After throwing the switch, a crew member gets ready to climb back aboard CN 2-8-2 3254 and head to the warm, dry shop on Steamtown's last day of operations in 2009.

CN #3254 on a near perfect Autumn day excursion through the NE part of PA.

En route to Moscow and points East, CN #3254 makes her way past the Elmhurst resevoir on a perfect Autumn day.

Leaving (most of) the snow behind, CN #3254 continues East towards the town of East Stroudsburg, PA in a classic railroad scene.

Arctic Autumn Blast!

My Christmas card came early this year...

Canadian National #3254 makes her appearance through the foliage during an unusual Autumn snow storm en route to East Stroudsburg, PA.

The valves are hooked up at 50% cut-off, the fireman has the Standard Stoker cranking and 3254 is a-popping up the old Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 1.6 % grade out of Scranton on a grey autumn d... (more)

As the snow continues to fall, CN 3254 arrives at Cresco, PA to pick up more passengers who will ride the train to East Stroudsburg. Although the snow is considerably lighter at Cresco, the eviden... (more)

The only thing to show that this is October and not January is the color still peeking through the snow-covered trees as 3254 approaches the station at Tobyhanna. This is the remnants of the 7 inc... (more)

After stopping for water at Tobyhanna Station, CN 3254 is now downgrade as she approaches the Rt. 940 overpass. It was snowing so hard here we could barely see the crossing less than a quarter mil... (more)

Moments before a rare October snowfall, CN 3254 thunders upgrade out of Scranton headed for East Stroudsburg as the fall colors reach their peak on the trees in the Poconos.

The colors of Fall surround CN #3254 as she clears Nay Aug tunnel and dips under the signal bridge.

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