Slateford Junction
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Slateford Junction was a railway junction created in 1911 with the opening of the Lackawanna Cut-Off. Before that, the old mainline
of the Lackawanna Railroad
passed through the small town of Slateford, Pennsylvania
. The junction joined the old and new routes as they headed into New Jersey
.
Lackawanna Old Road
The Lackawanna Old Road was the main right-of-way of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in New Jersey from 1856 until the DL&W opened the Lackawanna Cut-Off in 1911...
of the Lackawanna Railroad
passed through the small town of Slateford, Pennsylvania
Slateford, Pennsylvania
Slateford is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The nearest communities are Stroudsburg to the north and Portland to the south. Slateford is approximately 1 mile from the Delaware Water Gap. Its name derives from its location at the edge of the...
. The junction joined the old and new routes as they headed into New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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