Laurel Line: Connell Junction

Philadelphia Suburban 89, southbound at Connell Junction this morning. The physical junction is long gone now. Once upon a time the "Over the Hill" branch of the Laurel Line came down the hill on the right, near the pole. This is roughly a mile south of the Stafford Avenue Bridge over the Laurel Line tracks.

Lackawanna Railroad: MU Cars

Erie Lackawanna 4257, formally Lackawanna 2357 in Steamtown Yard. These were once used in the New Jersey electric commuter zones into Hoboken.

Lackawanna Railroad: MU Cars

Interior of Erie Lackawanna 4357, formally Lackawanna 2357 in Steamtown Yard.

Lackawanna Railroad 565

A view of the ongoing cosmetic restoration of Lackawanna 565. This Locomotive was built in Schenectady by ALCO in 1908 for the Lackawanna. Later it was sold to the Dansville & Mount Morris RR in 1936, who operated the locomotive through the late 1950's. It passed through several owners after that, eventually ending up in Scranton in 1985.

Step Falls

Step Falls as seen from the Harrison Avenue bridge yesterday morning.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls was roaring this morning after all the rain the other day.

Nay Aug Park

The 9/11 monument now had a different plaque then it did last week.

Laurel Line

Philadelphia Suburban 76 northbound at old stone bridge abutments near Connell Junction in Scranton yesterday afternoon.

Jersey Central Freight Station

The Jersey Central Freight Station on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton. This was built in 1890-91. The Jersey Central mainline was once at the bottom of the hill. This station was also used by the New York, Ontario and Western.

Jersey Central Freight Station

The top of the turret.

Jersey Central Freight Station

The east side of the building. This was once where the tracks were located. Remains of the freight platform are clearly visible. Also visible is where "New Jersey" was painted over "Pennsylvania" in the short lived Central R.R of Pennsylvania" scheme.

Jersey Central Freight Station

The west side of the building.

Jersey Central Freight Station

A peek inside one of the Lackawanna Avenue windows.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

Looking west from near mile 14. The tracks are under the heavy growth on the left.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

In the big cut near mile 14.1, looking east. This area is getting fairly well overgrown, this is one of the few spots where the tracks are still visible.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning. A couple fishermen were there today, visible on the left.

Nay Aug Park

9/11 monument in the park. The plaques weren't on it last Sunday for 9/11.

Cleveland: Hippodrome Theatre

This photo by Robert Runyan shows the main Euclid Avenue entrance on November 28, 1952.

The Hipp, as it was known, opened on December 30, 1907 as a vaudeville house, at 720 Euclid Avenue. It had a massive stage, with six floors of dressing rooms on each side. Originally it seated over 4,000, on twin balcony's, making it the second largest theatre in the U.S. For most of it's existence it ran films continuously from about 11 AM til closing, usually around 11PM. The theatre also had a second entrance on Prospect Avenue. It was the last of Cleveland's first run houses when it closed in the spring of 1980, to make way for a parking lot.

New York Central 596

This was never actually a NYC unit, it was formally used on the Long Island Railroad.

New York Central 596

We spotted this on Saturday morning along the Strawberry Hill branch in Scranton.

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Nay Aug Park

An unknown monument in Nay Aug Park. This wasn't here last week.

Cars in the Park

An old Ford at the Nay Aug Park car show on Sunday morning.

Cars in the Park

Old Chevy in Nay Aug Park on Sunday, at the car show.

Lackawanna Railroad

A closer look at Lackawanna 664-663 on Bridge 60, at Steamtown Railfest, last Saturday morning. The train is moving towards the boarding platform, prior to its departure to Moscow.

Lackawanna Railroad

Lackawanna 664-663 with Moscow excursion crossing Bridge 60 on Saturday morning.

Lackawanna Railroad

Train crossing bridge 60 at Steamtown Railfest, of Saturday morning.

Lackawanna Railroad

Lehigh Valley 353 on Bridge 60, on Saturday morning.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning, not as intense as last Sunday.

Nay Aug Park

An old Ford at the car show in the park today.

Laurel Line

Philadelphia Suburban 80, southbound at Brady Yard. The Harrison Avenue Bridge is in the background. The building on the left was once the Laurel Line's car shops.

Laurel Line

Philadelphia Suburban 80 southbound, just north of Brady Yard. The new University of Scranton science building looms in the background.

Laurel Line

Philadelphia Suburban 80, northbound under the Spruce Street Complex, last Saturday morning.