Pictures of the Model Railroad

Lower Anthracite Model Railroad Club, Inc.

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Pictures of the Shamokin Valley Lines
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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.
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.
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.
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.
These tunnels are the entrance to the Shamokin Valley Lines from the staging yards in the next room.
A portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's yards in Northumberland, Pa.
The main line of the Pennsylvania Railroadin the yards in Northumberland, Pa.
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.
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.
The buses are waiting for the next passenger train at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Sunbury, Pa.
The Strand Theater in Sunbury, Pa. was always busy on a Friday night.
The local corner diner was always busy before and after the show.
View down Market Street in Sunbury, Pa.
Night view down Fourth Street in Sunbury, Pa.
A view of the coal breaker in Treverton, Pa.
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.
View of the sawmill on the Lehigh Valley cutting timber for the coal mines.
A Reading passenger train makes it's way from Sunbury to Shamokin, Pa.
A view of downtown Shamokin, Pa.
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.

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

FRONT PAGE	ABOUTTHE CLUB	HISTORY OFTHE CLUB
AREA'SRAIL HISTORY	PICTURESOF THE CLUB	MAGAZINE PICTURES
SVL TRACK PLAN	MAPS	OTHER RAILROAD SITES
SHAMOKIN POSTCARDS	MOUNT CARMEL POSTCARDS	OTHER AREA POSTCARDS