On one of her last days before inspection, 2317 moves forward to prepare for the upcoming night photo session as part of the NRHS Convention of 2010. It was a treat seeing the nose of CP 2929, as... (more)

Here you see CP 2317 and CN 3254 in their accustomed stalls (18 and 19) in the Steamtown roundhouse the centerpiece of this National Historic Site. Quick; name another roundhouse with with more th... (more)

Engineer Chris LaBar opens the throttle as he looks back and gets the "all clear" wave from the conductor.
Taken at 1/8th - note the blurred wave of the conductor and motion in the drivers.

Steamtown, USA.

Through a maze of tracks, both the conductor and engineer (Bill Johnson) work together making sure they safely reach their destination.

CPR 2317 shuffles a car in the Scranton yard while ignoring the snow. A great day for me since steam in the snow is as rare as an identical snowflake!

With some 60 passengers stranded due to an avalanche on Nay Aug Pass, CP #2317 is pressed into emergency service in a rescue operation but time is of the essence! She must leave immediately. Yea... (more)

Looking at this scene, you can almost imagine that Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 2317 is storming out of Scranton's former Lackawanna station during a heavy snowfall. In reality, the Pacific, relegated t... (more)

Steamtown's CP #2317 closes the year on a series of short excursions from Steamtown to the former Lackawanna Station and return, seen here amidst a heavy snow fall in December.

CP #2317 storms past the former DL&W Mattes Street Tower in a gritty scene nostalgic of the late 50's. Note the signals to the right which at one point guided entrance and exit to and from the fo... (more)

CPR 2317, decked out with a holiday wreath, gets a dusting on the last day of Steamtown's season. I learned that day the good news that a few of 2317's "days" were saved so that the locomotive wou... (more)

Canadian Pacific spent what could be her last operating day shuffling a single coach through the Steamtown yard in the snow, seen here passing the bridge connecting the museum to the mall and a co... (more)