Meadow Brook Valley

Ice is beginning to form on the "Rock Crusher Pond" down in the Meadow Brook Valley.

Laurel Line

Along the Laurel Line, looking north near the old stone bridge abutments at Connell Junction.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

We only went as far as the brush cutting, about mile 12.6.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

We took a walk along the Erie this morning. Milepost 13.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls, just before 11 o'clock this morning.

Scranton: Center Street

The 500 block of Center Street in Downtown Scranton, looking east. This is the former Hotel Casey laundry building, now the home of Marquis Art, Anthology Books, and Outrageous.

Scranton: Anthology Books

We stopped by Anthology Books in Downtown Scranton on Christmas Eve. The book store, along with neighboring Outrageous is one of the hipper places to visit in Scranton.

Merry Christmas!

Undated postcard of the Sterling-Lindner-Davis Christmas tree Cleveland Ohio.

Nay Aug Park

The gazebo at Nay Aug Park this morning.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls at 10:40 this morning.

Laurel Line

The trolley just north of the Stafford Avenue Bridge, just barely visible in the distance.

Laurel Line

The trolley just prior to exiting the tunnel yesterday morning.

Laurel Line

The trolley passes us, heading south towards the Stafford Avenue bridge. We had a few inches of snow overnight.

Laurel Line

We caught the trolley leaving the south end of the Laurel Line Tunnel this morning.

Lackawanna Railroad: Scranton

Canadian Pacific 2317 behind Lackawanna Station, from December 5. This was the last weekend of operation for the 2317.

Lackawanna Railroad: Scranton

Canadian Pacific 2317 passing a line of boxcars behind Lackawanna Station in Scranton, from December 5.

Nay Aug Park

Some of the Christmas lights were still on Sunday Morning, near the treehouse.

Nay Aug Park

The treehouse at Nay Aug Park on a gloomy Sunday morning.

Nay Aug Park

Along the Davis Trail, yesterday morning in Nay Aug Park.

Lackawanna Railroad: Nay Aug Tunnel

A view of the west end of Nay Aug Tunnel from yesterday morning.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls, just before 10 this morning.

Electric City Trolley Museum

A photo of Chicago, Aurora & Elgin 453 at Trolleyville USA from August 22,1993. This is one of two cars acquired by the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton. I took this photo out a window of a moving trolley as it passed by Trolleyville's shop area. This car is supposed to arrive in Scranton sometime in the next month or so. Hopefully we'll see it running up here in the not too distant future.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

Looking east along the Erie, near milepost 13.8, from last Sunday.

Steamtown

Philadelphia Suburban number 80 at the Steamtown boarding platform last Saturday morning. The Electric City Trolley Museum is running Santa Trolleys on Saturdays and Sundays through December 20.

Steamtown

Canadian National simmering as the trolley arrives on Saturday morning.

Nay Aug Park

It is starting to look like winter at Nay Aug Park.

Nay Aug Park

The gazebo in Scranton's Nay Aug Park yesterday morning. Saturday afternoon brought a couple inches of snow to the region, so everything is coated in white.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls at 10:45 this morning. The snow blowing down from the trees, made it seem like a mini-blizzard.

Steamtown

Canadian National 3254 next to the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, last Saturday morning.

Steamtown

Canadian National 3254 waiting at the Steamtown boarding platform last Saturday morning. Behind it is the Canadian pacific Holiday Train.

Steamtown

Canadian National heading east towards Moscow, last Saturday. The train is passing the rear of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train.

Steamtown

Canadian National 3254 passing the Canadian pacific Holiday Train, last Saturday in Scranton.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

Canadian National 3254 passing the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on Saturday morning. The 3254 was preparing for a trip to Moscow at 11 AM.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train was in Scranton on Saturday. This always draws a crowd, over 3,000 on Saturday evening according to the Scranton Times.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls at 10:30 this morning.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

Looking east along the Erie, near milepost 11.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

On Tuesday morning we hiked down the Erie to Little Virginia. Construction on the pipeline was wrapping up at mile 12.6.

Lackawanna Avenue Bridge

The New Lackawanna Avenue Bridge opened for traffic this morning! Traffic was light, and the weather was gloomy.

Number 5 Dam

We hiked over to the No. 5 Dam yesterday morning.

Lackawanna Avenue Bridge

Looking towards West Side across the New Lackawanna Avenue Bridge, from Last Saturday morning. This bridge replaces the previous span which opened in early 1942. The previous bridge replacement project spelled the end of trolley service to West Side. The Jersey Central Freight Station is seen at right.

Lackawanna Avenue Bridge

A view of the New Lackawanna Avenue Bridge, which is set to re-open on Wednesday.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls at 10 o'clock this morning.

Eckley Miners Village

Looking down the main street in Eckley. October, 1998. The town only has about three streets, one is open to the public. A handful of people still live in town. The state wants to close the town and museum for the winter. This will force the remaining residents to move.

Eckley Miners Village

Eckley Miners Village from October, 1998. The coal breaker which looms in the background was built for the 1968 Richard Harris film "The Molly Maguires." The house in the foreground has wood siding covering up Brick-Tex siding, which was done to back date the structures that were seen in the film. After the film, the town became a state museum.

Laurel Line: Dunmore Branch

Along the Laurel Line, on the track bed, looking north. At the right is an abutment from the Erie Railroad, in the distance on the left is the Erie's Dunmore Locomotive Shops. The Dunmore Branch continued a short distance north from this point. The heavy growth makes it hard to navigate. The branch was abandoned in October, 1945.

Laurel Line: Dunmore Branch

A stone retaining wall along a small portion of the Laurel Line's Dunmore Branch. Judging by the age of this, it could date back to the gravity railroad era. This is located just off the north end of Joseph Street in Dunmore.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

Looking towards the west another bridge pier can be seen. This section of the Erie comes after the meeting of the Haines (aka East) Junction and West Junction branches. This line crosses over the Laurel Line, and the Lackawanna Railroad, eventally heading into the Erie's Dunmore Yard. The Dunmore Branch of the Laurel Line was abandoned in October 1945. This area also is pretty heavily overgrown! In the distance the Erie's former Locomotive shop building can be seen.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

Just off the north end of Joseph Street in Dunmore are remains of where the Erie Railroad crossed over the Laurel Line's Dunmore Branch. This photo was taken from the former right-of-way of the Laurel Line.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls at 10:10 this morning.