Reading & Northern #425 blew down her boiler on the mainline outside of her home in Port Clinton, PA on the cold but clear morning of December 24, 2019 sending last year's fallen leaves for a stea... (more)

"Station Scenes": Back lit against the morning sun, ex-Gulf Mobile & Ohio pacific #425 met her train at the Reading Outer Station in Reading, PA on December 24, 2019. For the entire mont... (more)

Frigid and sub-zero centigrade temperatures have frozen water runoff on the rock formations outside of the Reading & Northern’s steam shops in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania as the former Gulf Mobil... (more)

"Steaming Across Greenwood Lake"

"Majestic": Reading & Northern #425's headlight beam provides some illumination on the early morning of December 24, 2019. Engineer Shane Frederickson chats with his son Ryan Frederickso... (more)

Engineer Shane Frederickson warms up ex-GM&O #425's cross compound air pump on the cold morning of December 24, 2019.

Ex-Chessie SD50s are in the siding at North Reading Junction as the 425 Steam Special prepares to board passengers

Amidst fall colors, Reading & Northern #425 roared past Lake Hauto and into the bottom of Hometown Hill on October 19, 2019 as she made haste heading south towards Port Clinton and the Reading Out... (more)

Reading & Northern #425 leaned into the S curve outside of Hecla, PA on October 19, 2019 as she continued north on the former Reading Railroad mainline pulling the R&N's annual Fall Foliage excurs... (more)

Reading & Northern #425 had reached the top of the grade at Haucks on October 19, 2019. From here, it is a steady downgrade ride into Jim Thorpe.

"Anticipation": Fireman Ryan Frederickson manned the switch outside of the Port Clinton steam shops on October 19, 2019 as Reading & Northern #425 gave a wake-up call to the sleepy railr... (more)

Reading & Northern #425 frames out the turntable as she creeps out of her home in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania.

"A Monochrome Morning": Reading & Northern #425 and her crew busily prepare for another day of hauling passengers along the former Reading Railroad and Central of New Jersey right-of-way... (more)

Odd doubleheader of a 4-6-2 and an 0-6-0 (CNJ 113) on old Reading Lines trackage in the coal regions of Pennsylvania

Reading and Northern 425 prepares to take a spin on the turntable at Jim Thorpe with the future JTEX power behind it, including a former CSX SD50.