Former Erie Mining Company #7222 sits outside the Von Storch Locomotive Shops in Scranton. This unit was built in 1965 and hauled taconite ore in northern Minnesota. It was later sold and sat in M... (more)
Early Morning Erie Mining. Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL) ALCO C420 no. 7222 sits quiet on a siding at the railroad's Von Storch Locomotive Shops. The unit is former Erie Mining, and... (more)
With the graffiti recently scrubbed off, can this be on the 2025 to do list? That would be nice.
With the glut of projects at Von Storch, this former Erie Mining C420 has been set aside for a while.
Though still in one piece, this former Erie Mining C420's usable parts will soon be harvested for others in the D-L fleet.
Former Erie Mining C420 is at its' final stop. The unit is slated to have its' to parts used to benefit other ALCOs to keep working.
A rather forlorn looking former Erie Mining C420 sits outside the DL shops in South Scranton waiting for its coming Chapter Two.
AS the door was left open, one could see the cabs looks to have cleared out.
After coming down from years of Minnesota winters in Hoyt Lakes, 7222 is closer to getting inside the shop for an overhaul by the Colangelo team.
Recent "rescues" C420 and C424. 7222 was sitting on what was once Erie Mining property in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. 4204 was up in Canada and prior to that spent a short stint at Morristow... (more)
