Monday, August 30, 2010

Carbondale: Delaware & Hudson RR


All that remains of the D&H station in Carbondale is this rotting platform.

Carbondale: Delaware & Hudson RR


An abandoned access road that once went to the D&H car shops in Carbondale. The shops once were on the left, the O&W mainline was to the right. This area is pretty heavily overgrown now, with lots of poison ivy among the weeds.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Nay Aug Falls


This mornings look at Nay Aug Falls.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Carbondale: New York, Ontario & Western RR

Just below the corner of Maplewood Cemetery are the remains of the O&W's Bridge 7.

Carbondale: New York, Ontario & Western RR


Behind Maplewood Cemetery in Carbondale are the remains of the O&W mainline. Abandoned in 1957, the area is now heavily overgrown. On the side a marking reads 58-13, not sure what it means.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Carbondale: Maplewood Cemetery


Maplewood Cemetery is one of the oldest in Lackawanna County.

Carbondale: Gravity Park


Looking along the path in Gravity Park. The City of Carbondale has done a great job of cleaning this park up. The D&H monument is seen in the background.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Carbondale: Delaware & Hudson RR

The Delaware & Hudson monument in Carbondale's Gravity Park. This is near the site of the D&H Gravity Railroad, which ran over the mountains on a series of planes to Honesdale, and a connection with the D&H Canal.

Carbondale: Delaware & Hudson RR


Delaware - Lackawanna 4068 at Carbondale's Pioneer City Station on Saturday morning. The train has just arrived from Scranton. This station is adjacent to the site of the Delaware & Hudson passenger station.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Nay Aug Falls


Nay Aug Falls on a rainy Sunday morning.

Carbondale Pioneer Days


A scene from the tail end of yesterday's Pioneer Days parade in Carbondale. This vies is looking east up Main Street.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Steamtown


Illinois Central 790 at Steamtown, last Saturday morning. The locomotive was recently repainted, and will hopefully be re-stenciled soon.

Electric City Trolley


Philadelphia Suburban 76 at the Steamtown boarding platform last Saturday morning. Trolley trips start here, except for a handful of ball park runs.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Lackawanna Railroad


Lackawanna 664 sitting out in the yard on Saturday morning. Once 663 is completed, it will be paired with this locomotive. In the background is Reading 903.

Lackawanna Railroad


A look at the front end of Lackawanna 663.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Lackawanna Railroad


Lackawanna F3 663 in gleaming new paint in the former Lackawanna roundhouse at Steamtown last Saturday. The unit should be complete in time for Railfest 2010, September 4-5.

Lackawanna Railroad


Cosmetic restoration is continuing on Lackawanna 565 in the former Lackawanna RR roundhouse at Steamtown.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Nay Aug Falls


Nay Aug Falls this morning. It was comfortably cool, but a little on the overcast side.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Laurel Line


Philadelphia Suburban 76, northbound near milepost 3, this morning.

Laurel Line


Philadelphia Suburban 76, southbound at old bridge abutments near Connell Jct, this morning.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Scranton Life Building


The Scranton Life building, from last Friday evening.

Scranton: Mears Building


Looking south down North Washington Avenue, last Friday evening, towards the Mears Building in Downtown Scranton.

Monday, August 9, 2010

St. Luke's Church


Old cars in front of St. Luke's Church in Scranton for First Friday.

St. Luke's Church


The interior of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Downtown Scranton.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Nay Aug Falls


Today's look at Nay Aug Falls.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Nay Aug Park

Another vies of the new steps. The path in this area was pretty well washed out in the heavy rains. These steps should be a bit more permanent.

Nay Aug Park


A new improvement on the Davis Trail in Nay Aug Park. These new stone steps have been installed in the last couple weeks.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Nay Aug Park

Iron fence railing above the Bear's Den area.

Nay Aug Park


Ongoing construction at the Bear's Den area in Nay Aug Park.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Electric City Trolley


Philadelphia Suburban 76 southbound at Cedar Avenue, Scranton, last Saturday morning. The cars in the lot on the right sit at the location of the Laurel Line passenger station. The track the trolley is on was once the interchange between the Lackawanna Railroad yard, and the Laurel Line.

Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton

Looking west down Lackawanna Avenue, on Saturday morning. From Lackawanna Station.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Nay Aug Falls


Nay Aug Falls this morning.