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This flatcar sits abandoned in deep muck carrying coal chutes. The mine extends on in the distance seemingly forever, and there is some miscellaneous mechanical components just beyond the flatcar. This mine was excruciatingly long difficult to traverse; the muck was as much as 24-30 inches at its worst. This photo was taken towards the end of the trip, at which point we had already trudged 4 miles through deep mud and water.
A mixed-freight and intermodal Norfolk Southern train heads southbound under Clarks Summit's Freedom Bridge. It was -20F with windchill when this photo was taken, and my hand was in severe physical pain after 30 seconds of being exposed.
Looking at a mine cart, transfer station, and shaft at the Lansford No. 9 coal mine. This shaft (center back) extended up and down hundreds of feet, but is flooded in the present day. A transfer station (left) is a machine used to shift and rotate coal cars across different tracks when there is not enough room to use normal tracks and junctions. A small mine office is visible to the right.
A single bench is illuminated in the coal tunnel.
That moment when you first step out...
An American Eagle (PSA N543EA) CRJ-700 flies over the Washington Monument on final approach into DCA runway 19.
A birds-eye view of the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern's 2102 steam locomotive passing over the Jim Thorpe Wye.
An American Airlines Airbus A319 (reg N4032T) appears over a boat launch dock while on final for DCA Runway 19.
A photo of the Scranton Lace Factory's famous basketball court from up top in the seating area. This basketball court was built for employee recreation, and has sadly since been demolished as part of the Laceworks Village project.
At the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, DC, a Cardinal sits in a nearby tree. Funny enough, my best picture from that day wasn't a zoo animal!