I'm out in NE PA for the NASCAR weekend, but since the racing action doesn't start until Friday, today I took a ride over to Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton. They have a collection of steam locomotives and other old rail cars, both inside the museum and out in the yard. The site encompasses part of the old Scranton round house, which has been restored. They also have a couple of steam locomotives that they run. I've been there before, but it's been a while, thought I'd share a few shots:
This is a snowplow car, it works like a big snow blower. It was used by the Long Island Rail Road from 1898 to 1967. These were used frequently in the Great Plains and the mountain states, the LIRR was one of only seven railroads east of the Mississippi to use one:
This locomotive was used by the Canadian National Railroad until the late '50s. It was being used today to pull two passenger cars on short rides during the day (yes, I went for a train ride!)
When they were done for the day, they pulled in into the roundhouse:
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