Detail shot of #142's smokebox.

#142 assumes a classic "high iron" pose as she awaits departure time.

#142 backs down the line (away from the camera!) with a mid-afternoon excursion.

#142 stands ready to depart Lehigh Junction with the last passenger train of the day.

#142 passes a small grove of colorful wildflowers as she nears the end of her short romp along the scenic Delaware River.

#142 is framed by dense foliage as she approaches a road crossing near Carpentersville. Though the leaves have not yet begun to show their colors, fall is still in the air.

#142 passes another relic from days gone by as she makes her way southbound through the small town of Carpentersville at a brisk pace.

#142 is reflected in a puddle on a narrow lane paralleling the tracks. The morning showers eventually gave way to sunshine on this warm afternoon in late-September.

Though #142 may have been built in China a mere eighteen years ago, this scene could easily depict a mixed freight train on a rural branchline in the 1940s.

Shay #11 poses for photographers during the annual Cass Railfan Weekend, sponsored by Mountain State.

Looking out over a snow-covered landscape, we find #31 passing the Carpenters Cemetary on her way back to East Strasburg.

Shay #11 and Heisler #6 pose for photographers during the annual Cass Railfan Weekend, sponsored by Mountain State.

#6 poses for photographers during the annual Cass Railfan Weekend, sponsored by Mountain State.

#6 performs for the crowd during the annual Cass Railfan Weekend, sponsored by Mountain State.

#90 exits Groundhog Cut with an unusually long 10-car train during the Day Out with Thomas event.