Rail line floods stall Pennsylvania trains for days
The Pennsylvania Railroad system faced a lengthy disruption with tracks flooded at Trenton. Water stood several feet deep, delaying trains and pushing the first Sunday run through a four foot water hazard. Smaller routes like the Susquehanna and Lehigh & Hudson suffered outages, delaying milk shipments and local mill products.
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Flood Devastates Delaware Valley Bridges and Towns
A catastrophic flood along the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers caused unprecedented damage. Bridges, factories, and homes were overwhelmed as water rose to record levels, wiping out telegraph and electric lines and flooding Portland and Belvidere areas. Thousands fled as boilers and crated equipment were swept away, with extensive losses to industry and commerce and long train disruptions anticipated.
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