The return waited for around the country, the RBMN Steam Shop Successfully test ran T-1 2102 on a 50 car empty unit coal train from NR - JT and return. Here it is charging over the Hometown High B... (more)
As the foliage reaches its peak, Reading & Northern 425 rolls downhill through a popular spot West of Nesquehoning.
As the foliage begins to turn, Reading & Northern 425 rolls over the 1168-foot long Hometown High Bridge. This acts as a prelude of the foliage that is yet to peak.
Reading & Northern 425's Boston & Maine 6 Chime echoes off of the surrounding mountains as she rolls downhill towards Jim Thorpe, passing by the Lake Hauto Dam
Reaching upwards of 30 miles per hour, Reading & Northern 425 thunders upgrade through the road crossing at Reynolds. Her deafening stack talk is unmatched by any other locomotive in the United St... (more)
On a chilly morning in early October, Reading & Northern 425 works upgrade at Molino, kicking off a month of the RBMN's famed Fall Foliage Excursions, which were absent in 2020.
Reading & Northern Baldwin 4-6-2 #425 leads northbound steam excursion OSJT (Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe) over the Hometown High Bridge on the R&N Main Line at Hometown, PA on October 12, ... (more)