With the safety lifted and throttle open 425 takes her 8 car long train back to Minersville.

With the throttle wide open, and up to speed the 425 flys by, putting out a nice trail of black smoke.

After working hard for the first half of the trip, 425 slows down as she gets on to the ex-CNJ Nesquehoning Valley Branch, this hard working pacific is heading to Jim Thorpe with hundreds of passe... (more)

425 makes a run to Nesquehoning where the local fire dept. tops her off with water for her return trip to Port Clinton

425 drifts downgrade passed Lake Hauto as she nears Jim Thorpe

425 drifts downgrade at Lake Drive, just east of Hometown

425 makes her way to the ex-CNJ turntable in Jim Thorpe,PA.

From miles off the faint chug of 425 is heard and the whistle sounds, and it just keeps getting louder from there on out!

An Autumn Leaf Excursion is led by R&N #425 over the elusive Hometown Trestle. The trestle was built in 1931 for the CNJ replacing a wooden trestle. Photo taken from the earthen dam on State Ga... (more)

R&N's blue Pacific takes a spin on the former CNJ turntable (with a fresh coat of green paint) in Jim Thorpe, PA. To the right sits R&N"s recently painted red caboose which was featured on a pho... (more)

The Autumn Leaf Excursion simmers at Nesquehoning awaiting a diesel powered Hometown Trestle excursion heading the opposite direction.

R&N #425 leads an Autumn Leaf Excursion past the dam at Hauto on a sunny Sunday afternoon in October. I always wanted this dam shot and finally was able to find the dam photo line and get the sho... (more)

2003 works the RIP at Port Clinton.

R&N #425 roars through Molino, PA during one of two Autumn Leaf excursions. This was the first image of the day and was a pretty good indication of how the rest of the day would progress, albeit,... (more)