Reading & Northern 425 stomps up the grade near Glen Onoko in the golden afternoon light.

Reading & Northern 425 drifts down a relatively steep section of track at CP COAL before blasting up the grade into the Lehigh Gorge.

Reading & Northern 425 reaches upwards of 40 MPH as she attacks hometown Hill. Water is blasted off of the leaves on the trees as her exhausts shoots high into the sky.

Storms brew across the valley as the last rays of sun beat down on the Reading & Northern 425, passing by a derelict, antique dodge pickup.

Just after hustling through the small village of Hecla, Outside of New Ringgold, Reading & Northern 425 crosses deep hollow run

Reading & Northern 425 passes through the private crossing at Carbon Road, Just outside of Tamaqua.

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.