Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[TMo]

I've been doing some light research this morning on White Haven and especially the Jersey Central's activities and facilities in the town.  So, here's a shot of the portion of White Haven nearest the river today via Google Maps (both roadways and satellite).  

       

The former LVRR mainline (former two track, now a single) runs right through town.  The former CNJ facilities were much larger, including a station and a small yard located closer to the river, but they were pulled up sometime between 1965 and 1967 as the CNJ and LVRR consolidated operations from Allentown up to Wilkes Barre.  Here's a map from 1950 showing the difference in trackage in White Haven.

   

So, quite a bit has changed, and I do not have any pictures from 1976.  I guess I can keep looking for some source material and find out when some stuff was built but that'll take some time.  It does appear that the water treatment facility would be cool to model, and the large industrial facilites to the north haven't changed since the 1950's.  The market and Antonio's Pizza look to be right where the old CNJ yard would have been.  The buildings on the west side of Main Street appear to have remained unchanged as well.  So, shops and a diner near Main Street, some industrial buildings on the north end and a water treatment plant at a minimum in the 10 feet of space I have available.

Speaking of space, I need to expand the area toward the aisle.  Right now I have only 10 inches between the track and the edge of the layout supports, and it drops about 10 inches from track level.  I'm thinking about another foot's worth of structure built out toward the aisle to allow me to add these structures.