Reading & Northern 425: The Final Race on the Reading
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Since its return to service in 2008, Reading & Northern 425 powered multiple "Fall Foliage" excursions between Port Clinton and Jim Thorpe, and eventually between Reading Outer Station and Jim Thorpe almost every October. With 2022 marking the return of Reading T-1 number 2102, the Reading & Northern decided to run 425 for only one weekend in the beginning of November; however, due to a mechanical problem with Reading 2102 on its excursion on October 8, the railroad decided to swap 425's run on Sunday, November 6 with 2102.
Making the most of the situation, we ventured off to the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania to capture 425 on one of its final runs before its federally mandated 1472-day inspection. On this day, 425, along with two of the railroad's "Fast Freight" SD50s, pulled a 15-car consist from Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, and then returned to Port Clinton where 425 would be cutoff from the consist so the crew could prepare 2102 for its excursion the next day. The two SD50s pulled the remainder of the excursion back to Reading Outer Station. Additionally, 425 was equipped with an authentic Central Railroad of New Jersey 3 Chime, a whistle historic to the region considering part of the excursion travels over former CNJ trackage. The locomotive put on quite the finale, providing some final memories of the locomotive before its overhaul. So sit back, relax, and enjoy Reading & Northern 425 thunder up and down the Pocono Mountains on one of its last excursions before its 1472-day inspection.
This video was filmed on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
Filmed & Edited by Mark Turkovich
This film may not be reproduced or redistributed in any manner.
©MPT Productions 2022
What's 425 all steamed up about?! 😕🤔 👉 1:25. Just kidding!!! 😁😂 I LOVE it!!! It's wonderful seeing and hearing a steam locomotive blowing off a lot of steam and smoke. Few things are as exciting as a steam engine. I LOVE steam locomotives...they NEVER cease to amaze me! 😁 Nice video!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Such a handsome Pacific. Such a shame most northeastern railroad steamers didn’t survive into preservation, hence virtually none that are operable in Pennsylvania are locomotives native to the area (hence Canadian locomotives, which are still very good, or locomotives from elsewhere in America). The original Reading Railroad accommodated a good few railfan rambles back in its heyday with some special passenger engines (G-2 178) that sadly didn’t survive.
Indeed it is. One locomotive native to Pennsylvania is Reading 2102 running on the very tracks it was built for, and now an icon in Pennsylvania railroading.
This was awesome, I enjoyed it so much!!! Thank you Mark!!! I love watching and listening to steam locomotives 💙💙💙
Take care & stay safe out there!!!
May God bless you ❤️
Thank you very much, Gini, you too!
@@MPT_Productions you are most welcome!!!
Thank you!!!
🚧🚧 OUTSTANDING VIDEO 😇😇👌👌👍👍 Cheers 🍻🍻🚧🚧
Thank you very much!
Good work Mark, good seeing you out there
Thanks, Greg! You too
Great vid, Mark! Easily one of the best you've made!
Thank you very much, Joe! Hoping my 2102 can live up to this one!
Fantastic work, Mark!
Thank you very much, Vince!
Mpt productions at 12:55 was it going I think I can?
So when's the video of 2102 gonna come out?
When it's done! :) Having chased it on every excursion it did this year, it will take some time, but it will be well worth the wait. There will be multiple videos of 2102 published by the end of the year.
@@MPT_Productions nice you really are putting effort into this mega video of 2102 I can't wait to see it.
@@USASteamProductions Really glad to hear, and I hope you enjoy it when it is done!
See ya on the other side, 425!
Hopefully it won't be too long!
I heard it will be 4 to 5 years before she returns to service
@@johnathanhardin152 anything could happen, but it will likely be back in a year give or take.
Did they use two other locomotives to pull the train up to JT Jct. after arriving in Jim Thorpe?
Nope. What you saw go around the wye is exactly how they backed up from Jim Thorpe.