Went down today to enjoy some rail fanning today, and was not disappointed. Started off by stopping in Port Jervis in hope to catch the Erie E8, was not disappointed:
Steamtown itself was enjoyable, very nice day though the lot was full when I got there... I was pleasantly surprised to find that the entirety of the museum was accessible, including the engine shops. I hadn't been paying attention to what to expect, but found two modern locomotives I wasn't expecting - the 9-1-1 NS and the Veteran's ACS-64:
B&M 3713 looked like it was making progress, but I wouldn't be able to say where she's at. The tender was on display at the turntable, and the cab was sitting outside the engine shop looking a bit worse for wear.
The Baldwin 0-6-0 switcher was also in the engine shop, looking good:
All and all, an enjoyable day inside the park. It looks, other than the Big Boy, that things look like they're in better shape in the park. I wish I could say the same about downtown Scranton, with most of the businesses along Lackawanna Street being shuttered, and even the food court in the mall was down to two eateries.
And to finish off the post, my own shot of why I wanted to actually make it down on Sunday... Was interesting looking at the differences in detail between the two. Being so used to mass-produced anything, one forgets that even with identical plans steamers were individually unique.
If we passed each other, I am sorry if I did not say hello. There were just SO many people throughout. 
