In this channel, we railfan trains, but not just any trains. The trains of Wyoming Valley, Scranton and Wilkes Barre area of the endless mountain region. These areas are part of what makes Northeast Pennsylvania so unique. From all different railroads such as the Delaware Lackawanna Railroad (DL) for short, Reading and Northern Railroad (RBMN), Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad [L&S (now has been bought by RJ Corman)], and the class one railroad in the area Norfolk Southern. All around Northeast Pennsylvania, you can see about every kind of commodity. Goods being shipped on the local railroads. NEPA also has a lot of history. It was the home of anthracite coal and many coal trains used to be a common site. Sadly, those days are gone and lots of stuff has changed with the local railroads. However, Northeast Pennsylvania's trains are still enjoyable to us railfans.
Yuck, long nose lead on the way home. That locomotive commander is going to have a sore neck by the time he gets back to Scranton. Unless that is, they go to Portland and Wye, one of the engines.
Well, I tried to give the video a like, but it would not let me. Lotsa power there for 24 empties going downhill. Keep it up the good work I enjoy. No activity this afternoon at Ardent Mills, I'm the starter at Mt. Airy Golf Course from 1:00 PM to close and I usually know when they are switching as I can hear the horn and the Alco rumble at the golf course.
Location is at Oak Street, I used to pick blueberries in the early 1960's with my parents, grand uncles in the summer. My fathe was born & raised in Pittston. 7 members of my family worked for the Lehigh Valley railroad from the time of the completion of the first TransContinental up unto Conrail in 1976.
going slow because of the extreme heat and humidity. What happens is the rail expands and can cause kinks, which will cause a possible derailment. From my 43 years of running trains, that would be my best estimate. The only other reason would be that they are milking some overtime.
Great stuff! Do you have any tips for railfanning the Sunbury line/Taylor yard? I’ve been a couple times but I’m wondering when it generally has higher traffic in your experience.
Only 2-4 daily trains. 11Z comes down from Binghamton late morning/early afternoon. 10Z from Harrisburg mainly runs at night, on the weekdays K81 operates between Scranton and Wilkes Barre then in the evening K82 leaving Binghamton to go to Taylor and back. Your best bet is to listen to the scanner and go to Taylor where you could catch DL, R&N, and NS
@@lackawannavalleyrailfan thanks for the tips. I’ve caught the RBMN daily between coxton and Taylor down at their yard. It’s impressive how busy that little yard gets.
@@lackawannavalleyrailfan I’m sure it was and you can tell they ripped up old track. If you hike the mountain you can see the old coaling tower and roundhouse down there. If you dig around online you can find some awesome pictures too.
Whenever 425 comes back from her 1472 FRA Boiler and Inspection, she could lead with 2102 on a Railfan steam doubleheader excursion, maybe in the future from Reading Outer Station to Tunkhannock!
