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It's late afternoon and the shadows are long in this picture of the Reading Railroad Station that was located in downtown Shamokin. If this picture looks familiar, the station was featured in several Pictorial History books by Don Ball, Jr. Shamokin Reading RR Station
A view of downtown Shamokin. The large building in the center is Jones Hardware Store. Notice the women hanging their laundry on the roof to the right. There were no clothes dryers and apartment dwellers did not have a yard for their clothes lines. Downtown Shamokin
Two views of the Glen Burn Colliery at the West end of Shamokin. The large black mountain in the background is the result of over 100 years of dumping the Culm or waste behind the Colliery. Glen Burn Colliery Glen Burn Colliery
At the entrance "through the wall" to the multi-level staging area in thenext room is the only place on the layout that is not proto-typical. This multi-level trestle was built by Bob Balent. Freelance
These tunnels are the entrance to the Shamokin Valley Lines from the staging yards in the next room. Tunnels from staging yards
A portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's yards in Northumberland, Pa. Northumberland Yard
The main line of the Pennsylvania Railroadin the yards in Northumberland, Pa. Northumberland Yard
The first of (3) I1's hauling an iron ore train pass the Westinghouse plant and Post Office and approach the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Sunbury, Pa. I1's
The iron ore train passes the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Sunbury, Pa. The ore was so heavy that it could only be loaded over the cars axels. Ore Train in Sunbury
The buses are waiting for the next passenger train at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Sunbury, Pa. Buses at Station
The Strand Theater in Sunbury, Pa. was always busy on a Friday night. Strand Theater
The local corner diner was always busy before and after the show. Diner
View down Market Street in Sunbury, Pa. Sunbury, Market Street
Night view down Fourth Street in Sunbury, Pa. Sunbury, 4th Street
A view of the coal breaker in Treverton, Pa. Treverton
A Shay locomotive backs out of it's engine house to begin another busy day at the logging operation to produce timber for the coal mines. Shay
View of the sawmill on the Lehigh Valley cutting timber for the coal mines.> LV Sawmill
A Reading passenger train makes it's way from Sunbury to Shamokin, Pa.> Reading
A view of downtown Shamokin, Pa. Shamokin
The Avenue in Mt. Carmel, Pa. Locally known as the Avenue of Churches. From the foreground right is: St. Michael's, St. Peter's, Sts. Peter and Paul's, MOC, across the street from the MOC; out of view; is St. Matthew's. Mt. Carmel Churches

Pictures that were published in the February 1999 issue of
Model Railroader Magazine.

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