Tunkhannock Viaduct in early August of 2011.
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Channel: John Horvath · 2012 · Travel & Events
Brother and I view and photograph Tunkhannock Viaduct of Nicholson, PA. Sometimes called the Nicholson Viaduct, this bridge was built by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR as a part of a 30 mile realignment and double track. The wealth riddled DL&W RR paid cash for this 1915 project.
Today, Tunkhannock is in use as part of a single track secondary railroad, the Susquehanna Lackawanna.
Governor and Mrs Corbett arrive with reporters. Gov. Tom Corbett extolls the beauty and virtues of the area with Tunkhannock Viaduct backdrop. Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett, other members of the Governor's rafting & canoeing party, reporters, fill the park.
The bridge is awesome. Patina makes this massive classic heavy industry bulk contrast less to the rural beauty of Nicholson. Many reinforced concrete arch viaducts were inspired by Tunkhannack.
DL&W created the first advertising blitz fictional personality, Phobe Snow. Phoebe is the prototype for today's Mr Clean, and the Geiko Gecko. Movie snippets of Phoebe are from a farce about Phoebe having a love affair with Lackawanna RailRoad. Thomas Edison made this parody.
DL&W made use of the camelback locomotive. Anthracite coal needs a wide firebox. So anthracite burners often have the engineer cab midboiler.
