Had a few chances to railfan during August. First up, Amtrak descends the east slope at Fairhope PA:
On August 2, I dropped off the better half at Keuka Lake so she could enjoy the lake while I waited for NKP 765. Lucky enough to catch this floatplane taxiing on the lake:
NKP 765 is reflected in the Canisteo River near Cameron, NY. I arrived here an hour and a half before the train did, at that time the sky was clear and the river was perfectly calm - excellent reflection of the mountain. By the time the train arrived, typical Southern Tier clouds arrived and a light wind stirred up the water and spoiled the reflection.
A month later I visited Steamtown for the first time since it left Vermont all those years ago. One of the Lackawanna-painted F's was in the shop, but the other was in charge of the shuttle trains. While there I met up with 765 again, inside the roundhouse next to 759!
As I was preparing to leave town, the Delaware-Lackawanna arrived with 4 units on the head end. While performing some switching duties, the F unit backed down for the next shuttle run, creating these photos of two generations of Lackawanna power. (Yes, I know the F wasn't originally a DL&W engine, but hey...)
A very busy-looking front:
And one last NKP shot...
Ron
