Fall Color Thunder: R&N 425 Stomping thru the Anthracite Region 

425 is a beauty, the 2102 is taking some of her attention now but the 425 is special.

Good lord I did not expect to see 425 moving this fast! Last I heard she was limited to a certain speed because of some wheel bearings, but she seems to be powering along just fine

Nice video, glad you had fun. I guess I'm spoiled as me and the dogs have been walking the rails here and watching the trains for decades. There's nothing like the sound of a steam whistle echoing down the gorge.

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954.still get a tear in my eye when I hear an old train in the night.

A similar locomotive to 425 was involved in a 1918 wreck in Hammond Indiana, There were over 100 people killed when the steam loco pulling a troop extra crashed into a circus train.

That thing is screaming 😱

Incredible shots! I’ll be getting lucky enough to see the 425 on its last runs before the 1,472 this November 5 and 6. I chased 2102 on its first excursion run during May, so it was cool to recognize some of the shots here. It looks like you lucked out with traffic some. I got stuck at that little traffic light too for a good 30 minutes

Great video!

Thank you so much for sharing your video I like it a lot please keep us posted anything you do

The train passes through beautiful landscapes! Hugs!! 👍👏👏👏

I actually blew her whistle (B&O Tumor Top 3 Chime at the time) and rung her bell and even flipped its bell! I have a bit of footage of her in Jim Thorpe running around the consist for the Lehigh Gorge Scenic. Less footage than I wanted, but she'll be back one day after her rebuild!

Glad you had a wonderful time in the Keystone on the R&N. I've been enjoying it and it's predecessor the BM&R since they started. 425 is a awesome loco and I am glad my favorite girl 2102 has returned. This whistle like you mentioned is a Reading 6 chime its from one of their G2sa Pacifics. 425 is so loud due to its "Star" blast nozzle. Doubt she will keep her title to loudest because 2102 was given the same treatment lately and the T1s as the late Jim Boyd said were the loudest locomotives ever around. They have a unusually long smokebox that acts like a echo noise chamber. So her new Star nozzle should make her even more exceedingly loud. So maybe she will break more windows from her exhaust than she did in 1987 in Hoboken NJ when the BM&R took her there!

Great vid as always!!

Great video, would love to see the 425 myself eventually. She is loud because they really push her with all she's got for a light Pacific. However if I remember correctly, the bark of Frisco 1522 was something to behold.

Florida Railfan I would keep an eye on the RBM&N, because I recently learned that next Saturday, the next Iron Horse Rambles excursion is a doubleheader with Reading 425 and Reading 2102

Amazing video! Hope to see you out for 148 next week!

Hopefully the 425 and 2102 will double head this summer.

Amazing! Hoping to see another video like this revisiting the railroad yearly... It could be cool to see the new R&N 2102 and good 'ol 425 back at it or maybe even catch a double header... But that's wishful thinking

Terrific video! Your content just keeps getting better and better. The footage here was top notch. Keep up the great work!

Great footage. I drive up to Jim Thorpe all the time, now I’m heading up there tomorrow because of this vid lol

So weird to hear someone say "Worlds loudest steam locomotive" and not be talking about 1522. Maybe one day she'll have that title again! Edit: Wanted to add that Baldwin just seems to've had a knack with producing these both very powerful and very vocal locomotives in the early 20th century, and it's really cool to see so many of them still going.

Looks like you had a really great trip.

Awesome video! Thanks! I love the 425 and she's a beautiful looking and running engine. As to the "loudest steam loco" I have to say she may not exceed the sheer volume of noise from WMSR 734. They don't call her Mountain Thunder for nothing. This is the best video of the 425 and RBM&N trips I've seen. Love her Reading G class whistle.

CORRECTION TO COMMENTARY....THE JERSEY CENTRAL MAINLINE WAS THE OLDER LEHIGH RIVER BRIDGE CROSSING AT NESQUEHONING JCT (NOT J.T. JCT.) To Scranton, PA. Conrail had nothing to do with this bridge. The rails were removed on it by 1974. The CNJ's branch to Haucks was called the Nesquehoning Branch. It was not a mainline.

I do belive that this may NOT be the state of Sunshine.

Yeah 425 with the throttle on the ceiling and reverser just a pinch out of the corner drowning out its own reading 6 chime, yeah train music.

Some awesome scenery and trains. Nice video and thanks for sharing. Dave

Imagine 425 and 2102 doubleheading one day for a second time since 1987 on their days on the BM&R.

Hey man great video! It’s been over a year ago but it was great chatting with you at Molino!

Great video, I hope to get up there one day.👍🏻

New subscriber here! Amazing shots with excellent commentary. Loved your commentary. I'm glad I saw 425 in 2020, hopefully I can again before she goes down. 2102 is going to be amazing though, and given the expansion of passenger runs I wouldn't be surprised if they rebuild and press 425 back back into service.

Fantastic Video

Love the video, though I have to disagree. The loudest American steam locomotive has gotta be the Frisco 1522. That stack talk was stuff of legends

Nice video! Just looked back at this and I think I saw you around Tippets I was the one with the red cap.

Great video can I see some more Florida central?

This is fantastic content! Keep up the great work.

Great video .2104 was supposed to be parts engine for other t1.

So wait what exactly makes 425 so loud ? She’s a beautiful locomotive. Too bad Atlanta and West Point 290 isn’t active anymore, I saw 290 as kid in the late 90’s.

I chased the Blue Ridge Southern back in the fall and that train was fast enough to pick up those leaves. I'm in the hunt for a camera as a Christmas gift, so I wonder what camera do you have?

I also got my first drone! I t's a DJI Mavic Mini!

That thing is screaming 😱

That thing is screaming 😱