Reading and Northern 425 works the grade after clearing High Bridge on the way back to Port Clinton.

With its characteristic emulation of the sound of a Boeing 737 at takeoff, the 425 nears the top of the grade out of Tamaqua, hammering the 140-pound jointed rails of the old Reading Railroad.

"Hauling the Mail" through the automatic signals at the 102, Knadler and Hartman make their way north on the Reading and Northern "NRFF" job. This job operates between North Re... (more)

Reading & Northern's RDC's ply through Barnesville, PA en route to Port Clinton, PA on a beautiful day in the Fall.

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!

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.

An empty Crude Oil train fights upgrade at East Mahanoy Junction onto the M&S Branch. A late morning Port Clinton Extra crew picked this train up at North Reading Yard and is moving it north for t... (more)

With a beautiful blanket of snow covering the Anthracite Coal Region, the southbound "Mountain Job" descends the grade of the M&S Branch at Barnesville, PA. A short distance ahead lays t... (more)

With early November snow flurries falling along with the autumn leaves, the northbound Reading and Northern Office Car Special is seen just before arriving at East Mahanoy Jct.

The southbound "Mountain Job" drops down the M&S Branch enroute back to Tamaqua. The MCQA-03 is crossing Hillside Drive in Barnesville, PA, after a heavy snowfall blanketed the area just... (more)

Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 #425 leads a special railfan photographer excursion through East Mahanoy Junction as it works its way back south to Port Clinton.

With SD38 #2004 leading Reading & Northern's northbound Mountain Job breaks the Sunday afternoon silence as it works its way north near Barnesville on the R&N mainline.

After turning on the wye at Haucks, the #425 begins her journey back to Port Clinton. This area was once the site of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Haucks Yard. It was once an important loca... (more)

Reading and Northern G1 Pacific #425 pulls the "Carbon Turn" through Barnesville, PA. The Carbon Turn was a special photo charter being hosted by the Reading and Northern Railroad. The train opera... (more)

Reading & Northern's 'Mountain Job' eases downhill on the Mahanoy & Shamokin Branch seen here crossing Hillside Drive near Barnesville. In a few miles the train will enter the R&N mainline (at Eas... (more)