While out for a snowy evening stroll, a local family comes across Reading & Northern #425 simmering at the Jim Thorpe station. The young boy is captivated by the immense size of the locomotive, as... (more)

The snow is falling and the peaceful sound of the Lehigh River is replaced by the deafening roar of the Reading & Norther 425 speeding along to Jim Thorpe. A Lerro Productions / Lerro Photography ... (more)

One of the scenic highlights of the eastern United States is the Lehigh River Gorge north of Jim Thorpe PA. Here, steep hills (for the east at least) were cleaved by the Lehigh River. In the 1800'... (more)

The best (and warmest) seat in the house! R&N 425 starts her movement towards the Lerro Productions Photo Charter line located just around the curve ahead. About an hour later, all the snow would ... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 pulls a short passenger train on the bridge over the Little Schuylkill River at Webster on the Main Line.

Reading and Northern 425 roars into the tunnel in Nesquehoning. A pair of ear plugs was a good investment against 425's exhaust.

After sitting all night at the station 425 comes alive as she gets ready to back down to the main for the first run-by of the day.

A Winter sunset beautifully illuminates the West Hazleton "Fast Freight" as they prepare to head south at Oneida Junction. The crew will make a fast run down the Reading and Northern's Hazleton Li... (more)

Contributing smoke to the early-morning haze, U33B 3301 leads a five-car Reading & Northern train as it approaches the 3500-foot Mahanoy Tunnel through Vulcan Hill. In the foreground are structure... (more)

The Blue Mountain, Reading, and Northern local from Port Clinton to Mount Carmel Junction is approaching Gordon. The last two covered hoppers, bound for Mount Carmel Junction, have been dropped on... (more)

R&N 5014 pauses at the Jim Thorpe station while passengers board. The train will bring the people along with their bikes into the Lehigh Gorge where they will detrain and take the bike trail back ... (more)

Reading & Northern's Mountain Job works the coal loading pad at Girardville, PA on a brisk fall afternoon.

Reading & Northern #425 rounds the cut at Glen Onoko in the Lehigh Gorge just minutes after visiting Nickel Plate #765 made an appearance on the Railroad: Reading & Northern
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RN 425
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 23, 2015

Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific barrels out of the northern portal of the White Haven tunnel snaking its way through a nearly quarter mile cut while en route to Pittston, PA.