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The Laurel Line, Our Namesake Line

"Laurel Lines" is the official newsletter of the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rail Historical Society. The newsletter is named after the Laurel Line, an electric interurban line that promised "Fast, frequent service between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton". The Laurel Line also hauled freight throughout the region.

We remember the Laurel Line, the Chapter's namesake through its logo, the three rails surrounded by the Laurel leaves and its colors. Recall that two rails were for the locomotives and rolling stock to ride on and the third rail supplied the power. Some areas used overhead wires instead of the third rail.

Chapter Newsletter

Laurel Lines, Our Newsletter

Laurel Line Relics

Laurel Line, Virginia

Crown Ave Tunnel Before Restoration

Inside Restored Crown Ave Tunnel

Rocky Glen Park Historical Marker

Dupont Station Stop and Bridge Abutment

Laurel Line ROW, Hilldale

Vicinity of Cary Ave, Plains

Prospect Viaduct Site

Trestle, North End of Wilkes-Barre

North End Trestle at High Water

Tracing the Laurel Line Wilkes-Barre, 2005

Laurel Line, In Wilkes-Barre

Laurel Line Insulator Shards in Riverbed

Laurel Line Third Rail Insulators

Skylight, Laurel Line Station

Archived Items

Laurel Line, Plains, 2005

Skylight From Wilkes-Barre Station