Welcome to Wednesday, and November. Yet another year is slipping through our fingers, which leads me to remind you to start thinking of the Year in Review version of the thread coming up the Wednesday after Christmas. With December 25 being on a Sunday this year, that means the Review thread will be on December 28. Now, on with the past week.
Now, on with the thread. On October 26, while driving home from work, I was stopped by a freight train. I counted 35 of these shorty covered hoppers. The railroad is Delaware Lackawanna in Scranton, PA. The location is the state office building lot on Lackawanna Ave where the old Delaware & Hudson passenger station once stood.
The track slopes down as this connector track which once joined the DL&W with the D&H mainlines, drops about 35 feet in a 4 block distance. It is now called the strawberry hill line.
Four units pushed these cars in the clear. Back to life as usual.
These last three shots are from Saturday, October 29. Steamtown's Scranton Limited train continued rolling through the city on the old Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR. We see 0-6-0 no 26 passing the old DL&W steam engine shops.
Blowing the whistle for the walkway crossing ahead.
And, in a strange purplish glow, she is approaching the former DL&W station. That's my contribution for the week. Have fun! The US election is this coming Tuesday, so we'll see you the day after.
