Reading & Northern 425 Blue Mountain Thunder Vol 1 DVD
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After many years without active steam power, the Reading & Northern Railroad (formerly the Blue Mountain and Reading) made the decision to restore former Gulf, Mobile, and Northern light Pacific #425 to operation, for passenger service on their extensive trackage in Eastern Pennsylvania.

This DVD chronicles the second excursion season in 2009, with coverage of all the major trips. You'll see this gutsy blue Pacific as she battles the grades of the former Lehigh Valley mainline, travels ex-Reading Company trackage through the heart of anthracite coal country, and operates on former Central Railroad of New Jersey tracks - all now owned by the Reading & Northern. In addition to beautiful fall foliage, you'll see #425 in a rare early autumn snowstorm.

With plenty of great stack talk, a variety of different whistles, and beautiful scenery, this program has something for every viewer. #425 sounds like a locomotive twice her size, as she puts on an incredible show of steam powered railroading.

This DVD includes:

May 16th - Tunkhannock to Jim Thorpe
September 6th - Pittston to Jim Thorpe
October 10th - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
October 17th - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
October 18th - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
This DVD also includes the October 18th, 2008 trip from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, as #425 struggles mightily to keep the power to the rails. This segment features lots of wheel slipping as #425's crew deals with wet rail, and an especially long train, on the climb from Port Clinton to the ex-CNJ part of the line at Haucks.

There is no distracting music or narration on this DVD; just well-filmed and well-edited clips of one the loudest and hardest working steam locomotives in the country today.

This is a standard definition DVD-R presented in 16:9 widescreen, and should be compatible with any DVD player.