New York Railroads

Nicholson, Pennsylvania's
Tunkhannock Viaduct
Photographs by Tom Trencansky

 

There is only one Tunkhannock Viaduct
 even though it has many names; 
Nicholson Viaduct, Nicholson Bridge,
and Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct.

Built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1915, the bridge has served many owners; DL&W, Erie-Lackawanna, Conrail, Delaware & Hudson [also operated NicholsonCemetary-night1(300tt).jpg (29491 bytes) by Guilford Transportation, and New York Susquehanna & Western] before the current owner, Canadian Pacific Railway.  CP and Norfolk Southern trains operate over it daily between Binghamton and New York locations and yards in Pennsylvania such as Scranton, Allentown and Harrisburg.  The bridge is an important link between the states and several other rail lines.

The following link is an active web for the Viaduct and Village of Nicholson, PA. 
The site is full of information and old photographs and will continue to grow.
Nicholson Viaduct   www.nicholsonbridge.com

Views and article from Nicholson Cemetery  www.newyorkrailroads.com/nicholsoncemetery 

Additional links for information on Nicholson:
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct  www.northeastpennsylvania.com/NicholsonViaduct
Tunkhannock Viaduct www.asce.org/history/brdg_thannock.swf

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1. The bridge comes alive: fall colors and a southbound D&H freight train 10/19/80.
In celebration of its birthday, the village of Nicholson hosts a special night lighting 10/6/90.
3. A view from the east overlooking a farm 3/3/85.
4. A Canadian Pacific RR employee passenger train heads northbound over Nicholson 9/22/91.
5.  The NYS&W once controlled the D&H and a southbound freight passes over.  US Route 11 in foreground.  10/13/89.
6. A place of grandeur, a place of solitude.  Nicholson Cemetery on Harding Street overlooks the west face.  The train
is steam powered from the Steamtown National Park in Scranton, PA. 7/2/89

Fall, 2004 - Saturday, October 23rd, a heavy fog would obscure the Viaduct for most of the morning but by
 early afternoon gorgeous sunshine would burn through in time for a special Canadian Pacific RR train
 to stop on the bridge for promotional photographs.  The occasion was a new traffic agreement with
 other railroads that will ensure additional freight and trains over this route well into the
future.  Tunkhannock Viaduct's future looks bright.

This web was created for www.newyorkrailroads.com
Email contact: Tom Trencansky publicity@newyorkrailroads.com

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