Good Day, ladies and gentlemen. Another week is upon us, and all too quickly shall escape our grasp. I hope everyone is looking forward to another edition of the Midweek Photos. Since today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, I am starting the thread a bit earlier than usual this week. I need to head to Mass after work, and who knows what will take me away from posting, if I push this off any later.
I like catching trains when I don't expect them. You probably do, too. While driving around Scranton a few days ago, I stumbled upon this local Reading & Northern crew switching on the Scranton Branch. This train is crossing North-South Road in the northern end of town.
Two SD40-2s , no. 3050 and 3053 were shunting cars at the Azek Trim Board plant.
Here is the plant, behind no 3050.
I also caught Delaware Lackawanna freights standing still in Scranton the other day. The one above was sitting after hauling cars over the Pocono Mountain grade and back. It happened to be resting at the Steamtown boarding platform when I encountered it.
This freight is what I came across on Tuesday morning, (March 5) on my way to work. Just south of the Scranton Street crossing, the train was standing still while waiting for further marching orders, I suppose. This is on former Delaware & Hudson tracks, which the D-L calls the Carbondale Branch.
That is my contribution to the week. I hope you enjoy the upcoming weekend. Thank you to all who contribute to this thread, no matter how rarely or frequently. We like to see what passes by your camera lens.
