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switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 6:22:38 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline took a bit of walking but finally found the dump someone tipped me off to. by the time i found it i was already tired but scraped around a bit. large dump area filled with coal ash. now that i can find it, i'll head back with some help. Jim Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 6:23:59 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline switchback RR a gravitational system that ran from mid 1800's to Depression era/ Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 2

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 6:25:20 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline dump appears to coal ash from top to bottom. apparently the town used the switchback to haul it out of town. Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 3

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 6:26:48 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline was at least 1/2 mile walk in. i doubled that by taking a wrong turn......... beautiful day for it though. feels great to get digging again. Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 4

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 8:27:37 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3310 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Looks like a promising spot.Is it un dug?Bring the bug juice _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 5

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 8:32:18 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline I was pretty well worn out by the time i got there. it seems its been dug  well, but it's so darn big hard to believe all of it's been gone thru. i did a bunch of stuff around the house before i left, then took a wrong path finding it. i'll get a better idea next visit. didn't see any broken colored soda pieces anywhere............... Jim (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 6

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/12/2008 10:25:12 PM    madman   Posts: 4663 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline SOME OF IT WAS DUG man theres alot of land there? its a park? be carefull if yer gonna destroy that mike (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 7

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/13/2008 10:00:19 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 353 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline i really wish it was a park. I was a member of the switchback restoration foundation back in the mid-90's. it's really just a matter of time till at least a section of it is restored. Mauch Chunk, now Jim Thorpe is an absolutely gorgeous area. the main problem is no room for expansion or parking. if you are interested in more information, google mauch chunk switchback railroad. i''ve done quite a bit of digging along various parts of the switchback. they used the tracks to carry garbage out of town. Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to madman) Post #: 8

RE: switchback RR dump - 7/13/2008 9:10:10 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 449 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline You can find stuff there you just gotta move some dirt....some major dirt....... privvydigger _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 9

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