3 min.
Labor Day show in Scranton
On Labor Day 1946 in Scranton, Pa., the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad put on a show to delight any railfan, for in the space of 4 hours, eight sections of the Lackawanna Limited originated at, passed through, or terminated at the division point and shop town — two westbound, six eastbound. They totaled 10 engines and 88 cars, and carried hundreds of passengers.
The show started quietly enough, at 1:05 p.m., when the first section of No. 3, the westbound Limited, appeared — seven cars behind a 1600-series 4-8-4. This train displayed the customary green flags, and operated only into Scranton.
Twenty minutes later the second section rolled in, brakes smoking from the run down the mountain, with 11 cars behind engine 1505, one of DL&W’s earlier, lighter 4-8-4s.
That was Act…
