. The Erie railway and its branches . beyond theState line in Pennsylvania. It is amagnificent and costly structure, 1,200feet in length, and no feet in are eighteen arches. Like theCascade Bridge, it should be viewedfrom below to obtain a full idea of itsgrandeur and extent. By stoppingover one train at the next station, Sus-quehanna, this may easily be accom-plished. The village of Lanesboroughis passed, a little beyond the viaduct,on a trestle bridge, some seventy feetabove the Caneawacte creek. SUSQUEHANNA, Oakland, Stisqtiehanna Co., N. Y. Fr. Dunk irk,■^0,1 This
. The Erie railway and its branches . beyond theState line in Pennsylvania. It is amagnificent and costly structure, 1,200feet in length, and no feet in are eighteen arches. Like theCascade Bridge, it should be viewedfrom below to obtain a full idea of itsgrandeur and extent. By stoppingover one train at the next station, Sus-quehanna, this may easily be accom-plished. The village of Lanesboroughis passed, a little beyond the viaduct,on a trestle bridge, some seventy feetabove the Caneawacte creek. SUSQUEHANNA, Oakland, Stisqtiehanna Co., N. Y. Fr. Dunk irk,■^0,1 This place, formerly called Har-mony, has been built up by the esta-blishment here of repair-shops andengine-houses, belonging to the rail-way company, in which over 200 menare employed. Meals are supplied totravellers at the spacious dining-saloonat the station. The road now followsthe valley of the Susquehanna, crossingit on a wooden bridge, 800 feet long, halfa mile beyond the station. The gradesare now very light, not exceedmg five. feet per mile, on the entire Susquehan-na section extending to Hornellsville. GREAT BEND, Great Bend, S2isqitehan7ia Co., N. V. Fr. Dunkirk, 259The junction of the Delaware, Lacka-wanna and Western Railroad, whichpasses through the Wyoming coal-region of Pennsylvania, and connectswith the New Jersey Central Railroad,running to New York. An immensetraffic in anthracite coal is carried onby the company owning this road, asthey own many very extensive col-lieries in the great anthracite coalfields of Luzerne county, Pa., and,besides conveying coal to the market,carry on the business of mining on avery extensive scale. Besides sendingvast quantities to New York, its con-nection with the Erie Railway enablesit to supply the Western market to avery considerable extent. The villageof Great Bend, on the opposite side ofthe river from the station, is connectedwith abridge for ordinary travel besidesthe D. L. & W. Railroad four m
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