I'm thinking the aera at the other end of the tunnel had a barn and corral for tow animals .

Tunnel may have been used to relocate tow boat animals to another location .

Looked like an 18 in that diamond to me.

Plank roads were actually made from longitudinally sawed logs laid flat side up from left to right across the roadway. Kept wheels from sinking into mud until they rotted out. “Corduroy” roads were likely unsawed log roads. Rough ride!

great vid fantastic !!!

CNJ pulled out in 1972

great vid

Contact Reading Company Technical and Historical Society on line. They likely have the plans for this structure and maybe even the names of the employees who built it.

Cool video! You know, the LVT trolley still lives on today kind of in a way. SEPTA's Norristown Hi-speed Line ( the old P&W trolley company) was the same line the LVT used to get to 69th Street in Philadelphia. I can remember riding that line as a kid when I visited my cousins down there, those trolleys really flew along those stops through suburban Philly.

Love those culverts.

I paused the video on my phone n I zoomed in on my phone it looks like that part got chipped away by the weather couldn't see any date in the diamond

Interesting video. The only thing is you left a "u" out of Catasauqua in the title 🤦‍♂

Quite the construction. And another interesting video... And story. If they ever have to replace that it's going to cost a bundle.

Great documentary! Keeping history alive!

Judging from the two trucks involved the construction picture, I’d say the construction date was no later than 1925 and likely earlier. Truck and car technology really advanced rapidly from 1925 on these trucks would have been really outdated by 1930. Kevin, you have got to get your hands on a set of the small spiral bound books covering railroads and trolleys in the Lehigh River Valley. They turn up at every train show and you can still get brand new copies from the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society. One of them goes into detail on the Crane Iron Works in Catty and the railroads that serviced it.

You might want to check out a few Eric Sloane books as he writes and illustrates about things like plank roads and how they were built back in the day

Kevin, This was one of our playgrounds when we were alot younger. Yes, we crawled through the small tunnel on top of the road span. I just can’t remember other than metal racks in there. I’m suspecting they were support of utility lines. We used to wade in the Jordan creek under Cedar Crest Blvd and it was just a great place to cool off and explore that area. The large plant east of Cedar Crest Blvd. was home to Trojan Powder Co. and during the summer months they occasionally shot off powder. It sounded like cannons going off. But the big thrill of that area, was riding our bikes down the big hill on Cedar Crest Blvd. We all attended the Troxell School nearby. Thanx for the memories.

Trivia question for the locals. There were 2 names painted near the roof that you could see from the road (locals call this the Packerton dip). I took pictures inside the building in 2000. And unfortunately I got hit with the Love Bug computer virus which took out all of my JPG files. Nice video Kevin!!!!

Very cool - Railroads were so plentyful up in that region, all chasing the coal, ore, cement and steel business. Great stuff.

That is Lock 18 of the Landingville canal segment of the Schuylkill Navigation. With a lift of 5.4 feet, boats were let out on the pool of Dam #11.

Thank you for doing this Kevin - I was sorry to hear that rail service stopped last summer. I often heard the engine horn in the distance, but it pains me that rails continue to disappear. The Lehigh Valley has become absolutely littered with semi-truck traffic and that continues to expand. Why can’t we get expanded rail use instead of trucks. It is not uncommon that trucks outnumber passenger vehicles on the highways and now even local roads.

Really nice video. So very interesting. Thanks!

Great capture, right time right place, awesome

Looking at the construction scene it is possible that part of that bridge was left in place to stabilize such a fill. One has to wonder how many tons of Earth and Cinders Etc were placed in there is it almost appears to be three or four tracks wide when you're underneath in the tunnel section but probably is only one or two tracks today at best. On an old section of Soo lLine where a location called High Bridge WI exists they gradually filled in between the pilings of a virtual Forest that was used. Sadly in the last decade they had several substantial washouts and the Canadian National embargoed it and the size of it is mesmerizing from the adjacent Highway. When you look at the construction photos with all the clean Stone and concrete versus today 100 years later it has aged pretty well. Far and away it's got to be the truck with the roof extension which no doubt is for the crew to install the wiring for the streetcar. Truly a great scene with a really great history

I'm my humble opinion, railroad stone masons were almost, if not actual artisans. Physically demanding work, but knowing that you're creating something that will, large & part, withstand the 'test of time' & be admired for generations must be a very satisfying feeling. 🚂 😊👍

Another great location sir. You are lucky in a way. The locations close to you are much more scenic than my locals. 👍

Neat video, as always! What do you suppose the things sticking up out of the ice on the opposite side at 7:45 are? I wouldn't expect them to be the remains of any falsework from construction, which would probably be long gone.

Very interesting history. Marvelous construction. Must confess that I was a bit distracted by the creative graffiti on the walls. I've watched some videos of the old Pennsylvania inter-urban trolleys. Fascinating stuff, indeed. Keep up the good work.

Have you seen any remnants of the Lehigh Valley Transit Co. ?

It is amazing how much they were able to do without electricity or machines

Thank you Kevin.

Yeah man you have to get up there and see what that is for sure. We have to know buddy. Be carful though, might be a doorway to another dimension. You don’t want to come out on Uranus.

Was just rewatching JPM video "Lehigh Valley Railroad Vol. 1" Couldn't really tell but it did look like there was a siding on the side that the R&N own. There's also a quick black & white clip of the HAZELTON local & I swear it looks like it passing what appears to be a conveyor or shoot of some kind coming out of the tunnel over the canal. Just can't really tell though if it's that or the rocks of the retaining wall playing tricks on me

Cool, the lead freight engine is a former Conrail locomotive. Conrail ordered their SD40-2's with "Flexicoil" trucks, instead of the usual "Blomberg" type trucks. And when Conrail installed ditch lights to their locomotives, they were placed below the anticlimbers.

The tunnel seems like it would be either a drainage culvert or a way for train operators to pass under a parked train when switching was being done for parking cars off to that side area you pointed out?

Been by that location hundreds of times and never went up on the tracks. I've seen that tunnel and also wondered what it was for. I'm not sure either. I live up the mountain from there and am frequently on the trail on my gravel bike, so very familiar with every inch of that area...and it amazes me the new stuff you find year over year.

Great video, again. I marvel at the workmanship used in the construction of that tunnel. Seems like it can remain functional for another millennium. Must confess that I had not heard of Tunkhannock before. Over the years I have repeatedly heard of major flooding like the infamous Johnstown flood(s) and wonder, why weren't more steps taken to prevent those disasters?

Coal ,coal and more coal,everything at one time needed coal. Out BH.