Happy Wednesday! Also, to those who celebrate locomotive number "feast days," today is 2/6 day. One of my local steam locomotives is Baldwin Locomotive Works no. 26. at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. Here are a few pics of her since her return to steam action in 2015.
Her first fire as an intact locomotive was on December 8, 2015. It was also her first day in the roundhouse since 1999. There were a few test fires and short operations, but her debut to the public is shown below.
April 17, 2016 was her real return to steam, and she ran several "load and go" trains that day, running until nearly 5:00 PM that day.
As 2016 was nearing an end to the season, a rain/ice/snow storm on November 20, 2016 led to a sugar coating of snow in the area. I caught her in Nay Aug Park crossing the Roaring Brook.
2017 began right before Easter with a short train we called the Caboose Experience. A short run in the yard gave riders an idea of what a freight train crew deals with.
Columbus Day in 2017 was a passenger excursion to Carbondale, PA. I caught this view of her returning to downtown Scranton.
And here she was on her most recent day of operation, December 1, 2018. Sitting next to the Carbondale, PA boarding platform, this steamer closed out her third year of operations by bringing Santa Claus to town. Her fourth year in this current life begins this April, if all goes well on her annual inspection.
That is my offering for today. Your turn to add to the thread with any photos you might want to add of the real world of railroading.
