I arose at 5:45 AM so I could be down at the hotel's restaurant when it opened and had the waffle and bacon then printed some needed e-mails before working and finishing on yesterday's story. I then walked over to the Hilton Hotel and waited in front for the bus to load for the forty-five minute ride to Honesdale. Soon we were parked near the train station.
Lackawaxen and Stourbridge wooden snowplough 200, nee Bangor and Aroostook built by Russell. It is owned by the Wayne County Historical Society.
Stourbridge Line coach 805, ex. Morristown and Erie 805 "City of Anaconda", exx. Butte, Anaconda and Pacific 805, exxx. Rarus Railway 805, nee Canadian Pacific 805 built by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1953.
Stoutbridge Line coach 832, ex. Morristown and Erie 802 "City of Butte", exx. Butte, Anaconda and Pacific 802, exxx. Rarus Railway 802, nee Canadian Pacific 802 built by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1953.
Stourbridge Line multiple unit motor unit 3519 "John Roebling", nee Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 2519 built by Pullman and General Electric in 1930.
Stourbridge Line multiple unit motor unit 3509 "Irad Hawley", nee Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 2509 built by Pullman and General Electric in 1930.
Stourbridge Line BL-2 54, nee Bangor and Aroostook 554 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1949.
Replica of a Delaware & Hudson Gravity Railroad coal wagon.
The information sign.
Our train arrived at the station.
The passengers boarding our NRHS special train, whose consist was BL-2 54, coaches 3519 "John Roebling", 3509 "Irad Hawley", 1203 "Horatio Allen" and 1993 "Canadrago Lake".
Departing Honesdale bound for Lackawaxen.
Lackawaxen River.
Milepost JC 134.
Morristown & Erie C-424 19, nee Toledo, Peoria and Western 801 built by American Locomotive Company in 1964. It saw constant service on the railroad's Whippany Line, Dover & Rockaway Branch, Chester Branch and High Bridge Branch, hauling plastics, chemicals, lumber and other goods for small local businesses and sharing rails with commuters on New Jersey Transit. This locomotive also served a brief stint on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad in Pennsylvania and spent nine years in dedicated service at Bayway Refinery in Linden, New Jersey, never missing a day of service while employed there.
Housatonic Railroad GP7 22, ex. Montreal, Maine and Atlantic 22, exx. Bangor and Aroostook 22, nee Santa Fe GP7 2722 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1952.
A former industry once served by rail.
The sewer treatment plant at Honesdale.
Views along the Lackawaxen River, a 31.3 mile-long tributary of the Delaware River.
Our train running along the Lackawaxen River.
Views along the Lackawaxen River.
Rounding a curve.
Two more river views.
The trees and hills.
The river was very prevalant along our route.
A look at the rear of our train.
Steve Barry and other rail photographers.
The Lackawaxen River.
Crossing a bridge.
The river curves to the right.
Rock strata along our route.
Along the Lackawaxen River.
Rounding another curve.
As is obvious, this railway parallels the river for much of its route.
What is that tower ahead of the train?
The Lackawaxen River.
It is the hydro-electric plant at Kimble.
The Lackawaxen River.
Milepost JC 116.
A final curve before arriving at Lackawaxen where we detrained and I walked over to a store for two Coca-Colas and a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone, since I was now on vacation.
The Zane Gray road bridge over the Lackawaxen River.
The New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge built by the Union Bridge Company in 1894.
My private photo runby as the train returned to the boarding area.
Ready to return us to Honesdale, where we departed a few minutes after 1:00 PM and later, topped for a double photo runby.
The coach in which I rode, Stourbridge Line coach 1203 "Horatio Allen" built by Bethlehem Steel in 1927.
Stourbridge Line BL-2 54.
Reverse move one.
Photo runby one.
Reverse move two.
Photo runby two, after which we reboarded and proceeded towards Honesdale.
A creek at Hawley.
A railroad car on display at Hawley.
The station at Hawley, the normal terminus of the excursion train.
We rounded a curve on the approach to Honesdale and once there, I detrained for more pictures.
Our train now back in Honesadale.
One last view of Stourbridge Line BL-2 54.
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