Reading And Northern 425 blast out of the short tunnel at RT 93

While the railroad was quiet, the sky was not. Within moments of taking this image, the photographer was drenched. But I got the shot of impending doom with the diesels in the spot of sun.

On the return trip from Jim Thorpe to Port Clinton, the fireman works the stoker (a.k.a. a coal scoop and foot pedal) to bring pressure up for the run up Hometown Hill, a long and hard climb which... (more)

Now drifting downgrade, R&N 425 has just met one of the day's Hometown High Bridge trains at Ametek, on the west side of Nesquehoning. The fall colors were ablaze in the Lehigh Valley on this day.

On a crystal-clear and incredibly colorful fall day, Reading & Northern Pacific 425 puts on a jaw-dropping show on her run from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe for the October 11th Autumn Leaf Special.... (more)

Reading and Northern 425 steams westbound through Tamaqua PA towards Jim Thorpe PA on a beautiful fall morning. This train was a part of their Autumn Leaf excursion trips.

425 storms upgrade through Tamaqua, PA

Reading and Northern 425 rounds a corner surrounded by the first of fall color

Reading & Northern conductor Kyle Sanders works on his paperwork outside the R&N office at Port Clinton before putting his train back together for the rest of the trip north to Tamaqua with inboun... (more)

The R&N 425 and train is quite a sight on a nice autumn evening.

The R&N 425 steps high as she hustles an excursion train back to Port Clinton PA after an all day trip to Jim Thorpe.

Fall color is nearing peak as R&N 425 handles one of the railroad's leaf specials.

A solo GP39RN leads "The Main Liner" across the regionally famous Hometown High Bridge. The crew is traversing the Reading and Northern Main Line where they will be switching online cust... (more)

During the Labor Day Celebrations in port Clinton, Pa, just yards away RN GP39RN 2533 sits idle awaiting it's next assignment.

"Bike Train at Glen Onoko"