The Gods of steam certainly smiled down upon Reading & Northern on Saturday, October 29 as literally perfect weather surrounded the Reading to Jim Thorpe excursion. 2102, looking almost exactly as... (more)

RBMN 270 making the WYE movement at Nesquehoning Junction with remnants of Fall Foliage peaking through.

"Power at CP Pulpit": Reading T1 #2102 heads south for the Outer Station in Reading, PA with her Iron Horse Ramble after a brief stop and crew change at Port Clinton on September 3, 2022... (more)

Cresting the grade south, Reading T1 #2102 races towards Church Road outside of Hometown, PA on September 3, 2022.

"Thunder in the Poconos": With her throttle to the roof, Reading T1 #2102 rumbles through Nesquehoning, PA in the heart of the Pocono Mountains on 9/3/22 leading her Iron Horse Ramble so... (more)

With a cacophony of stack talk, Reading T1 4-8-4 #2102 crests the grade and splits the signals at CP Haucks heading north to Jim Thorpe, PA on 9/3/22.

As the attack on the grade heading north intensifies, Reading T1 #2102 and GM&N Pacific #425 race by Atlas on 8/13/22 as they lead OSJT on another classic Iron Horse Ramble.

The final Iron Horse Ramble of the 2022 season has just departed Port Clinton and approaches the Rte 61 bridge at Molino.

The ground shakes and the air fills with the sound of thunder as RBMN T1 #2102 and Pacific #425 makes a run for Hometown Hill on August 13, 2022 at mile marker 110.

Having crested the grade heading North to Jim Thorpe, OSJT (Outer Station-Jim Thorpe) passes the photo line at CP Haucks on August 13, 2022.

The return waited for around the country, the RBMN Steam Shop Successfully test ran T-1 2102 on a 50 car empty unit coal train from NR - JT and return. Here it is charging over the Hometown High B... (more)

As the foliage reaches its peak, Reading & Northern 425 rolls downhill through a popular spot West of Nesquehoning.

As the foliage begins to turn, Reading & Northern 425 rolls over the 1168-foot long Hometown High Bridge. This acts as a prelude of the foliage that is yet to peak.

Reading & Northern 425's Boston & Maine 6 Chime echoes off of the surrounding mountains as she rolls downhill towards Jim Thorpe, passing by the Lake Hauto Dam

Reaching upwards of 30 miles per hour, Reading & Northern 425 thunders upgrade through the road crossing at Reynolds. Her deafening stack talk is unmatched by any other locomotive in the United St... (more)