The theme of trains and Christmas continues and it does so with a bit of shame and ignorance on my part.Snow on the windshields indicates they are not running. When they last did run, I'm not sure.
To your left at left, the somewhat famous, at least among the weenie crowd, the tangerine and blue Central Railroad of New Jersey (more commonly and alternately known as the Jersey Central or CNJ) A-A set of GM EMD F3s.
You're right, it's a lot of tekkie
mumbo-jumbo for two old and tired diesels that likely 95% of Americans don't give a damn about, and understandably so. What may lend importance to these locomotives is that the Jersey Central was once a major player in NE PA railroading. Its presence in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, while not as enormous as other 
railroads, was sizable.The CNJ had a roundhouse, turntable, and yard within a short walk from where Steamtown now sits.
These CNJ units are not real, not in the sense that they are CNJ in origin. They actually began life on the Bangor and Aroostook railroad in Maine and presently have twin owners, one rail historical group owns one, one owns the other. If you've been to Jim Thorpe, you may recall these deisel-electrics sitting right there in the middle of town alongside the CNJ station, which is restored and in daily use.
The green units are real. They are, in fact, the first passenger diesels ever purchased by the once mighty Reading Lines, which is the same Reading you find on your Monopoly board. In a way too foamer of a move, let me say that the Reading locomotives are FP7 diesel-electrics, as opposed to the CNJ's being designated as F3 locomotives. Again, very historic and worthy of a visit to Steamtown.
Being a huge Steamtown booster, I just thought you might like a reason to go for a visit, maybe have a look around, see things you like, and truly appreciate what a gem this place is.
