08-29-2015, 06:22 PM
Yep Charlie, that about sums it up.. There are a few other points to this that I am not at liberty to talk about on a public forum but we have an official plan B now in place.
___All the steam trips (NKP 765) for the up coming Labor day weekend will be unaffected, and will run as normal as they are using the Pocono main east of Scranton ( DL trackage ).
___The following weekend will feature some kind of excursion on Saturday with 765, This has yet to be determined.
___Then on Sunday we will have a special Photo freight with the A-B-A f-3's pulling 40's aria cars and Steamtown's DL&W caboose. A private passenger car will be tacked on to the end of the train for all the ARHS members (except me, I'm with the engine crew). This train will depart Scranton and head east to Tobyhanna, with several stops on the way for photo ops. The passenger car will be cut off for the photo run-by's.
We held our last work session today before the festivities and I am happy to report that for the first time in two years DL&W 663 is ready to start. There are still a few minor things to do like placing the dynamic brake hatch back on, that will be taken care of during the week.
I also got to have a nice chat with the crew of NKP 765 and a chance to grab a few shots of her before the park opened. They were performing a monthly inspection on her right next to Steamtown's Berk in the round house.
___All the steam trips (NKP 765) for the up coming Labor day weekend will be unaffected, and will run as normal as they are using the Pocono main east of Scranton ( DL trackage ).
___The following weekend will feature some kind of excursion on Saturday with 765, This has yet to be determined.
___Then on Sunday we will have a special Photo freight with the A-B-A f-3's pulling 40's aria cars and Steamtown's DL&W caboose. A private passenger car will be tacked on to the end of the train for all the ARHS members (except me, I'm with the engine crew). This train will depart Scranton and head east to Tobyhanna, with several stops on the way for photo ops. The passenger car will be cut off for the photo run-by's.
We held our last work session today before the festivities and I am happy to report that for the first time in two years DL&W 663 is ready to start. There are still a few minor things to do like placing the dynamic brake hatch back on, that will be taken care of during the week.
I also got to have a nice chat with the crew of NKP 765 and a chance to grab a few shots of her before the park opened. They were performing a monthly inspection on her right next to Steamtown's Berk in the round house.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew