A DL&W Mikado simmers in the backshop area of the Scranton yards, as a shiny new diesel locomotive is going under an inspection of its own. Courtesy of the 2010 NRHS Convention committee.
It was quite the sight to see Flagg Coal 75 operating at Steamtown for a weekend. The engine along with the DL caboose were both built locally which provided a nice, historical scene for the unoff... (more)
A Nickel Plate Moment... Steamtown's long awaited asbestos abatement program has begun. First in is former NKP 2-8-4 759, making a rare outdoor appearance. Former NKP 514 was doing the honors ... (more)
A Nickel Plate Moment... Steamtown's long awaited asbestos abatement program has begun. First in is former NKP 2-8-4 759, making a rare outdoor appearance.
Steamtown's former Canadian National 3254 passes over Bridge 60 while making it's way to the site's excursion loading depot. This view is from my office at Bridge 60 Tower.
The back up power for the CN mikado was a restored DL&W FP7 637
In the early day of Steamtown after the move to PA, the daily excursion was a run up to Moscow with a stop-off for visiting the gift shop. The big CN mikado was a pretty impressive engine for a to... (more)
The original Steamtown collection included UP and N&W Articulated steam. The N&W is now at the O. Winston Link Museum. The Big Boy is still with Steamtown in Pennsylvania.
Steamtown's #3254 races through Elmhurst with the annual Ice Harvest Train, enroute to Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania.
Bright sunshine and bitter cold make for a perfect day to photograph steam locomotives; demonstrated here as Steamtown's annual Ice Harvest excursion train storms out of Scranton toward the Pocono... (more)
Despite frigid cold and snow, preparing for Steamtown's annual Ice Harvest excursion involves a bit of maneuvering around the yard in Scranton.
En route to load up with coal for tomorrow's Ice Harvest excursion.
Steamtown's dedicated crew braves snow and frigid temperatures to prepare the big Mikado for tomorrow's Ice Harvest excursion to Tobyhanna.
CN #3254 takes a moment posed aside the restored Tobyhanna Depot in the woods of Pennsylvania's Poconos.
