A silhouette featuring Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific leading a Fall foliage excursion over the famed Hometown Trestle. Though I've been here before, I couldn't pass up the colors in 2016, th... (more)

Ruffling the leaves on a crisp Autumn day in October, Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific emerges from the portal of a short tunnel on the ex-CNJ Nesquehoning Valley Branch under Hunter Street. Ph... (more)

Reading & Northern engineer, Chris Bost, leans out for a view offering the classic pose at Nesquehoning along the former CNJ Valley Branch. R&N"s 4-6-2 Pacific is the sole power for this Fall fol... (more)

Speed Limit 15? Hardly! R&N No. 425 charges through Nesquehoning at speed during a Fall Foliage exursion. A zoom-pan captured at shutter speed of 1/6th of a second.

Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 No. 425 leads a Fall foliage special through East Mahanoy Junction, single handedly, bound for Jim Thorpe, PA. This is steam railroading as it was meant to be!

Reading & Northern's No.425 Pacific, former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, charges north out of railroad's Port Clinton yard sporting a darker blue livery and logo for 2016. The Fall foliage special is bou... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 leads an Autumn Leaf Excursion over the 1000 foot long, 168 foot tall Hometown High Bridge on its way to Jim Thorpe.

On a gorgeous fall evening, Reading & Northern 425 leads the first autumn leaf excursion of the year at Miller's Crossing, bound for Port Clinton and the new Outer Station.

The 425 is nearing the summit with 14 cars and an assist from EMD, with the signal beckoning her toward Nesquehoning Junction. The branch to the left leads to Delano Junction.

The 425 pauses while the trainman bends the iron from the Tremont Branch to the Minersville Branch.

A PRR cabin car sits patiently in the background as the Hogger watches for signals from his brakeman while making switching movements in the east end of the CNJ yard at Jim Thorpe.

Splitting Eardrums

Reading & Northern's ex-GM&O Pacific has a bit of a reputation for being one really loud locomotive. It doesn't help that the narrow walls of the Lehigh Gorge only... (more)

As the final passengers board the train towards the end of the platform, the fireman gives 425 a full head of steam for departure, as proven by the popping safety valve. In a few minutes, the 3:00... (more)

Departing Jim Thorpe with cylinder cocks wide open, 425 surrounds itself with exhaust while giving the nearby cars a pressurized steam cleaning.

Thunder in the Gorge

Four and a Quarter charges unassisted thru the rock cut at Glen Onoko, splitting my ear drums with the sound of her exhaust at 40 mph echoing off the rock walls.... (more)