Reading & Northern 425: The Journey of an Autumn Steam Train
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Reading & Northern 425, the gutsy 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive leads a fantastic journey through the hills and valleys of northeast Pennsylvania. Filmed over several autumn days in October, 2021, 425 wore multiple whistles during that time, battling grades, arriving and departing stations, and impressing a multitude of onlookers with a loud and majestic display of fine early 20th century machinery.
You can ride this train, by viewing events and tickets at:
www.rbmnrr-passenger.com/
As of November 2022, 425 has undergone the last excursion for now, replaced by recently restored 4-8-4 number 2102. You can view this mighty steam engine in service here:
• Reading & Northern 210...
Many thanks to those from the Reading & Northern railroad that continue to make this possible!
Central Penn Rail Productions - 2022
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Beautiful cute gorgeous engine the blue colour is a rocker
Produce it all to DVD most excellent work! Very nicely done! Reminds me of the Pentrex Days and MarK I Video
Saludos de Puerto Rico caqueta colombia muchas bendiciones para todos los ferrocarrileros ,,me gusta LOS trenes,, hermoso patrimonio,, elegante mucha potencia Dios LOS BENDIGA
Trains are magnets, always attract people attention! Thanks for sharing these imagines!
@Skoolitz
3 ай бұрын
imagines?
Excelente, con éste tren ,parece que vuelvo a vivir en el pasado.Felicidades!!!
The reading 6 chime is S tier for steam whistles
Andy’s Boston & Maine 6 Chime Is Amazing. Great Video.
I love to watch old steam engines.
What a great video! I don’t normally sit and watch a whole video, but I just watched this one! Keep it up!
I feel like I just watched and old movie. Beautifully done!
The video made the 425 come alive!
Really like how you stitched all your outings together, another great documentation
Fantastic video in all respects. Well done!!!
Amazing vid. That first bit with the oiling deserves a Grammy award.
Couldn’t help but notice the bucket on the backhoe loading coal at Jim Thorpe. Made by TAG Manufacturing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They’re one of our customers we service at the Tennessee Valley Railroad. I’ve delivered many a flatcar loaded with steel for them to make those buckets with!
I really love the shot at 36:40 with the train slowly curving towards the camera while a couple kisses in the background. This is honestly some of the best train photography I've ever seen.
beautiful engine, beautiful shots, beautiful everything.
Wow! What coverage! Enjoyed it very much. 🙂
@CentralPennRailProductions
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe! That means a lot coming from you, cannot wait to see your production!
Thanks great video of #425. 👍👍🤩 Glad to see it still runs on coal. 👍👍👍🤩
Absolutely stunning and magnificent! Not only did you capture a timeless train in a timeless landscape you showed the train in the context of that gorgeous countryside perfectly! I really don't have the words. This isn't just a rail video, it's a work of cinematic art! 🥲👍
@dalegillispie8436
Жыл бұрын
100% perfect. Amazing. Shots you are a true ARTIST. the angles you use are perfect and better than anything I have ever seen before. Perfection.
ChainsawN&W1218, nice scenery, enjoyed the Fall foliage and the Reading & Northern Class 4-6-2 highballing on the high iron!👍🛤
Some of the most beautiful chuffing sounds I've ever heard.
I love how you don’t just film the train going by, but you also film the little things. That’s why this is my favorite video of #425 ever! Amazing job!
On of the best steam videos I have ever watched and I've seen a few! Not your typical steam video. I was lucky enough to ride behind the 425 back in the late 80's or early 90's. Looks better than ever. Thanks for the great camera work, Excellent production!!!
This is one of the best made videos I think I have ever seen! Thank You.🚂🚂👍
Some of the best rail fan cinema I have ever seen, well done sir.
Personally I like the six chime better but all the same amazing footage
Such an amazing view. I totally love it !
Incredible. Every shot deliberate, not a single second wasted, every frame a painting. Utterly beautiful the whole way.
Absolutely mesmerizing! Watching the Reading & Northern 425 chug along through the autumn scenery feels like stepping into a different era. Thanks for capturing and sharing this nostalgic journey!
BEAUTIFULY SHOT!!! Thank you so much for doing this!!!
The colors of fall that announce winters approach are amazing I especially love this beautiful time of year,thank you so much.
INCREDIBLE Footage sir!!
I really liked the different angles.
I'm gonna chase the 425 for the last time today !
Awesome, 2102 could fill in the excursions for 425 until whenever she comes back from her FRA 1472 Day Boiler Inspection, maybe 425 can lead the 2102 first time!
Spectacular video! I had a feeling you were out last year, and I’ve been waiting for this video since then. Certainly worth the wait!
If there existed an Academy Award for the most outstanding, inspiring, best videography of a stunning steam train in beautiful surroundings this creation would have the gold statue. 🏆🏆🏆
I loved the river shots and the Wall St. crossing at the 20:07 mark Thanks for your great effort 👍
Simply PHENOMENAL camera work!!! Absolutely EXTRAORDINARY work by Central Penn Rail Productions (as always)!! You folks REALLY understand railroading!
Great to know that a locomotive from my childhood, is still doing strong.
World class production, you should be very proud of yourself mate 😊 Hello from New Zealand.
Beautiful video!!! Very well done!!!
Just beautiful... Thanks!!!!!💕
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Excellent experience and capture chase of this historic train and beautiful shots,Thanks for sharing this with the audience.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what & how the R.R. employees commence with their daily activities. Enjoying this presentation from the comfort zone of my computer room. Along the " Space Coast " 🚀of Florida 🐊🐊. Wishing viewers& the crew of ( 425 ) a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 )🌈🎉😉.
Great video, and what a beautiful loco! I love the blue paint scheme.
That was beautifully filmed! Loved ever shot with the fall colors and the magnificent 425!
Very nice!
What an amazing video! A real work of art 🙂
What a BEAST starting off!!!
great video!!
Dude these shots are stellar! This is a monster of a locomotive
I Well Come this Train; Thanks.
Bellissimo video la locomotiva è qualcosa di molto interessante il viaggio deve essere stato molto affascinante 🆗👍
The whistle with the echo at 16:07 is straight up haunting.
Truly spectacular videography, Eric. Always happy to see a notification for a new video from you!
Well, I was going to compliment you on the quality of your videography, scene framing, focusing on something small but relevant and then widening the view to include the train or some other item of interest. Framing the entrance to a tunnel off center and then panning into it, etc. Your attention to detail it superb. However, there are some things that I felt were left wanting. I would like to know some information about what I'm seeing. Where is this railroad? Why is the locomotive blue? How long is that long trestle and when was it built? There was an awesome stone viaduct. Where is it, who built it and when. What is the history of the locomotive and cars. I don't know about others but, I think that this type of information would be a welcome addition to a fantastic video. Providing this information would certainly require some research which you may not have the time on inclination to do. Then a script and narration would need to be done. If you have a terrible voice like I do, you might want to get some assistance. Don't get me wrong. I loved this video. The quality and preparation that went into is evident and way above average. I simply think that if left me wondering about the things that I have mentioned and their addition might take this video to even new heights. Thanks for making it available. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Your films are looking exactly like movie scenes with your camera or yours!
15:48 this shot is so great. Especially when it’s just wailing in the distance.
Nice video. I appreciate the amount of time and money you have put into your equipment, skill, and everything else. I love the beautiful sound of the whistle and the landscape in the background as the locomotive goes chugging up the hill. Wonderful job on the sound, and the video overall. I love it!
This is my goal!
My son really loves this video, so I have seen it a lot 😂 and I have to say it’s really well done, meditative and beautiful. I love the part where the camera catches some of the Amish passengers sitting in the train and looking out the window. It’s a nice moment!
Beautifully and imaginately ely filmed.
Nice 1 Jerry. I thought for sure I would see Uncle Joe leaning out of that engine. Come and Ride the little train that is Rollin down the track to the junction. Forget about your cares It is time to relax At the junction Lot of curves, you bet! Even more when you get To the junction Petticoat Junction!!
Great video! It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of your videos
Damit würde ich auch gern mal mitfahren 👍👍👍
Amazing !!! You have the most artfully composed shots. They are so good that it gives the impression of being effortless, so natural. The fact is, I think, that each is very carefully planned and executed. It just works ! James.
5:57 one hell of a lot of loose spikes ! 😮
Love the sound
Very nice, LIKE !!!
Vídeo excelente! Trens são espetáculo à parte! Lindas imagens... A edição ficou perfeita. PARABÉNS! 🇧🇷
Mantaaap.... power full
This is amazing! What an incredible job! Thanks for uploading 🚂 We've never made it all the way to Jim Thorpe so this was cool to see 🙂
Magnificent attractive phenomena
@Claire22734
3 күн бұрын
Yes
This Railroad must be operating in the Green. It just looks taken care of. All the track, and grades are so well done. And this Steam Engine and cars are beautiful. Great photography as well. Great production 👏. Thank you.
@RailPreserver2K
Жыл бұрын
Tourism and hauling more then coal will do that. I mean that in a good way
@dalegillispie8436
Жыл бұрын
. How can I buy a ticket to ride this train. The best camera work I have ever seen ???
yea the bridge scene is awsome, but this speeding 19:09 infront of the camera is just MMMMMMH
Imaginately (!)... And very atmospheric. Not the usual boring lineside stuff!
She’s small than tank engine 💙💙
this is so amazing!
This is absolutely amazing, 425 is awesome. Can I use her for an audio recording for my channel?
40:32 The Sound of Steam...
Wow!! Seeing those shots in the rain with the deep maroon paint coming through on the coaches...beautiful. I wonder if theyd consider repainting the 425 to match? A solid maroon with gold lettering. Thatd be beautiful
Nostalgie pur 👍👍
Nice
1225 Père Marquette un grand Plaisir au regard magnifique$.
I love the bells on steam locos, they don't sound as good on the diesels :(
Well done !
GREAT vid!!! Can someone please identify the different whistles with time stamps for where each new sequence comes in? Thanks!
WOOW
🇮🇳💐🍁🥰 I love you steam locomotive 🍁💐🥰🌹🇮🇳
@user-9jkaze7etloy
Ай бұрын
It nice ❤
Nice locomotive 🚂
My grandfather worked for the Illinois central railroad as a fireman.
it has a Boston and Maine 6 chime,.
The engineer be like "now THIS is what I'm used to, like the good ol' days"
What kind of camera or film grain did you use for this because it's similar to what I saw in Rocky Mountain Express regarding film quality which was very good and brought out a lot of fine detail
@CentralPennRailProductions
Жыл бұрын
This was not shot on film like the Rocky Mountain Express is, but actually a small chip digital camcorder, specifically the Panasonic X1500 in 24p 422 mode. The grain is actually produced inherently from the smaller chip size because it can only absorb so much light on the sensor, especially one you start to brighten and grade shots in post processing. The biggest downside to small sensors aside from low light performance is there inability to capture depth of field.
Love the cinematic feel! What camera did you use?
great
You really took the artistic shots to a new level with this, and I like it. Was this all 24p? Kind of looks like it so far. I haven't finished yet, but I really like what you've done with it.