Engineer Shane Frederickson puts on a show for the town of Tamaqua as he leads 425 and the OCS into town. Shane has way too much fun at his job.
Just outside of Tamaqua, PA, 425 passes the old farm house at the crossing at Zehners, PA.
Just North of Port Clinton, R&N 425 breaks the silence of this small street as she begins her two day trip across the R&N system with the OCS in tow.
R&N 425 takes a breather as she sits outside of the local Jim Thorpe Market so that supplies could be bought for the overnight stay at Hickory Run.
After 10 years of sitting idle & 2 years of restoration, the 425 is making a final test run before returning to excursion service in June. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchive... (more)
Reading & Northern's 425 is being prepared for a test run to Hickory Run State Park.
Reading & Northern's 425 rumbles north just after leaving it's headquarters in Port Clinton, PA.
The ground shakes as the Reading and Northern's 425 thunders south toward Jim Thorpe.
425 labors uphill at tigertsville road crossing just outside tamaqua on the way to Jim Thrope.
The final test run before the 425 returns to passenger service next month. It has been under restoration for over the past 10 years. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net
Reading and Northern's QARG heads south to Port Clinton with SD 40-2's 3053, 3051 and 1548 which is an ex Reading SW-1500.
Fall Foliage excursion, east on Nesquehoning Branch
The Crestwood Drill's (PECW) conductor hands paperwork up to the conductor of the passing PILE at Mountain Top, site of the R&N's Penobscot Yard.
