Amtrak's 40th Anniversary train with 145 in the lead getting ready to leave Steamtown at the end of Railfest 2011. Union Pacific Big Boy 4012 on display next to 145.

Venerable CN #3254 gets ready to run Steamtown's yard shuttle after maneuvering through the yard in Scranton. In the background stands a former Lackawanna sand silo which could hold 90 car loads o... (more)

At the close of the Lackawanna Railfest festivities at Steamtown, Amtrak P40DC is moved onto the turntable as a severe thunderstorm gives the old girl a shower.

Due to poor crowd control, the photo line ended up being much closer to the station than many expected, but 3254 still put on a decent show as she passes the former Lackawanna station at Moscow, P... (more)

"I knew I should have taken that left hand turn in Albuquerque..." The Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train on the display track at Steamtown Railfest 2011. It's a cool train, check it out if you can.

This is a little teaser. You can't see it, but ICRR 790, one of 12 IC steam locomotives extant, has been fully repainted. The Steamtown employee who told me he had done the job had a big grin on h... (more)

Railfest 2010: First Section of the "Scranton Limited" Short Train Ride. CP 2317's current boiler certification expires at the end of this day.

"Lackawanna 663 and 664" proudly glow in the sun in their stunning paint after having turned in a bravura performance with a 53 mile Scranton-Tobyahanna PA roundtrip excursion. Both the engineer ... (more)

Steamtown's CN 3254 blasts upgrade out of Scranton on its way to Moscow.

This is Mark St Aubin with Illinois Central 790 at Steamtown in Scranton PA. Mark has been involved with many steam locomotives over the years including the outstanding restoration of NKP No 765. ... (more)

Jim takes the 3254 out for a spin.

CN #3254 chuffs past Mattes Street Tower in commuter service between Steamtown and the former DL&W depot.

Here you see Reading Railroad 4-8-4 No. 2124 just outside Steamtown's paint shop. Most famous for pulling the Reading Rambles in 1959-1961, No.2124 is in the final stages of its Steamtown asbestos... (more)

Here you see Reading Railroad 4-8-4 No. 2124 being pushed into the Steamtown paint shop. Most famous for pulling the Reading Rambles in 1959-1961, No.2124 is in the final stages of its Steamtown a... (more)

The man in charge of the Ice Festival looks up from his labors as No. 3254 goes by on the high fill above Tobyhanna PA's Millpond No. 1. (Mark, this one is for you.)