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sad ends along the road
« Thread Started on Mar 24, 2008, 11:13pm »

former clifford township lackawanna county ward larfrance rotting away along a side road in factoryville pa. it actually has trees growing out of it.. saddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #1 on Mar 25, 2008, 12:06am »

this old federal engine once served pittston city luzerne county butnow serves as the "junk yard dog" on route 309 in hazleton. it runs on the property picking up parts in the yard

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #2 on Mar 26, 2008, 10:44am »

these 3 engines from left to right (ex mount carmel anthracite hahn , former wilburton #1 bruco,former mount carmel west end ward lafrance) sat in a field on us route 54 between mount carmel & shamokin for quite a few years. ironically a restaraunt burned to the ground in front of these 3 where they sat idle. the owner of these supposedly got into a squatters rites dispute on the land. and the land owner had them crushed

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #3 on Mar 26, 2008, 6:32pm »

my feelings are you cant save them all and some are not worth saving. the west end ward lafrance i feel was worth saving.

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #4 on Mar 29, 2008, 5:02pm »

The land owner should have been in one of them when it was crushed. Even worse though is when they take old warriors and use them for advertising. Case in point up outside of Wilkes Barre by the VA across from TGI Fridays is a piece sitting along side the road. >:(

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #5 on Mar 29, 2008, 6:12pm »

former west mahanoy township shenandoah heights 50's maxzim sedan cab engine rotting away on a property in pattersonville

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #6 on Mar 29, 2008, 6:13pm »

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The land owner should have been in one of them when it was crushed. Even worse though is when they take old warriors and use them for advertising. Case in point up outside of Wilkes Barre by the VA across from TGI Fridays is a piece sitting along side the road. >:(

i was told its now gone... made quite a mess on a car when they got it started to move it

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #7 on Apr 3, 2008, 10:27am »

We sold the truck to the owner of the now Defunct Hook and Ladder Restaurant in Nesquehoning. He was a former Assistant Chief of Lansford and we trusted him that he was going to take good care of it being a member of the company. Sadly he left it out in the parking lot in the elements and it started to rust. He then went bankrupt and the truck was bought by a person who claimed to be restoring it. However, the way he towed from Nesquehoning to Tamaqua Transfer, it looked more like he was going to sell for scrap. They towed it by the bumper instead of using a wheel lift or trailer and during the transport it slammed into the back of the tow truck inflicting major damage to the grill, bumper and fenders. Here are some of the pictures that were taken at the Transfer station of it. I warn you now that they are not for the faint of heart.

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #8 on Apr 3, 2008, 10:37am »

dave,
i remember seeing this piece and wondered what happened to it. it was in pretty good condition when i saw it last,but it really sad now. there should be a crime against this . Wilkes Barre City had a piece identical to this but with the infinitewisdom ofa certain ex mayor, he decided to take off the alluminum aerial and cash it in!!!! this was after the rig was refurbed with a detroit diesel. talk about waste of money or NO brains, however we figured out which one it was and hes no longer the mayor

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #9 on Apr 14, 2008, 10:01am »

ex 1939 Ford Pond Hill resting onPond Hill road near the fire station in Pond Hill

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #10 on Apr 14, 2008, 10:03am »

ex 1960 International Howe Mocanaqua fire sitting in a driveway in Pond Hill

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #11 on Apr 14, 2008, 10:05am »

ex GMC Howe ex Larksville now rotting away in J & L junk yard on rt 11 in Larksville

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #12 on May 16, 2008, 11:31am »

ex Dupont (Luzerne County) 1969 American LaFrance pioneer sitting in Spencer's scrap yard on sawmill road in Hunlock Creek, its unfortunate but this piece will be crushed next week as my friend was told its worth more in scrap as scrap is up right now.

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #13 on May 16, 2008, 11:57am »

this 1936 American LaFrance ex Plymouth #3 elm Hill (luzerne County) is resting at J & L scrap yard on Route 11 in Larksville (luzerne County)

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Re: sad ends along the road
« Reply #14 on May 16, 2008, 11:59am »

this 1974 Ford C Hahn ex Wyoming #2 is resting in Valenti's scrap yard on Route 11 in Edwardsville (luzerne County)

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