Thursday, April 16, 2009

A Sad day in Jim Thorpe, PA

Received the following via email from Kermit Geary, Jr. Text, photos, and captions are his.

It was a sad day in Jim Thorpe, PA on Thursday (4-9-09) when the R&N 5014 picked up the LAST CNJ RS-3 left in the world and removed it from the lands of the CNJ. While it is going to a better home on the D-L, one can't forget the good times and life it had while operating in excursion service during the Rail Tours era in Jim Thorpe, PA. Yes, The two CNJ painted F-units will be leaving also...headed for the Morristown & Erie. When that sad day occurs, there will be NO REASON for anyone to revisit the town of Jim Thorpe, PA


R&N 5014 coming to take 1554 away from Jim Thorpe, PA



CNJ 57-56-1554 at Jim Thorpe, PA



CNJ 1554-56-57 at Jim Thorpe, PA



An airhose on Viagra



The sun sets on the CNJ 1554 as the R&N prepares to move it to Pittston, PA



CNJ 1554 on connection at Coalport, PA



Heading north into the Lehigh River Gorge, PA