Here we are, with another Wednesday upon us, so it is time again for Midweek Photos. Look through your photos to add to the thread.
You know how when you go to a railroad yard, and absolutely nothing is moving? Even when you use a scanner, it doesn't bring the trains by any faster. I had a totally opposite experience last week.
Last Wednesday, at the Steamtown yard in Scranton, PA. I noticed three sets of locomotives idling. This is not outrageous, and some sets stay in town, or go to the Norfolk Southern yard in Taylor about a mile away for more cars.
One set of the units, with two original Erie Lackawanna C425s, painted in a similar to original Gray Maroon and Yellow markings, plus a third unit that is painted in the corporate two-toned gray headed past me.
Here, they roll past us, leaving a trail of the famous Alco smoke.
Shortly afterward, four more units roll past on the same track. This batch was led by an early 1970s M420 with a wide cab, and consisted of an M636, an Alco C636 and a C425, Notice that there are some freight cars are sitting on the track to the right.
Immediately after the second group, then a third set of units comes toward me. Again on the same track. This grouping was two C420s, and a C424.
The first unit here has a mid-1960s Lehigh Valley paint job.
Look how closely the third grouping follows the second.
And that was it! In less than 10 minutes, 10 Alcos and relatives rolled past me to fetch some freight cars and run to their destinations. This is also 50 years since the last Alco was constructed in Schenectady, NY.
All of this smoke led to a discoloring of the sky on this sunless morning. Leading to this last photo of a 1941 built Alco, the Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4012.
That is what I have to offer for now. How has your rail-fanning been lately? If you have a photo or so to share, please add right here. See you soon.