Lackawanna relics out and about in Scranton

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 3:06 pm

Hello All

If anyone is passing through the Scranton area today (5/8) or tomorrow you might be able to catch a rare outting of Steamtown's DL&W 2-6-0 #565. Long stored in the roundhouse, the unrestored engine was moved (temporarilly) outside this morning. Scranton's other DL&W engine, the GVT Rail's 1935 EMC switcher #426, usually tucked away in one place or another, is on dispay (along with a cut of freshley painted box cars) behind the DL&W train station/hotel in downtown for the rail-freight seminar that's taking place there.

Neat stuff if you're passing through.

Dave Crosby

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John in NY · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 4:19 pm

How about someone snapping off a few pics for us ny'rs?

imthevoice@aol.com

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 4:45 pm

Already in the bag! (or the digital camera at least...)

Dave

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Rob Davis · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 5:06 pm

Dave,

Did the D-L run the passenger special today as planned?

Rob

rdavis@rypn.org

Dave Crosby · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 6:41 pm

Hey Rob

Yep, with DL 3643, 4103, four NPS coaches and the Lehigh Valley 353 Business Car. Quite a few days here in the Electric City.

Dave Crosby

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Superheater · **Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 7:58 pm

>Dave, is the 4118 out of service or did the expect to need 5100 HP for 5 coaches?

superheater@rrmail.com

HP · **Posted:** Fri May 09, 2003 8:33 am

4118 broke its crankshaft about a month ago.

Phil Mulligan · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2003 4:04 pm

> 4118 broke its crankshaft about a month ago.

A historic problem with 244's

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