The Reading & Northern Railroad is one of the most exciting regional railroads in North America. Located in the scenic mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, the RBM&N operates across a 400 mile rail system. See the Reading & Northern's flagship train "NRFF", the North Reading fast freight to Pittston that even runs on a set schedule! You'll see R&N locals such as the Mountain Job, Hazleton local, Pottsville local to the Yuengling Brewery, Pittston local with the SW8 "Pups" and switching at the Penobscot and Port Clinton yards. Both steam, diesel, and even BUDD cars are featured on the RBM&N's passenger trains as well as on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. See Reading & Northern 425, a 4-6-2 Pacific that operates on both the Lehigh Gorge trains and day long excursions out of North Reading. Also see the Reading & Northern's beautiful F-Units on an Office Car Special with vintage passenger equipment. The RBM&N diesel roster consists of: SW8, MP15, GP38-2, GP39N, SD38, SD40-2, SD50, SD50-2, F9 A&B and RDC-1. Rail footage era 2021 from the camera of Bradley A. Plets.
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Beautiful Color with Live Audio
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Running Time: 96 Minutes
Beautiful Color with Live Audio
Widescreen
Narration On/Off Options
Customer Reviews
- 5 of 5
In part 1 which was made before the revival of Reading T-1 Class 4-8-4 Number 2102 in the spring of 2022, there are not only a big parade of diesels from former Norfolk Southern F-Unit 4270 & B-Unit 4275 as R&N 270 & 275, to the larger SD50s & RDC Budd Cars, but also former Gulf Mobile & Northern 4-6-2 number 425 making several appearances in the Pocono Mountains of the Keystone State at locations like the Reading Outer Station with Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 number 225 on display that was originally numbered 1098, Mohrsville, the Port Clinton Shops, Molino Farm, New Ringgold, Tamaqua Station with equipment on display & the 926 foot long tunnel, Park Crest, Hometown, Nesquehoning before the new station was built in 2024, the brand new bridge over the Lehigh River, Downtown Jim Thorpe, Gilberton, Locus Gap, Mt. Carmel, Yuengling's Brewery at Pottsville, St. Clair, Hazelton, Cole, Milepost 125 at Glen Onoko, Oak Park, Bridgeport, Penobscot Yard, & Signal Box at Mountain Top with Norfolk Southern, Glen Summit, Laurel Run, Dureya Junction at Pittston, the Scranton Branch to the Steamtown Museum, & Ransom.<br><br>425 also appeared on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway in Late September of 2021 during Norfolk & Western 611's Second visit to the Strasburg Railroad, as well as annual Reading to Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage trips a week later in October near the end of the program.<br><br>Some of these angles of 425 were also shown in another Plets Express title: Steam Smoke & Thunder Part 1.<br><br>Hopefully in part 2 of the Plets Express' R&N Series in the future, there will be segments with Steam Specials from 2102, as well as an upcoming visit from Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 in June & July of 2026 during the celebrating 250 years of America Tour.
Additional comments:
Narration: Just enough.
Narration can be turned off.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Good value.
Recommend? "Must Have"!
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