Through the fog. Reading & Northern 4-6-2 425 bursts out of the north portal of White Haven Tunnel on a foggy Saturday morning as the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna settle over the area. ... (more)

Ready...waiting...dry... RBMN 425 sits at the ex-CNJ depot in Jim Thorpe, PA shortly after arriving from Port Clinton (R&N Headquarters). The next day she will pull a roundtrip excursion from Jim ... (more)

Reading & Northern SD50s 5014 & 5017, powering a Fall Foliage special, make their final approach into Jim Thorpe on ex-CNJ trackage as they pass a pair of ex-"CNJ" F3A units stored at Jim Thorpe. ... (more)

The newest object in this photo is... A) NS 9414, B) Reading & Northern 425 or C) Penobscot Tower. R&N 425 is the correct answer, as it had just emerged from a complete rebuild the previous... (more)

Hints of fall can already be found in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. During one of Tropical Storm Hanna's heavier rain bands, Reading & Northern 425 coasts downgrade into the north portal of Whi... (more)

Reading & Northern SD50s 5014 & 5017 power a Fall Foliage special as it makes its way to Jim Thorpe on ex-CNJ trackage.

The calm before the storm. RBMN 425 sits patiently by the ex-CNJ station in Jim Thorpe before pulling a round-tirp excursion to Pittston the next day while Tropical Storm Hanna drenches the area.

After much debate about what to do for my 500th accepted photo, I decided to go back to the beginning. My first accepted shot was a night shot (Railroad: Reading & Northern
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RBMN 425
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 05, 2008

The Mountain Job servicing I.P. before starting the trek back to Tamaqua. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net

Reading and Northern #425 rolls south of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania for a special excursion to Jim Thorpe, PA on July 12, 2008.

A steam engine draws a crowd everywhere it goes. This mother and daughter take a picture of the blue Pacific as she passes with the second Tunkhannock-Jim Thorpe excursion.

A CNJ Pacific leads a passenger train northward out of Jim Thorpe and into the Lehigh Gorge, passing the railroad's Nesquehoning Junction tower. In reality, it's a Reading & Northern 4-6-2 passing... (more)

Steam along the Susquehanna. Popping out into a small pocket of late afternoon light, Reading & Northern 425 slows to give riders a glimpse of the Susquehanna River as it nears the end of... (more)

Headlight ablaze, No. 425 bursts out of White Haven Tunnel working hard upgrade on the wet rails during a summer rain shower.

Reading & Northern 425 lopes along the Susquehanna River south of Tunkhannock with the first steam excursion to run these rails in a few decades. The old Lehigh Valley code line still stands in pl... (more)