Steam & Excursion > RBM&N 425 - Pride of the Fleet

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific #425 is a legendary locomotive in northeastern Pennsylvania,. The locomotive has called the region home since the early 1980's, when she was bought for the budding Blue Mountain & Northern railroad, operating excursions on the BM&R through the 80's and into the 90's.

With her striking dark blue paint, and legendary stack talk, the "four & a quarter" is one of the most impressive steam locomotives in operation today. This is a small look at the show she puts on whenever she plies the rails of the Reading & Northern, Enjoy!

Tehachapi-TJ Over & Out.

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tehachapi-dave Wrote:
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> Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific
> #425 is a legendary locomotive in northeastern
> Pennsylvania,. The locomotive has called the
> region home since the early 1980's, when she was
> bought for the budding Blue Mountain & Northern
> railroad, operating excursions on the BM&R through
> the 80's and into the 90's.
>
> With her striking dark blue paint, and legendary
> stack talk, the "four & a quarter" is one of the
> most impressive steam locomotives in operation
> today. This is a small look at the show she puts
> on whenever she plies the rails of the Reading &
> Northern, Enjoy!
>
> Tehachapi-TJ Over & Out.

Why no video, yet? Or is it my computer?

HotWater Wrote:
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> tehachapi-dave Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific
> > #425 is a legendary locomotive in northeastern
> > Pennsylvania,. The locomotive has called the
> > region home since the early 1980's, when she
> was
> > bought for the budding Blue Mountain & Northern
> > railroad, operating excursions on the BM&R
> through
> > the 80's and into the 90's.
> >
> > With her striking dark blue paint, and
> legendary
> > stack talk, the "four & a quarter" is one of
> the
> > most impressive steam locomotives in operation
> > today. This is a small look at the show she
> puts
> > on whenever she plies the rails of the Reading
> &
> > Northern, Enjoy!
> >
> > Tehachapi-TJ Over & Out.
>
> Why no video, yet? Or is it my computer?

Getting the same problem Jack, I'll try reuploading it.

Tehachapi-TJ Over & Out.

Nice video! Beautiful melodic whistle on her, and listen to that bark!

tehachapi-dave Wrote:
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>
> With her striking dark blue paint, and legendary
> stack talk, the "four & a quarter" is one of the
> most impressive steam locomotives in operation
> today.


I completely agree!

The 425 was the only steam locomotive I saw in operation last year. I watched it leave Jim Thorpe - a very dramatic departure.

Thanks for sharing your video.

That gal sure has a nice exhaust. Sounds like she is twice as big as she is.
Almost sounds like a Pennsy passenger whistle on her. Really sounds nice.

CNJ whistle

Posted from iPhone

I enjoyed the video!!

Nice TJ! Thanks for posting.

Chris Bost
Leesport, PA

When are the next trips for the 425?

TG

Mr. Bost can correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard Memorial Day weekend in Jim Thorpe...?

Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions

Correct. Memorial Day weekend at Jim Thorpe on the LGSR trains.

Chris Bost
Leesport, PA