Images of Rail. In 1995, No. in the early 2000s. On June 12, 1992 the 425 was painted into its most recognizable appearance with a dark blue paint scheme. 1238 is stored on the Prairie Dog Central Railway under private ownership while waiting for a future restoration. Starting in 1985, the BM&R began operating passenger excursions over the line using two steam locomotives: ex-Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad 4-6-2 No. 2018. Due to the R&N In 1992, No. The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN), sometimes shortened to Reading and Northern Railroad, is a regional railroad operating in eastern Pennsylvania, with headquarters located in Port Clinton. 580 and served in passenger service before being . NetzlofDesign and Model works is releasing the Reading and Northern Steam Locomotive (2015+) Decal Set. Your support is vital for steam continuance. [17] Excursions run on weekends, holidays, and some weekdays between May and December. Today, the R&N 2102 in 1987. After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in 1940, the locomotive was renumbered No. The locomotive was renumbered to 4, and later renumbered again to 2, as part of a large collection of steam engines hauling freight. The Bike train is a 25-mile (40km), 1-hour one-way trip from Jim Thorpe to White Haven and it allows passengers to ride their bicycles for the 25-mile (40km) journey along the Lehigh Gorge Trail from White Haven back to Jim Thorpe. Like us on Facebook! 1990. Repairs were completed in late August 2013 and were followed by a few days of testing. Lionel O Gauge Steam Freight Train. Car 3 was not the only significant acquisition from the GM&N/O lines. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Passenger Department. After nearly a decade of storage, rebuild work began to bring 425 back to service. [20], Class II railroad in eastern Pennsylvania, Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad 4-6-2 No. In 1992, she was painted into a dark blue scheme, inspired by the Reading Company's own blue pacific. Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425 (11 F) S. Schuylkill Haven station (2 F) T. Tamaqua station (3 F) Media in category "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" The following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. 1278 is a class "G5d" 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The return trip leaves Jim Thorpe in the late afternoon and returns to Port Clinton and Reading in the evening. . Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres (25.3ha) in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). The high-stepping Pacific was later joined by Reading 2102 in 1987. Reading & Northern In Color. [1] [2] They were designed with 69in (1,753mm) drivers, 35,000lb (15.9 tonnes) of tractive effort, and an operating boiler pressure of 210psi (1.45MPa). [11], On September 4, 2017, No. The 425's first public outing after her overhaul was a return to Steamtown for the first time since 1996 for its annual Railfest. Its mainline consists of the Reading Division between Reading and Packerton and the Lehigh Division between Lehighton . [6] Following two years of restoration, the Pacific made its first operation under steam on December 29, 2007, in a partially repainted appearance. The engine later became Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 580 and would eventually be retired in 1950. Air North Alaska: Fairbanks: 1982 1984 Air O'Hare . The engine later became Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 580 and would eventually be retired in 1950. Its headquarters is in Port Clinton. The railroad was renamed to Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern (often shortened to Reading & Northern). It was the focus of Project 3713, a partnership between the National Park Service and the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railway Historical Society. Carbon sells railroad to Reading and Northern for $4.7 million Tweet Previous The Reading and Northern 425 passes along the Panther Valley rail line in the Hauto Valley Estates portion of Nesquehoning during a fall excursion in 2017. It used refurbished Rail Diesel Cars built by the Budd Company in the 1950s and operated along the Pottsville Line between Pottsville and Philadelphia via Reading until SEPTA discontinued diesel service in 1981. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. B07HLCSSDG. The locomotive is currently owned and operated by the Reading & Northern, based out of Port Clinton, Pennsylvania in excursion service. [6], Between 2009 and 2010, RBMN expanded operations due to the emergence of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in northeastern Pennsylvania. Starting in 1985, the BM&R began operating passenger excursions over the line using two steam locomotives: ex-Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad 4-6-2 No. Reading and Northern Railroad) is a regional railroad operating in eastern Pennsylvania. NetzlofDesign and Model works is releasing the Reading and Northern Steam Locomotive (2015+) Decal Set. The high-stepping Pacific was later joined by Reading T-1 4-8-4 Northern 2102 in 1985. 425 locomotive made a guest appearance at the Steamtown National Historic Site Grand Opening in July 1995, along with several other steam locomotives including Baldwin Locomotive Works 26, Canadian Pacific 2317, Canadian National 3254, New York, Susquehanna and Western 142, and Milwaukee Road 261, and pulled a number of excursion trips out of Scranton, Pennsylvania. [18] LGSR trains are usually diesel-powered and consist of an open-air car, standard coaches, a gondola car that allows passengers to transport the bicycles aboard the train and ride their bicycles back to Jim Thorpe, and a caboose. [13], On April 21, 2022, railroad officials announced their purchase of the property of the former KME Fire Apparatus plant in Nesquehoning for $2 million.[14]. 1990s it has not grown considerably in terms of route miles and today They operate 2 divisions, the Reading Division in Southeast Pennsylvania, and the Lehigh Division in Northeast Pennsylvania. After retirement from the GM&N in 1950, 425 was purchased by Paulson Spence as part of his Louisiana Eastern Railroad. After the move, Steamtown continued to operate in Scranton but failed to attract the expected 200,000400,000 visitors. These varied opportunities allow young & old alike to relive the exciting & historic days of steam an era long gone. This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 17:40. While at Railfest 2013, 425 was on display, though under steam, near the entrance to the park. Today it operates an efficient and profitable railroad being named the Regional 425 Ownership", "Steamtown's Grand Opening 25 Years Later", "Norfolk Southern features No. Since the large route purchases the R&N completed in the continues to grow as it is reaping the benefits of the massive boom in The existing structure is a 38-foot-long steel through-girder bridge that was built . Fondata come Northern Airways. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers. The railroad's success continues to grow, an astounding achievement considering the former Reading, Jersey Central, and Lehigh Valley lines it inherited during the early 1990's had been left for dead. Coal compacity is 18 tons and the water capacity is 8,500 gallons. Railroad, and the Shamokin Valley Railroad. 580 and served in passenger service before being retired in 1950. operating lines steeped in the history of anthracite railroads of years Author's work. History: The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad was founded in 1983 to provide freight service on t Its headquarters is in Port Clinton. 1st. lines it inherited from the numerous fallen flags making up its system, In August 2015, No. Since the R&N's While this provided the The big 4-8-4 shares space with operational 4-6-2 No. Auctioneer ID#: 26690. 972 is stored outdoors and disassembled in the Strasburg Rail Road's yard. 1. The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN) (a.k.a. 425 was built in January 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania as the first of two G-1 4-6-2 Pacifics ordered, the second being No. 2102 in 1988.[5]. [14] [15] [16]. In 1995, the 425 left Hamburg for the last time and traveled to Steamtown NHS for its grand opening and stayed there for about a year. Today, the locomotive is out on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). Its main freight cargo is anthracite coal. Purchased in 1964 by F. Nelson Blount for use at his Steamtown site in Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1293 was easily restored to operation for hauling fan trips for the general public. The Blue Mountain & Reading became much larger with the purchase of nearly 300 miles of former Conrail trackage throughout the early 1990s. These varied opportunities allow young & old alike to relive the exciting & historic days of steam an era long gone. From 1997 to 2008, steam operations took an extended break on the BM&R. 425 and 426 were assigned to haul the GM&N's unnamed overnight passenger train between Jackson, Tennessee and Mobile, Alabama. Blue Mountain & Reading 1200 (SW7) (10570540684).jpg. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. And Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. 580 and 582, respectively until they were both retired in 1950. It performed a doubleheader with the No. The R&N #425 is a 1928 Baldwin built 4-6-2 light "Pacific" originally built for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern. BMP-TRAINZ. The RBMN's new star made many trips to Jim Thorpe and other locations over the next three years, with employee runs, tourist trains on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, and a featured attraction of the 2010 NRHS Convention. 425 was repainted into a new dark royal blue paint scheme as opposed to its original black livery. Reading & Northern Smashes All Freight and Passenger Records. Another test run was done on May 1011, 2008 where the engine debuted in a new lighter blue color and an above-centered headlight. The 23.4mi (37.7km) line ran from Gettysburg to Mount Holly Springs. The Gettysburg Railroad was a short-line heritage railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1996. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 2102 is a preserved "T-1" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive. [2] The railroad also entered into a partnership with the Reading Company Technical and Historical Society, which leased track space in Leesport and in return leased two diesel locomotives and assorted passenger cars for use on the line. It then turned around and hired Andrew Muller, Jr. and a group of rail preservationists to operate the line as the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. Canadian National 3254 is a class "S-1-b" 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by the Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian National Railway as the fifth member of the Canadian National class S-1-b. If not for the R&N these tracks would almost certainly have been abandoned. 972 is a preserved D-10j class 4-6-0 "Ten-wheeler" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. Inspired by the Reading Company's own blue painted Pacific (not, contrary to popular belief, the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Blue Comet), the locomotive's blue made it a distinct stand out. As of 2023, however, No. If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. Following two years of restoration, the Pacific made its first operation under steam on December 29, 2007, in a partially repainted appearance. still owns a system of some 300+ miles. She was sold one last time to Andy Muller and was moved to the Blue Mountain & Reading railroad to Temple, PA to tourist trains. In the mid-1990s, the RBMN discontinued the regularly scheduled passenger operations between Hamburg and Temple and instead focused on occasional excursions throughout the rest of its system. The Reading T-1 was a class of 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives owned by the Reading Company. creation in the early 1980s as just a small short line connecting two The railroad was renamed to Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern (often shortened to Reading & Northern). The road was renamed to Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern, which also ran #425 across its new system. Doug Kroll photo. [6] The No. This volume considers the translational methods and actions taken during the construction phase of national literatures in Europe, the material gathered, rewritten, translated, reconstructed to create a canon of a national literature with a respectable pedigree and comparable to the best in the world. [1] In 1940, they would later become Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Nos. All the buildings on the site are listed with the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site. between Scranton and Reading. In 1995 both names officially merged. McKay as its backing its way home with the tourist cars in a reverse direction pull is Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific #425. 0-8488-0863-0. Pennsylvanian towns near Reading it has grown nearly 300%. Additionally, around the same in 2002 both NS and Canadian Pacific entered into trackage rights agreements to use the R&N's former LV lines as a shortcut for freight traffic moving between the New York City area and Canada. The high-stepping Pacific was later joined by Reading T-1 4-8-4 Northern 2102 in 1985. The Pacific was originally built for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern in 1928 by Baldwin. [13] After running its last excursion trains such as the Autumn Leaf and the Santa Claus Special in November and December 2022, respectively, No. January 10, 2023. 765 in 2015 excursion season", "CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Train Collides with Car", "Reading & Northern plans steam doubleheader for Aug. 13 excursion", Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425, Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Home Page, Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. 425 was taken out of service for its mandatory Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472 day inspection. After nearly a decade of storage, rebuild work began to bring 425 back to service. The non-profit Steamtown Foundation took over operations following his death in 1967. nee GM&N 425: 476 : GE: C30-7: blt 1980, ex UP476, nee-UP2480 sold to RMDI: 485: 485 - Jonathan Ferraro: Alco: RS-3: ex RDG: It was later sold to Jack Showalter, who operated it on his Allegany Central Railroad from the 1970s to the mid-1990s. 425 locomotive made a guest appearance at the Steamtown National Historic Site Grand Opening in July 1995, along with several other steam locomotives including Baldwin Locomotive Works 26, Canadian Pacific 2317, Canadian National 3254, New York, Susquehanna and Western 142, and Milwaukee Road 261, and pulled a number of excursion trips out of Scranton, Pennsylvania. interchange partners currently include Norfolk Southern, Canadian which runs every weekend between May and December from Jim Thorpe. The engine weighs 110 tons and the tender weighs in at 91 tons. Within two years the tourist attraction was facing bankruptcy, and more pieces of the collection were sold to pay off debt. In August 2015, No. Locomotive 425 was built for the Gulf, Mobile and Northern by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, PA as the first of two Pacifics ordered. 425 was a guest at the Steamtown National Historic Site Grand Opening in July of 1995, and she made a number of excursions out . Mike Thomas photo. to have a positive mindset, Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425 Wikipedia. Send all donations to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad: PO Box 218 Port Clinton, PA 19542. Washington, D . lionel 425 Hot Sale OFF 65%. The trips were operated by an R&N subsidiary, the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway with most excursions running to Reading and back. The Reading and Northern Railroad operates two pacific class 4-6-2 steam locomotives. 425's last excursion was the Tamaqua Fall Fest on October 13, 1996. The Media in category "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425" The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. The locomotive is currently owned and operated by the Reading & Northern, based out of Port Clinton, Pennsylvania in excursion service. [12] [13], On September 4, 2017, No. It was used for pulling branchline and mainline freight trains for the Canadian Pacific Railway, until it was removed from service in 1959. The No. Create your website today. This Decal set has sufficient decals for 1 Locomotive and 1 Auxiliary tender in the new Reading and Northern Steam Locomotive scheme. [17], The RBMN also operates passenger excursions out of the Reading Outer Station located outside of Reading in Muhlenberg Township, with Rail Diesel Car trains running from Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe with an intermediate stop in Port Clinton. Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 is a 4-6-2 K4 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in May 1918 by the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Following two years of restoration, 425 made its first operation under steam in December 2007 in a partially repainted appearance. of its former trackage. In August 2015, 425 was given a new paint scheme and was pulling regular passenger trains when she was visited at Jim Thorpe, PA, by Nickel Plate 765 on a Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam excursion. U.S. Sugar 148, formerly Florida East Coast 148, is a 4-6-2 Light Pacific steam locomotive built in April 1920 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Richmond, Virginia, originally for the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC). Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. 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