Welcome back my friends, to another installation of Midweek Photos. Last week's thread was a good one, with a lot of participation. Thank you to all who added their part. Time to get involved once more. This past weekend, Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA along with a partner agency, the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, sponsored their annual Heritage Explorer train to go to a fair in Carbondale, PA. The heritage of the line is the Delaware & Hudson RR.
Boarding for the train is at Steamtown's regular platform.
For the last several years, these ladies from the early 1900s have traveled the Explorer. I try to snap their picture every year.
Power for the train this time was ALCO C425 no 2457, which began life on the Spokane Portland & Seattle RR. This is her second year in the "corporate colors" of the Delaware Lackawanna. We see the train pushing the coaches to the run-around location, which is about 2 miles south of the downtown of Carbondale.
While in town, I took a walk over to Gravity Park, one of the planes of the D&H Gravity Railroad.
This monument, with a light, even, is dedicated to the workers who founded one of the first railroads in the US.
100 years after the gravity trains were replaced by steam power, this historic marker was added to the park.
In 1995, the City of Carbondale built this platform in the general location of the D&H passenger station. Many ties are being replaced on the route. Some were even changed out in the Scranton portion of the line while this train was in Carbondale. We passed the equipment along the way.
Once again, another fun, relaxing trip is complete. So is my portion of the thread.
Time for you to add your photos. We like all types of railroading, so please show us what ya got! Have a good weekend.
