East Trip - June 23, 2010

Delaware-Lackawanna (DL) 211 is at the front of a set of five Alcos on a DL grain train at Scranton, PA, 9:28 a.m. behind The University of Scranton on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.
Click on image above to enlarge
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.

< Previous | 2010 | Next >

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.
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.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062301_039

DL 211 ALCo RS32/DL721

DL 211 in Scranton
Delaware-Lackawanna (DL) 211 is at the front of a set of five Alcos on a DL grain train at Scranton, PA, 9:28 a.m. behind The University of Scranton on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.
ALCos in Moscow
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL) 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.
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

Honesdale, PA

DLS 54, EMD BL2

NRHS Fan Trip
Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions (DLS) 54 pulls an NRHS Special Passenger Train into Honesdale, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of June 23, 2010.
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
 

DLWR 1804, ALCo RS11

DLWR 1804 in Scranton
Depew, Lancaster and Western (DLWR) 1804 is in Scranton, PA on June 23, 2010, at 6:45 p.m.

Related Links

Click on the following links to see other posts related to this story:

New York and More, 2010 Vol 1, my related collection in Facebook
Many related photos from this trip

Social Media Links

NOTE: If anything is my "life's work" it's my train photos. — If you scan an analog photo of mine, or if you share a digital photo I took that does not have my photo credit, add something like "Photo by Steve Sloan" directly onto the image. It's not enough to say "Photo by Steve Sloan" in the text caption. People download photos off the Internet/Social Media platform and whatever is in the text does not stick to the photo. Then, they get reshared and that data is lost. I deserve credit for my work.

You may not use my photos for profit and/or as part of, or to sell, a product or service without my consent.

Special Thanks

All the great folks who helped me out with information for these Web pages!