Four Day Pennsylvania Trip - 2

Hi, Bill Kalkman and I had decided to devote Wednesday, October 13 to the Delaware Lackawanna. As getting train info from the railroad is no longer possible all one can do is park across from Tower 60 and the Steamtown parking lot and wait to see what, if anything, happens or if another railfan shows up with information. At any rate, we learned the railroad would run a P074 to Cresco that morning. Shortly we heard the train switching so we started looking for our first photo location.

We found the location just west of the old Lackawanna Station; now the Radisson Hotel. About 9:30 P074 struggled up grade past us. The sound was incredible (above and below).

Beating the train to Moscow, PA for our next shot was easy (above and below)

as was beating it to Gouldsboro (above and below).

However, it was almost a dead heat at Tobyhanna; here at the switch to the army depot.

Next up was Mount Pocono (above and below).

Bill indicated that the crew probably would work Ardent Mills given the number of covered hoppers in their train and that if they did the Fairview Ave bridge that would make a great vantage point. Shortly after we arrived the crew cut off the rear part of their train and entered this siding with the block to be delivered. 

They left the block for Ardent Mills on the siding for later pickup by the mill switcher and pulled out on the main line through the switch at the east end of the siding (above and below)

and then backed on to the cut they had left to the west of the siding. We were amazed that no other railfans showed up. At this point we elected to forego the shot of P074 arriving at Cresco and get lunch.

We arrived at Cresco in time to photograph the departure of P075 with an MLW M636 leading.

We caught the train off the Fairview Avenue overpass in Mount Pocono and

   

just after the train passed under PA 940 in Mount Pocono.

    

Larsen Lake provided our last photo location for the train. We attempted to beat the train to the west portal of Nay Aug tunnel but could not find it before the train arrived.

We spent some time photographing some of the Steamtown exhibits parked next to the DL tracks (above and three below). 

Steamtown has set up this small freight with Rahway Valley 2-8-0 #15 on the point (above and below).

The DL power in the above photo is P075 switching.

When they were done switching the P075 crew took their power to the new Von Storch shop. While we were down there I photographed this Alco RS-3 in a Delaware & Hudson style paint scheme and 

this former Cartier MLW M636. I have since heard that this locomotive will soon enter the shop to be prepared for a return to service and painted.

Our last shot of the day was of this light power move headed for some industries on the south side of town for some switching.

Thanks for looking.