East Trip - June 23, 2010
Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2010 : Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Likely the best day of the trip train wise. The NRHS convention happened to be going on this week. As soon as I went to the Scranton Parking Lot I met Steve Barry. A Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad grain train with six ALCOs on the point was coming together and Steve gave me more pointers. I shot the train leaving Scranton then highballed to Moscow, PA. I got the train there in good light and then went to Tobyhanna for more great shots. An ex-SP RS32 was in the front!
After that I went to Honesdale and photographed a returning Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions excursion train with a BL2 on the point. After taking many photos of that my next stop was Scranton again. I took more photos at the museum area then shot locos around the D-L shops.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- DL 2452 Alco C425, Builders Plate | Power Set
- The Builders Plate on Delaware-Lackawanna C425 2452 at Scranton, PA at 8:09 a.m. on June 23, 2010. DL 2452 is former EL 2452 then BCRail 802 Built 10/64 B/N 3392-02. DL C425 2452 waiting to go to work in the parking lot near Steamtown in Scranton, PA at 8:22 a.m. on June 23, 2010. The five big Alcos were power for a grain train.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_009 | 2010062301_025 - DL 2452 Alco C425, Behind University of Scranton
- DL C425 2452 is at the back of a set of five Alcos backing onto a Delaware-Lackawanna grain train at Scranton, PA, 9:17 a.m. behind The University of Scranton on June 23, 2010.
Trainorder's "Lackawanna484" wrote:There are several historic elements in the picture, in addition to the Alcos.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_039
The red brick building topped with white stone to the left in the background is the Erecting Hall for the DL&W steam engines. It's at the east end of the once sprawling DL&W shops complex. General Dynamics currently operates the building as a government weapons plant.
The white stone building above the second locomotive is the former Lackawanna division office, now a Radisson hotel. - DL 211 Alco RS32, Behind University of Scranton | Going Away
- DL 211 is at the front of a set of five Alcos on a Delaware-Lackawanna grain train at Scranton, PA, 9:28 a.m. behind The University of Scranton on June 23, 2010. The DL 211 is ex-DV 211, SP 4002, SP 7302. It is RS32, Serial Number 84027, Built April 1962
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_054 | 2010062301_066 - DL 211 Alco RS32, Moscow, PA
- DL RS32 211 is at the front of a set of five Alcos on a grain train at three minutes before noon at Moscow, PA on June 23, 2010.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_083 - DL 211 Alco RS32, At switch | Going by tower | Pulling by depot
- Around 1 pm on June 23, 2010 DL 211, former SP 4002, is now working at Tobyhanna, PA setting out and picking up cars.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Numbers 2010062301_117 | 2010062301_123 | 2010062301_141 - Stourbridge 54 EMD BL2 | Locomotive Shot | Shoving a C424
- Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions EMD BL2 54 pulls an NRHS Special Passenger Train into Honesdale, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of June 23, 2010.
D300s Digital Images 2010062301_159 | 2010062301_176 | 2010062301_190 - DL 2452 Alco C425, Back in Scranton
- At 5:30 p.m. on June 23, 2010 after a day of pulling grain, DL 2452 an Alco C425 is at Scranton, PA again resting from a day's work.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_202 - DL 3643 MLW M636
- DL 3643 an MLW M636 is at Scranton, PA on June 23, 2010 at 6 p.m. This engine 3643, is former DL 4743, original Canadian Pacific 4743.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_220 - DL 2423 Alco C425
- DL 2423 an Alco C425 is at Scranton, PA on June 23, 2010 at 6:45 p.m.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_239
Related Links
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- New York and More, 2010 Vol 1, my related collection in Facebook
- Many related photos from this trip
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All the great folks who helped me out with information for these Web pages!