Reading & Northern 425 commands a scene at the hometown high bridge on a clear late summer morning

Reading & Northern 425 rushes out of Tamaqua Tunnel, with deafening stack talk becoming even louder upon the high-stepping pacific's exit.

Reading & Northern 425 leans into a curve at Jim Thorpe, along old CNJ trackage.

Reading & Northern 425 blasts out of Tamaqua Tunnel up the steep grade. 425 puts on an impressive show with a nice smoke plume and its bell ringing as it carries passengers for the final trip of t... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 passes a man-made pond in Hecla during a run to New Ringgold.

Deep within the Lehigh Gorge, Reading & Northern 425 storms up the grade at Milepost 128, making work of her first public excursion of 2021.

Reading & Northern 425 climbs the grade on the old Lehigh Valley right of way, nearby the Milepost 126 signal.

he Reading and Northern 425 steam engine returning to Jim Thorpe with the 3pm LGSR excursion pauses for the conductor to throw the switch at River for the approaching NRFF. Across the Lehigh Rive... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 storms out of Tamaqua Tunnel. Engineer Shane Frederickson yanks the throttle, just as the locomotive exits the tunnel, creating a deafening sound.

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 425 Makes its way through the canopy of trees after Blasting through Tamaqua Tunnell

Reading & Northern 425 blasts out of Tamaqua Tunnel with the final trip of the 2021 Tamaqua Summerfest Trains.

Reading & Northern 425 crosses over the Hometown High Bridge near Hometown, Pennsylvania. The bridge stands 168 feet tall and is 1,186 feet long. The bridge makes for some great views of the valle... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 slowly crosses the Hometown High Bridge, giving passengers beautiful views of the valley below. This impressive structure spans 1,168 feet and rises 168 feet above the Littl... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 gallantly charges upgrade, completing the last leg of the Southbound climb towards Haucks. Tamaqua Summerfest 2021 offered photo opportunities unseen since 2019.

Reading & Northern 425 turns day into night, creating an extremely dramatic scene. The engineer works the throttle as the locomotive fails to hold its grip on the rails, causing the wheels to slip... (more)