It wasn’t that long ago that a small armada of Armour Yellow diesels brightened the locomotive ranks of Norfolk Southern’s predominantly black diesel army. The former Uncle Petes paraded in their sunny dress throughout 2015, 2016 and much of 2017 before the painter’s spray can and the cosmetic surgeons’s scalpel finally caught up with the […]
Wellsboro & Corning EMD SD40-2 #309
I caught the Wellsboro & Corning #309 in Wellsboro, PA back on August 19, 2016.. The locomotive is an ex-QNSL (Quebec, North Shore & Labrador) SD40-2 with the typical extras found on many Canadian locos. It’s Genesee & Wyoming ownership now obvious at this point. G&W itself now bought out by a bigger fish.
78 Heavily Loaded Cars From Taylor Yard
On October 14, 2019 (Columbus Day) Delaware Lackawanna Train DL-3 brought up a whopping 78 loaded cars from Taylor Yard.. To maintain the tonnage D-L enlisted 3 of their now 5 big six-axle Alcos plus an additional 2 four-axles.. In the last 2 or 3 years the D-L train length and tonnages have been on […]
Norfolk Southern Jumbo Covered Hopper: #298286
A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors.. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, […]
Welcome To Steamtown!…
June 18 was my 1-year anniversary of living here in Scranton and having had this site since January 1st of this year, it seemed only proper (if not poetic) that I do a commentary on the Steamtown National Historical Site…. Steamtown occupies about 40 acres of the Scranton railroad yard of the Delaware, Lackawanna & […]