Welcome to Midweek Photos once again. It's a chance for us to share some images of railroading in the real world, or sometimes the fantasy world of railroading. As we are entering the holiday season, we will see spooks and others getting involved with our railroad scene. Good example is on October 13, a banquet was held at Steamtown National Historic Site, which transformed the museum into a banquet hall. Slang Chalfont & Co. no. 8, an 0-6-0 Baldwin steam locomotive became a serving area for a convention of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Association.
Steamtown's folding chairs dressed up nicely in the conversion of this space to this Autumn themed dinner.
Time to pick up our guests. The convention took place at Scranton, PA's Radisson Hotel, which once served as the Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR train station. Another 0-6-0, no. 26, ran up to the hotel to bring them to the dinner.
No. 8 awaits her new friends.
Before eating, the guests gathered at the turntable to watch their steam locomotive turn and then go into the Roundhouse for the night. A walking tour of Scranton's downtown will lead them back to the hotel.
A few words before the attendees chow down.
Since it was an evening affair, it was a nice chance to test our night photo skills. Digital cameras are making it a lot easier to use ambient light to our desired effect.
This Erie caboose from 1945 will eventually be repainted to her original caboose red, so I am taking as many photos of her in the maroon and gray. This paint job is from 1975... not long before the change-over to Conrail ownership.
Illinois Central 2-8-0 no. 790 shines in the spotlights.
1935 EMC switcher, bought while a demonstrator unit, by the DL&W. She is on display where she began her service.
Baldwin no. 26 sits in the Roundhouse for the evening.
That's my contribution to the week. How about you? Has any rail event, trip, or regular freight train given you reason to dust off your camera lens and shoot? If you have anything that you like, please post here. We would love to see what the rest of the railroad world is like. 
Now, off to Kansas City.
