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Steam & Excursion > Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall TripDate: 10/19/17 23:36 Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall Trip Author: Mgoldman 2016
Yes, OK, I am way behind in my editing, but I think you'll enjoy the show. I've been searching far and wide for this year's R&N Fall Foliage excursion photos - heck, any of this September and October's images, though as I understand it, the weather was not very cooperative. 2016, on the other hand was fantastic - and I only just now came to that realization having just recently taken a look at what I had captured - quite a bounty, too! R&N No 425 was running solo and was then in her relatively new and darker paint - along with some great weather and colors and, well... here are a few thousand words, enjoy! Photos from 10-16-2017 Departing Port Clinton, PA at the railroad's headquarters - most trips as I understand now start further south in north Reading and make a stop at Port Clinton Second shot - by the "reflection pond" at New Ringgold, PA Backlit, but it worked - at East Mahanoy Junction (We have Sun!) /Mitch    Date: 10/19/17 23:44 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Mgoldman Continued -
Reading & Northern engineer, Chris Bost, leans out for a view offering the classic pose at Nesquehoning along the former CNJ Valley Branch. Ruffling the leaves on a crisp Autumn day in October, R&N's 4-6-2 Pacific emerges from the portal of a short tunnel on the ex-CNJ Nesquehoning Valley Branch under Hunter Street. Gotta love the, what do they call them? "God rays" or is it "Angel rays"? A silhouette featuring Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific leading the Fall foliage excursion over the famed Hometown Trestle. The trestle was built in 1931 and stands 161 feet tall, former CNJ bridge. Note the full length dome car at the rear of the train and the much welcomed plume! /Mitch Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/17 07:39 by Mgoldman.    Date: 10/19/17 23:50 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Mgoldman Continued -
Back at New Ringgold, PA - in fact, just on the other side of the pond The obligatory pan - at 1/30th - Molino just shy of Port Clinton Bonus "zoom" pan - 1/6th, at Nesquehoning... I got the nose sharp, anyway I asked a good friend: "Do I still got it" if what I got, I got last year, lol? Hope you enjoyed! /Mitch    Date: 10/19/17 23:57 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Mgoldman More "bonus" content, lol:
A visit to the shop - escorted, back in August of 2016: Reading 4-8-4 No. 2102 under restoration to operation in the expanded roundhouse I think these are called "Diesels" - they were in the engine shop across from the office (taken with permission) And last - 4-6-0, former CP 1098 which last ran at Jim Thorpe before being acquired by the R&N - then just painted blue for display at the new "Reading Outer Bank" station as the two-and-a-quarter - aka; R&N 225 /Mitch    Date: 10/20/17 03:12 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Milepost_130 Lovely! I like the shot at Hometown Trestle.
Date: 10/20/17 04:02 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: refarkas "A+" images. My favorite is the reflection in the pond.
Bob Date: 10/20/17 06:22 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Frisco1522 You still "got it" Mitch. Nice color.
Date: 10/20/17 15:20 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: RBMN-ENGR Great stuff Mitch! Even the Fall colors were a lot better last year. Almost no color this year.
Chris Bost Leesport, PA Date: 10/20/17 23:08 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: 2720 I like the Detroit Diesel 6-110 RDC engine package in front of the 2102!
Two of my favorites, the Reading 2102 and RDCs! Mike Reading! Date: 10/21/17 07:06 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: santafe199 Superb work, Mitch!
Lance/199 Date: 10/21/17 10:42 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: spdaylight Mitch
Although I love the scenary out here on the West (wet today!) coast of Canada . . the fall colours back in the NE states make us pale by comparison . . . just a great portfolio of photos . . .thanks for posting! Craig mcmrailvideos.com Date: 10/21/17 18:37 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: UP951West Mitch, you knocked it out of the ball park with these images !
Date: 10/24/17 18:07 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: OCtrainguy Well done Mitch! I do like the pond location at New Ringold. I am also behind a bot in editing, but I saw the 425 pull a Fall Foliage train on October 15th and like others have said, not much color yet in the lower Lehigh Gorge.
Date: 10/25/17 12:21 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: nhiwwrr RBMN-ENGR Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great stuff Mitch! Even the Fall colors were a lot > better last year. Almost no color this year. At least you had some color up them tharr hills.... we're still starved of it here in the Philly metro area....mostly green and brown. Posted from Android Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/25/17 12:22 by nhiwwrr. Date: 10/25/17 16:52 Re: Reading & Northern 425 Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe Solo Fall T Author: Mgoldman Thanks for all the kind compliments!
And the POTD was a nice plus - to satisfy a curiosity, as I was not online all day Saturday - anyone recall which photo was chosen? As for Fall colors - still waiting this year, as the pics were from 2016. They seem to be going from green to brown this year, most blown off before they turn - but it's out there in spots! /Mitch |