Midweek Photos 8/29/2012

Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

2012 marks the 20th year in a row that Steamtown National Historic Site has been running on the "Pocono Main." While the schedules and other parts of the operation may have changed, it is also comforting that you can still take a quick journey to Moscow, PA from Scranton.

Here is Canadian National Railways 3254 pulling up to the boarding platform this past Saturday, August 25.

Your friendly conductor.

Arriving at the 1904 DL&W station in Moscow.

Running around the train, 3254 backs past the string of coaches.

The Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley chapter of the NRHS members who serve refreshments at the station.

Ready to couple up to the west end of the train by the freight station, also built in 1904.

And the ride back to Scranton. Uneventful, and yet spectacular for families looking for a fun afternoon together.

The thread is now yours to share, join, and add to with your photos of trains on the real railroads. Enjoy, and have a great Labor Day weekend. Remember , it was the Great Pullman strike which led President Cleveland to create a day for all workers in 1894. You just can't escape the impact of the railroad.

Also, thank you to Gilbert-Ives for "liking" several Midweek Photo threads of the past year. Not only did I appreciate the acknowledgement, but it was nice seeing all of the various photos from the other contributors that I had forgotten. Enjoy!

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N&W Class JOGR Forum Member

Great Photos Tim. In celebration of the 765's great trips on NS here are some from T-Fest 2011.

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Brad RockOGR Forum Member

Northern Pacific 2164 at the Camp Hancock State Historic Site, Bismarck ND. Originally used on the North Coast Limited and later in branch line service. Built by Baldwin in 1909, retired in 1955.

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SwipesyOGR Forum Member

A few sightings the past few days in Berea, Oh.

Eastbound on CSX consist.

And another Eastbound CSX consist

And lastly a NS Heritage - Monongahela Eastbound through Berea on 8/29.

John

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Farmer_BillOGR Forum Member

forgotten who or where this was taken but it's an interesting critter

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Two23OGR Forum Member

Some nice steam photos again this week! I have some news. When I moved to South Dakota 20 years ago, there was a steam operation less than an hour north of me. The boiler on it ran out of time, and the 0-6-0 sat in a a roundhouse for many years. It is now fixed and doing trials! I'll post shots when it makes its first run. Meanwhile, I talked my way into the roundhouse and got a shot of it. Not the standard railfan type shot, but something a little more interesting. Second photo is of a chapel car. This one was owned by the Baptist Convention between 1910 to 1942 (roughly.) The railroads would haul it around to frontier towns for free. There was a pastor that lived in the car. Here's a shot I took before they held an actual service in it last Sunday. Folks, this is a rare car and has a very interesting story behind it all! It eventually filled to capacity before the service started. Next shot is an engineer running a switcher for the PVRR. First three shots made with the 1951 Rolleiflex. My last shot was made with the 1937 Bessa RF and Portra 400. I couldn't pass up the nice flowers! BNSF manifest train stopped at a switch at Ihlen, MN. With any luck, I'll have more steam shots from a MN location next week!

Kent in SD