I was asked by my cousin Arnold who is a member of the New York Ontario &Wetern Historical Society to rendesvou at Steamtown to see the progress on the Societies recently aquired 44T diesel, a mini backshop tour, and a simulated coal mine tour up in Nay Aug Park, Scranton PA.
So I arrived on a dreary misty Saturday April 13th.
Live steam model locomotive
Ex LIRR cab control car being restored.
The B&M steam loco being restored since the 1980's
Tender frame of the B&M locomotive
"Lackawanna" EMD A-B set. The other funit was in the "yard"
The NYO&W #105 being restored.
Waiting for machined parts on second cat prime mover. Other one works. This survivor was one of 3 NYO&W 44T's that had MU capabilities.
This Diesel is one of three remaining NYO&W diesels in existence. The other is the NW2 and another 44 Tonner.
Starting the F unit.
The society members photo op.
The BLW B6 shop switcher
Its amazing how many of us modelrrs think a switcher is small...until you get up close and personal with the real deal!
Entrance to the restored "Brooks mine" tour up in Nay Aug Park. Built in 1902 by Reese Brooks, it was used as a training school to see if the kids in Scranton wanted to work in the coal mines. It ony goes 150ft into the top of the mountain in the park and has real coal seams inside.
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A voluntter group on the weekends explain the various methods used to extract coal from the mines ascwell as the minimal safety gear being used until the late 1960's.
A restored coal truck
Right next is a restored original passenger car from a late 1800 gravity railroad that used to exist between Hawly and Pittstown, Pa. The car is made all out if wood. Predecessor to steam powered trains.
After the coal mine tour, there was to have been a hot dog cookout but weather and not many particupants showed up. So we went to Cosmos [ across from Krispy Kreme donuts] and picked up a couple of cheesesteaks. After lunch, we took a trip to the Delaware Lackawanna shops in Scranton. PA.
RESTORED CNJ unit
The ALCo deadline/for parts
Old Budd diner?
Restored transfer xabosse next to a stripped out Winchster and Western RS11.
An old burro crane
Various ALCo C424/425 canabilized units
Surprised to see some modern MOW rail equipment for such s short line rr.
Ex Amtrak MHC [Material handeling car]
DL&W caboose
D L &W still operating RS3,'s
The DL&W diesel shop [where I suapect ex Doyle M's NKP 190PA is at.
Other shots of the RS3's
Finally ended up n the Scranton trolley museun
Unique DL&W sitting outside of tower 60. MLW C630, last ALCo C636 [ex Delta Bulk Terminal] and Ex GE refurbished Alco C630
