Saucon Yard on the North Pennsylvania Branch of the Reading.   Was told BY stood for. Bethlehem Yard."
Raffa's Rail Vault shared
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Rich White commented on Raffa's post

Rich White commented on his comment
Ebay slide, didn't buy it, but seller didn't watermark them either. Photographer unknown. Here was a second photo posted different contrast you can almost read the sign.

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