After a multi-year, multi-million dollar restoration, the fruit of the R&N steam crews hard work comes to bear as the big T-1 simmers at Outer Station.

It Lives

The Reading and Northern put former Reading 4-8-4 2102 through its paces on a break-in run between Port Clinton and Tuckerton, Pennsylvania yesterday. I had to work in the... (more)

On April 6, the former Reading turned Reading & Northern T-1 4-8-4 2102 was taken back out on the mainline for the first time in 31 years. After more than 3 decades of napping, owner Andy Muller ... (more)

Following a day of break-in runs, the Reading T-1 4-8-4 2102, now RBMN, gets some evening TLC at the Port Clinton, PA Steam Shops after a 31-year nap.

The Reading & Northern mountain job passes the east end of the yard in St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania. It now has a low-speed, non-stop trip to Tamaqua ahead of it.

One Clean Window

By the time that the Reading & Northern took over Conrail’s former Reading main line and branches west of Reading, Pennsylvania, the yard office in St. Nicholas ... (more)

After a brief stop at the yard office, Reading & Northern’s mountain job departs St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job pauses next to the yard office in St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job rolls into St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania. After a brief stop at the yard office for some administrative work, it will continue east toward Tamaqua.

Reading & Northern’s mountain job approaches St. Nicholas at Gilberton, Pennsylvania.

The LNRX crew brings a coal train off the Greenwood Running Track in Tamaqua. LNRX is an "Indexing" job that loaded the train at Lehigh Natural Sources. Once they clear the interlocking,... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 charges out of Reading, Pennsylvania as it crosses Peacock's Lock Viaduct about a two miles into the trip to Jim Thorpe.

With a fresh snowfall blanketing the landscape, a short NRFF accelerates to 40mph in Rickenbach's Cut after departing North Reading Yard. The four engines will make easy work of the 10-car northbo... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 rushes across the Drehersville Bridge in the early morning sunlight. PLEASE NOTE: This is private property. Please do not photograph here without permission from the prop... (more)