The mainline enters the visible portion of the railroad at Hyde Wye, just west of Bridge 60. This photo shows the wye, the Repair In Place facility located inside the wye, and Bridge 60.
To the right of the last photo is the west end of the yard and yard throat,
where the climb out of Scranton begins. In the photo below, note the beginning
of the grade just beyond the yard throat. The mainline climbs to the Scranton
Station, where it levels off to allow passenger trains to start from the station
without helpers. The grade begins in the yard about halfway down the body tracks,
and the two grades meet where the east yard throat rejoins the mainline.
In the photo below,
the helpers have been placed in front of the caboose and the train's ready to
start the climb to Tobyhanna. The mainline grade begins just in front of the
hoppers. Continuing
east, the mainline passes the Mattes Street Tower, one of the Lackawanna's indestructible
concrete towers, and then the beautiful Scranton Station. As noted in this photo,
the Station will be a flat against the backdrop. The main and east yard lead
rejoin just out of the photo to the right. In the overview
below three levels of layout are visible: the mainline climbing out of Scranton;
the upper level Mount Pocono Auto Facility; and the Reading/EL interchange yard
in Rupert. The mainline continues east from here to the Nay Aug tunnels. 
