EL RENO OK Feb 2 1980 — A fellow railfan who was also a Rock Island employee got us into the El Reno shops for a night photography session. We had verbal permission from the division superintend... (more)

The Reading & Northern mountain job passes the east end of the yard in St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania. It now has a low-speed, non-stop trip to Tamaqua ahead of it.

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By the time that the Reading & Northern took over Conrail’s former Reading main line and branches west of Reading, Pennsylvania, the yard office in St. Nicholas ... (more)

After a brief stop at the yard office, Reading & Northern’s mountain job departs St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job pauses next to the yard office in St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job rolls into St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania. After a brief stop at the yard office for some administrative work, it will continue east toward Tamaqua.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job approaches St. Nicholas at Gilberton, Pennsylvania.

A Penn Central U33B and a pair of Conrail GP30’s wait for their next assignment at the former Reading Company Saucon Creek engine house in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

I am guessing the crew members on this southbound were just fine having ten-year-old 1735 in the lead on a hazy November morning 40 years ago. That BQ23-7 might have been brand-new, but dislike o... (more)

After picking up some cars from Universal Forest Products, Reading & Northern’s “mountain job” makes a departure from Gordon, Pennsylvania. I’m not sure of the circumstances leading to lea... (more)

One-half of the Reading & Northern’s road power is on the siding for Universal Forest Products in Gordon, Pennsylvania.

Reading & Northern’s “mountain job” drifts into Gordon Pennsylvania. It looks like those two Norfolk Southern box cars were on their first revenue assignment when they took newsprint to Inte... (more)

With its train put together after a pickup at Gordon, Pennsylvania, Reading & Northern’s “mountain job” departs for Tamaqua.

After picking up two cars from Universal Forest Products in Gordon, Pennsylvania, the crew of Reading & Northern’s “mountain job” returns to its train.