[Magdalen] Scranton

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I hope someone told you to visit Corning NY while you were in that part of 
the 'world'...
Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "ROGER STOKES" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 4:53 PM
To: <Magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Scranton

> I have decided that Pennsylvania is scenic, which is a euphemism for 
> hilly.  It's beautiful as well but I caqn understand some roads becoming 
> very tricky in the winter.  Yesterday morning was warm, sunny and not 
> humid so I decided to take a stroll in the park - Nay Aug Park to be 
> precise.  It was good to explore with much to see in a small area.  Latder 
> the day turned cooler so I explored a bit of the Pocono area by car.
> Knowing that the journey to Buffalo shouldn't take all day I decided to 
> take time to visit the Electric City Trolley Museum first, and I was very 
> glad I did.  The museum itself was very informative and told me about two 
> kinds of third rail electrification I had not met before - one where the 
> live rail is in the middle between the running tracks and the other where 
> the train's power shoe contacted the underside of the rail rather than the 
> top.  I imagine that helped when there was poor weather or something on 
> the rail that inhibited contact.
>
> The trip on the trolley was longer, faster and more interesting than I had 
> expected with the conductor pointing out various things alongside or 
> visible from the trolley track.  From there I headed straight to Buffalo 
> which passed without incident.  NY state has its hills as well, but they 
> seem more rolling than the ones in PA.
> Roger