While everyone else was out chasing 113 down from Minersville, I opted to go see 425 make some morning yard moves...I am glad I did.

The 25th Anniversary of the Schuylkill Haven Borough Day, has hosted train rides for quite sometime now, but this was the first time that STEAM was pulling the train. R&N brought there 4-6-2 #425 ... (more)

R&N 425 Once Again Returns to the Lehigh Line! The Pittston to Jim Thorpe excursion is heading southbound in the Lehigh Gorge at Glen Onoko.

R&N 425 Once Again Returns to the Lehigh Line! The Pittston to Jim Thorpe excursion is heading southbound at Penobscot.

Making a triumphant return to service, the Reading and Northern's 4-6-2 pacific #425 blasts out of the Jim Thorpe yard with the last train of the day. 425 spent 2 days at the Steamtown Railfest, o... (more)

BM&R 425 has just been serviced and is backing down to couple onto its train.

Back in Service.. The Reading & Northern has returned 4-6-2 425 to service. The splendid looking steam locomotive made a visit to the Steamtown Rail Fest on August 31 and September 1.

Reading & Northern's Baldwin built Pacific gets prepped for the day at Railfest, as the sun peeks through the morning clouds.

In honor of the "Four & a Quarter" moving again this week, here it is at one of it's previous excursions. I did it in black & white to see it without it's normal bright blue. Note how much air can... (more)

RN 425 leads an excursion train back towards Reading Pa in the setting evening sun

The Old meets new. Reading & Northern's #425 sits fired up ready to run for it's weekend excursions to Jim Thorpe. Here she sits chatting with R&N's Big SD-50 5014, perhaps talking about all fri... (more)

Reading & Northern's 425 is readied and awaiting it's weekend steam excursions to Jim Thorpe

RN 425 Leads an excursion to Jim Thorpe Pa

R&N #425 explores the Lehigh Gorge on the first of a series of excursion over Labor Day weekend.

R&N leads an excursion past the rock cut and into the Lehigh Gorge State Park.