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Winter Steam in Scranton

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Posted by richg1998 on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:36 PM

If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.

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Posted by tim o'm on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:47 PM

That photo shows the power of the telephoto lens.  I shot the photo from my attic window, approx. 1 mile South of downtown. 

Here she is passing the Radisson.  

... and passing the University of Scranton.  

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Posted by LehighVic on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:20 PM

Tim,

You folks in NE PA sure have had the Winter for it.  Beautiful shot!  Your pitcher sensitively captures the valley in Winter.

 

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Posted by richg1998 on Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:42 PM

On December 27, 2008 I was in the yard there and made some short videos of the loco with a couple cars behind it. I was one track away as there was hardly anyone there that day. Did a short video of the train coming through the yard on a short jaunt. Great place. I could wander all around the yard.

 

Rich

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:54 PM

Magnificent photo!  Would make a great Christmas card!

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Posted by rustycoupler on Friday, January 21, 2011 6:58 PM

Where in the heck were you standing to get that photo?  I have never seen that angle before. It looks like someones layout. very nice.We usually stay in the Lackawanna hotel so its really neat to see it from a different view.

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Posted by tim o'm on Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:34 PM

If you are unaware of the locomotive, she is Canadian National Railways 2-8-2 no. 3254, built in Kingston Ontario at Canadian Locomotive Co. in 1917.

Coaches are 1925 built Central of New Jersey combine no. 303, 1917 built Delaware Lackawanna & Western "Boonton" coaches no. 550, 580, 589 and 613.  Teh tail of the train was 1916 Pullman  built no. 353, presidential office car of the Lehigh Valley RR.

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Winter Steam in Scranton
Posted by tim o'm on Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:30 PM

Yesterday, Jan 15, 2011, Steamtown NHS ran the Ice Harvest Train to Tobyhanna, PA.  I did not ride or chase, but did catch this view of it outside my window.  I also have others, but could not get photobucket to cooperate on my computer. 

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