Last week’s “WW #132” shows a work train over what I believe was called the “Masontown Bridge” over Towanda Creek west of Monroe, PA. In the distance, a crew is working on the ground, possibly lifting rail as part of the 1942 abandonment. Time and the changing course of the creek has erased any trace of the bridge, at least as can be seen by Google Earth…
Update 10/20/17:
Reader Chris C. provides these photos of the bridge abutments circa 2007:
The first is at nearly the same position of last week’s photo:
Photo courtesy of Chris Chamberlain
Abutments:
Photo courtesy of Chris Chamberlain
Reverse view showing Brocktown Road:
Photo courtesy of Chris Chamberlain
Aerial view of the area circa 1938:
Penn Pilot – Penn State University
Google Earth view today:
Google Maps
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