Thunder In The Poconos

765 hammers the steepest part of the Pocono Mountain grade past the famous Cresco Station, on the former Lackawanna Main.

"Pouring out Steam, Downhill"

When I first heard about the trips with 765 to the Water Gap and East Stroudsburg, I knew the one shot I wanted to get was the big Berk passing the former Lackawanna station at Cresco, PA. So here... (more)

After dealing with the crowds on the road overpass on Saturday's trip, I opted for a different view from the rest of the crowd. Here, NKP #765 thunders past the nicely restored Lackawanna station ... (more)

Five Alcos power a westbound train up the steepest part of the former Lackawanna Pocono Main as they pass the restored station at Cresco, Pa.

The NKP 765 excursion crawls past the station in Cresco on its return trip to Scranton from Delaware Water Gap.

Crawling Through Cresco

NKP #765 operated by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society passes the restored station building in Cresco PA as the train climbs the grade from East ... (more)

Steam special from Scranton to East Stroudsburg, Pa passes former DL&W Cresco station

What a great sound the big Berk made stomping up the mountain from the valley. Almost drowned out by the sound of a hundred shutter drives as the daylight begins to wane to evening.

Nickel Plate 765 battles the grade through Cresco.

The Show

On a beautiful September afternoon, NKP 765, the "Magnificent Machine", hammers up the grade past Cresco Station with it's signature "Shotgun Exhaust". This capped off a r... (more)

After being marooned for a few days in Slateford Jct after a broken rail was discovered, Delaware-Lackawanna PT-97 screams up the hill with a quintuple of Alcos with their Lehigh Valley unit leadi... (more)

The eastbound PT98 rolls down the grade and past the former DL&W Cresco Station, now a museum.

The Fall Foliage excursion train comes through Cresco behind a pair of C425's and a frienly blow of the horn from engineer Chad.