In memory of my father, Richard T. Steinbrenner, who passed on Friday, January 22nd, I am posting this picture. Many of you knew my father and many others are familiar with his books on Alcos and... (more)

Palmerton was a gritty town in the heyday of the New Jersey Zinc Company. Train AS-1 (Allentown - Sayre) passes the west plant, which is almost completely veiled in its own pollution.