C420 #405 can be seen leading more Delaware Lackawanna trains than any other locomotive except for maybe the MHWA #2045.. The memory of Chuck Reidmiller is shown moving south through the stunning fall foliage of Henryville, PA on November 8, 2016.. The train is charging towards its interchange with the Norfolk Southern in Portland, PA.. […]
On March 28, 2016, the Delaware Lackawanna ran a very rare Office Car Special over the Pocono Mountain Route Between the NS Taylor Yard and Portland, PA.. Note the NS power car behind the locomotives and the Delaware Lackawanna caboose.. The three passenger cars are owned by a local railroad preservation society.. The locomotives are […]
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.
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 […]
