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Seen along the Lake Scranton Walking Trail in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
The shadows are long and the suns rays are just minutes from disappearing as Steamtown's big Canadian National Mike #3254 finishes putting its train to bed after a long excursion to the Delaware Water Gap for the National Railway Historical Society, back in June of 2010. In this scene, her crew is just awaiting the signal that the switches ahead are properly lined and she'll shortly begin the journey through the yard to the roundhouse, where she'll bed down for the night.
Alas, the 3254 is no longer active in 2020. Just a couple of years after this image was captured, the locomotive was retired for the foreseeable future. She suffered from problems associated with a bent frame, which was the result of an accident during her working career with the CN. Her boiler certificate was also about to expire.....so she needed a lot of work. With restoration of the B&M 3713 already underway, the park made a decision to sideline this girl. She is restorable and stored indoors in the roundhouse. It's just that at the pace at which Steamtown restorations proceed, it will likely be a long time before she steams again.
Seen along the Lake Scranton Walking Trail in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
A trio of the Delaware-Lackawanna's 4-axle Alcos spend a nice Sunday tied down at Bridge 60 Tower, waiting for the call to work on Monday morning. I was just passing thru Scranton this day heading to Cooperstown, and of course the weather wouldn't be near as stellar when I returned two days later.
DL PO-75 passes the former Erie Lackawanna signal bridge in Scranton behind the University with RS-11 DL&W 1804 leading.
Seen along the Lake Scranton Walking Trail in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Steamtown's big Canadian National Mike #3254 pulls the NRHS "Pocono Express" past the University of Scranton as she approaches her final destination: Scranton's Lackawanna Station. Since Steamtown engines normally face east on their off-site excursions, this opportunity to catch a westbound steamer in evening light was an unusual and most welcome event to say the least!
Steamtown's No. 3254 is seen backing up from Dale to it's train at the Moscow station. November, 2010.
Early morning at Bridge 60 in Scranton finds two consists ready for the day's work. Four 4-axle units idle on the Vine Street Branch. The three 6-axle units closer to the tower will soon power a "Pocono Ordinary" east out of town.
DL 2452 C425 (ex-EL 2452)
"Lackawanna" F3A 663 (Bangor and Aroostook 44) and Lehigh Valley C420 414 were lounging around the Steamtown shops on a beautiful afternoon during Foamfest 2025.
The Electric City is unquestionably one of the finest spots anywhere to catch old school power both in a museum setting and out working for a living.
Seen along the Lake Scranton Walking Trail in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
4/2023 - Scranton, PA
Rahway Valley RR #15 is a 1916 Baldwin. They have it posed with a short freight.
4/2023 - Scranton, PA
The next day, my goal was to shoot the DL's ALCOs. I had my fingers crossed for a Carbondale job, but I would have been okay with a run up the Pocono main as well. Instead of either, all I got was a job to Taylor Yard for interchange. I think this makes 2 of 5 DL visits where I only got a couple shots. Win some / lose some. There are two crews in this shot moving about. One is getting ready to head to Taylor with a cut of cars for NS.
Four EL switchers sit in the early fall afternoon sunshine gathered around the turntable in Scranton Pa.on 09-29-1973.The score is Erie 2 DL&W 2 with equal pre-merger representation. SW7 #431 ex Erie #431,SW9 #440 ex Erie #440, NW2 #442 ex DL&W #462,SW9 #446 ex DL&W #551. Howard Kent Jr. photo.
4/2023 - Scranton, PA
DLW's Scranton station was built in 1908 to replace a much smaller station. Today you can spend the night here under the Radisson name. I've used other hotels nearby but never this one. Going to have to change that sometime.
NW2 443, ex DL&W 463 Built 11-1945. Early morning photo taken from Ridge Row. Looks like a UPS trailer on the left with that identifying red tail end highlighting. Dunmore caboose possibly #131. Howard Kent Jr. Scranton Pa. 10-21-1973.
R&N OCS heads through Old Forge on the Scranton Branch as they make a run towards Taylor and Keyser Valley. July 5th, 2020.
EL eastbound into Scranton Pa.on 07-21-1973. GP35 2564,U25B's 2515,2520, U36C 3317,E8 815?,GP35 2577. Howard Kent Jr.
Seen along the Lake Scranton Walking Trail in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.