Stourbridge Line at PA Route 590 Xing Lackawaxen, PA

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008 hrs. 1200Hrs.
Railroad: Former operator Central Penn Rail Corp.
Line: Stourbridge Line, former Erie Honesdale Branch
Train Symbol: 54
Direction of train: Westbound
Train origin: Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania
Train destination: Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Engines: BL2 54
Cars: 5 Coaches
Location: Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania
County: Pike County

PHOTOS by Michael Foley, of Yonkers Rails, can be seen here:

http://www.yonkersrails.com/id147.html

Notes:

This video recorded the first (known) move over this crossing, after the run around move in The Central New York Railroad (NYSW-Former Norfolk Southern-Conrail) yard in many years.

Stourbridge Railroad trackage stretches from Honesdale to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania.

A former Erie-Lackawanna (Former Erie) branch line, it had been owned by The Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association since 1976 until
2008.

Now, it is owned by a private owner.

Past operators of the line have been Delaware-Otsego System, which called the railroad LASB, and North Shore Railroad System, which called the railroad SBRR.

The former operator was Central Penn Rail Corp., and the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce hosts The Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions.

http://www.waynecountycc.com/

Morristown & Erie Railway is the new operator in 2009.
Their website mentions nothing of the acquisition.
http://www.merail.com/

Category:

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Tags:

• BL2
• 54
• Stourbridge
• Lackawaxen
• PA
• Route
• 590

[GothicRunes]

What happened to the warning? The gates and lights are supposed to be on!

[yonkersrails]

These were two of the first moves on the line in years, so they needed to be reactivated. At the time Central Penn Rail Corp was operator. Now it is Morristown & Erie, and they are getting the line into proper shape. I've been TOLD that all Xings have been reactivated.

[GP9railfan]

Glad to see they kept the BAR paint job on her! Nice!!!

[rockinrollfan37]

@GP9railfan I was nicely suprised to see

this bl still in BAR colors also and so clean too! still looks new after all these years this was the only bl to get this paint scheme,and this was also the last active BL2

on the BAR it was sold in 1985 or 86 I think.

[intercityrailpal]

The crossing was flagged, no problem here. Remember when the gates were new they were called Automatic Crossing Flaggman! Gates were not added to many railroads untill about 50 years ago. It started by just having a warning bell.

[MilwaukeeSDman]

How are they doing is the bridge in lackawaxin finished yet are they getting freight back on the line

[FL92002]

Would it look any better in the new MN Genesis Scheme or perhaps in McGinnis? Maybe Beachball?

[nhlives]

I FLOCKING HATE THAT ENGINE. Wouldn't be so bad if it were painted differently or something, but it is the #1 reason I don't give enough of a shit to go out and see or photograph the LASB.