In July of 2002, I visited Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA with my friend Bob and his daughters.  They have a wonderful collection of steam locomotives and run steam excursions (currently using a Mikado and a Pacific) from Scranton to Moscow.  I shot the pictures below; click on a thumbnail to see the picture in its full web size (640x480 -- I regret that, due to space limitations, I cannot present these photos in all of their megapixel glory).  A few videos that I shot at Steamtown appear on the Multimedia page.

Big Boy #4012 greets you upon your arrival	The face of Big Boy	Up close and personal!	The classic CNJ freight station	An 0-4-0 tank engine
An Alco RS-3 in freight service on the DL	There's also a trolley museum	The trolley awaiting its passengers	A 4-4-4 Reading type steamer	On the CP, these were called the Jubilee type
CN 3254 prepares for the excursion	CN 3254, a Mikado, pulls into the station	Here she comes!	At Moscow, preparing to pull the return trip	Switching onto the track
Closeup of the 3254 running gear	The numbers are applied rather than painted	The steam chest and crosshead	IC 790, a 2-8-0 Consolidation	CNJ Bucyrus crane
E.J. Lavino 0-6-0-T saddle tank steamer	Another view	Berlin Mills 2-4-2-T tank steamer	0-4-0-T saddle tank steamer	CN #3377, 2-8-2 Mikado
NKP Berkshire #759 in the roundhouse	CP #2317 in the roundhouse	Reading #2124, a 4-8-4 class T-1 Northern	Bob's daughters and the Rahway Valley #15	The classic face of the Reading T-1
NKP Berkshire #759	Spang Chalfont #8 0-6-0 switcher	A better view ....	The builder's plate	The other side is cutaway to show the innards
DL&W hopper filled with anthracite	Steamer getting ready for another run	CP 2317 4-6-2 Pacific under steam	PRR K4s 1361 under reconstruction	1361 firebox
Interior of firebox -- empty!!	Welding work is ongoing	CP 2317 in the roundhouse	The tender	Another shot
A Lackawanna diesel switcher	CN #47, a 4-6-4-T Hudson tank engine	Another Canadian steamer in the collection	Big Boy from the rear - still an elegant sight	A close-up of the massive tender
#3254 pulls back the last train of the day	Almost at rest	"You'll stop right here!"	The mechanical wonder of a steam locomotive	The engineer gets ready to pull out
#3254 awaiting orders	The crew talks to the passengers	With a puff of smoke, she's off!	Grand Trunk #6039, a 4-8-2 Mountain class	The feedwater heater lends a classic touch
Reading T-1 #2124, a 4-8-4 Northern	That's a long locomotive!	Rahway Valley #15, a 2-8-0 Consolidation	From the domes, you can tell this is an old engine	#3254 pushes its cars into the yard
Making its way to the roundhouse	#3254 goes for a ride on the turntable	Heading for a rest in the roundhouse

Last updated: 14 Sep 2011

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