Good morning, rail people! Wednesday is here again. The lingering minutes of Summer are fading, and perhaps by the time most of us read this, after 10:14, it will be Autumn. Every season gives us a changing landscape to capture the railroads in action.
Well, once Railfest at Steamtown ended, a few items still needed to be put away. The extra day or two of items outside led to some new photo opportunities. Like the one above, with Nickel Plate Road 759 and Lackawanna F3 664 posed outside the turntable plaza. This was Labor Day morning.
Next up is 759 at closing time that same day. The late afternoon sun on the boiler jacket gave it a bluish tint.
The Lackawanna trio of F3A 663 and F7B 664 sitting outside the locomotive shop awaiting repairs and F3A664 catching a few rays gave the shop area a late 1940s look. The plan is to have 663 return to active duty paired with 664 this October.
Track improvements are taking place in the Steamtown yard, most notable in these views of some new switches being installed as well as tie replacement along the way.
These should also be complete by October, and we hope they will eliminate some of the slow going we have put up with the past few years.
What has passed by your camera lately? You know we would like to see. Thanks for following along, and have a great Fall!