Eastbound CNJ No. 813 with five cars making up Train No. 316 has just ducked under the L&NE bridge and is now passing CNJ milepost 107, which informs the engineer that they are 107 miles west of Jersey City. All CNJ mainline mile markers displayed…
At this point in time, the LVRR station at Lehigh Gap was no longer being used. In the 1800s, this station flourished in the summer time for those vacationing at Lehigh Gap. This view is looking south, with the paint factory on the left.
Westbound ex Blue Comet locomotive, CNJ No. 831, with five passenger cars in tow has rounded the first curve west of Lehigh Gap, PA, and is on a tangent into Palmerton. - southeast view, Circa 1950 - photographer unknown
The forlorn L&NE bridge stood unused until it was dismantled during 1967. The Ashley (PA) wreck train, hauled by CNJ No. 1604, is en-route to a LV mishap on CNJ track 1 at Treichlers, PA. - northward view, October 4, 1967 - Reverend A. W. Kovacs