After turning around the wye, Reading & Northern 425 backs downgrade into Jim Thorpe.

"Big Blue Twilight" - As the blanket of darkness falls over Reading, the crew of R&N 425 are hard at work, preparing the engine for one last day of Fall Foliage.

Silence in the colorful fall valley beneath the Hometown High Bridge outside of Hometown, PA on October 23, 2021 is broken by hustle of Reading & Northern #425 as she heads south on former Central... (more)

"Princess Coronation" Pacific loco 6233 "Duchess Of Sutherland" with "The Midland Bristolian" excursion at Standish Junction.

After unloading the passengers after their Fall Foliage train ride, Reading & Northern 425 backs the excursion train northward out of Reading Outer Station to go turn the train around for the next... (more)

Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern train JTOS (Jim Thorpe-Reading Outer Station) passes the reflection pond at Hecla with both the 425 & the fall colors putting on a good show for those trackside &... (more)

Under the cover of night, Reading & Northern 425 reaches full pressure. If it wasnt for the modern appearance of 425, one would believe this scene was one set many years ago.

At Spring Valley, NY, a pair of Erie Pacifics are seen waiting for their next run to Jersey City. The New York to Jersey City commuter runs were one of the last hold outs for Erie steam.

Before challenging the steep mountain grades of the old anthracite roads, Reading & Northern 425 idles quietly outside the steam shops. Next to the famed 4-6-2 is SW8 #802.

With foliage abound, the Reading & Northern steam-powered Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, PA trip rolls across the Hometown, PA trestle with 4-6-2 425 leading the way. The 17-car train requi... (more)

As the foliage reaches its peak, Reading & Northern 425 rolls downhill through a popular spot West of Nesquehoning.

Reading & Northern #425 just about tears the town of Leesport, PA apart on the evening of October 23, 2021 as she zips by on the last leg of an annual fall foliage round trip excursion between Rea... (more)

Early in the morning, crews prepare Reading & Northern 425 for a run to Jim Thorpe. The safeties on the locomotive lift, as full operating pressure has been reached.

Reading and Northern #425 loudly whistles for the Church Road grade crossing in northern Tamaqua, PA on a dreary October 23rd, 2021. Despite the weather, #425 put on an amazing show in what could ... (more)

As a long day comes to a close, Reading & Northern 425 rolls over the famed stone arches of the Peacock's Lock Viaduct. An 1856-built stone arch viaduct and the only viaduct in the United States c... (more)