"Rambling into Tamaqua"

Oh....THAT intermodal...known by other names to those on the ground that morning, unkind names for sure. #611 returns to the NS mainlines with this run, dream come true for many...and seemed to o... (more)

a modern day spin on a classic scene from the Reading history books. Recently restored R&N Steam locomotive 2102, an original Reading T-1 4-8-4 steam locomotive, reverses its train of 50 coal hopp... (more)

The New Bridge With The "New" Steam Engine. The Reading And Northern Railroad is a consolidation of parts of several other railroads into a modern system. In February of 2020, the Reading ... (more)

After turning around on the Wye at Jim Thorpe Junction, Reading & Northern 2102 reverses past the R&Ns former Norfolk Southern F units.

Reading & Northern 2102 brings 50 empty cars north through New Ringgold.

Hometown Hero At Hometown Trestle. With its restoration essentially complete and a few smaller test runs under its belt, the Reading & Northern Railroad decided put RBMN T-1 2102 (4-8-4) to... (more)

Reading T-1 No. 2102 is back in steam after 30+ years, with a test train of 50 empty hoppers, running between Reading and Jim Thorpe. The train is headed upgrade along the Reading's Little Schuyl... (more)

4449 prepares to run around their train on the wye at Bend before proceeding back to Portland.

SP 4449 heads alongside the Deschutes River on a hot June afternoon on the OT Sub.

Winding down the Oregon Trunk Sub, the 4449 leads an excursion train at Box Elder Canyon.

The major difference in appearance between Southern Pacific's GS-3 and GS-4 Northern-type steam locomotives was the front end. The former had a single headlight on the conical-shaped, silver-pain... (more)

4449 heads through the Columbia River Gorge on an excursion bound for Bend.

With a short freight train in tow, and the sun cresting the horizon, N&W 611 charges past the Verdant View Farm.

Union Pacific Northern No. 844 gets its rods and crankpins lubed during a service stop at Rawlins, Wyoming, on May 6, 2019. The 4-8-4 was accompanying UP Big Boy No. 4014 on a trip west to Ogden, ... (more)