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

Пікірлер: 177

  • @kennethferdinand4239
    @kennethferdinand423912 күн бұрын

    Beautiful cute gorgeous engine the blue colour is a rocker

  • @LycomingRailfan
    @LycomingRailfan Жыл бұрын

    Produce it all to DVD most excellent work! Very nicely done! Reminds me of the Pentrex Days and MarK I Video

  • @josealvarolopezarboleda2966
    @josealvarolopezarboleda296610 ай бұрын

    Saludos de Puerto Rico caqueta colombia muchas bendiciones para todos los ferrocarrileros ,,me gusta LOS trenes,, hermoso patrimonio,, elegante mucha potencia Dios LOS BENDIGA

  • @ElCorralitodeltiempo-Subscribe
    @ElCorralitodeltiempo-Subscribe4 ай бұрын

    Trains are magnets, always attract people attention! Thanks for sharing these imagines!

  • @Skoolitz

    @Skoolitz

    3 ай бұрын

    imagines?

  • @jackichan708
    @jackichan708 Жыл бұрын

    Excelente, con éste tren ,parece que vuelvo a vivir en el pasado.Felicidades!!!

  • @Thoroughly_Wet
    @Thoroughly_Wet Жыл бұрын

    The reading 6 chime is S tier for steam whistles

  • @s197_carti
    @s197_carti Жыл бұрын

    Andy’s Boston & Maine 6 Chime Is Amazing. Great Video.

  • @Family1997love
    @Family1997love11 ай бұрын

    I love to watch old steam engines.

  • @aaronmccreight_trains-tractor
    @aaronmccreight_trains-tractor Жыл бұрын

    What a great video! I don’t normally sit and watch a whole video, but I just watched this one! Keep it up!

  • @wfvideos4099
    @wfvideos4099 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like I just watched and old movie. Beautifully done!

  • @bpp325
    @bpp325 Жыл бұрын

    The video made the 425 come alive!

  • @FloridaRailfan
    @FloridaRailfan Жыл бұрын

    Really like how you stitched all your outings together, another great documentation

  • @johnfisher9816
    @johnfisher981611 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video in all respects. Well done!!!

  • @thetrainstation2helpee933
    @thetrainstation2helpee933 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing vid. That first bit with the oiling deserves a Grammy award.

  • @TravisDGordon
    @TravisDGordon Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @pux0rb
    @pux0rb6 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @suitcase__
    @suitcase__ Жыл бұрын

    beautiful engine, beautiful shots, beautiful everything.

  • @fuscoproductions
    @fuscoproductions Жыл бұрын

    Wow! What coverage! Enjoyed it very much. 🙂

  • @CentralPennRailProductions

    @CentralPennRailProductions

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joe! That means a lot coming from you, cannot wait to see your production!

  • @stephensfarms7165
    @stephensfarms716510 ай бұрын

    Thanks great video of #425. 👍👍🤩 Glad to see it still runs on coal. 👍👍👍🤩

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @ChainsawNW1218
    @ChainsawNW1218 Жыл бұрын

    ChainsawN&W1218, nice scenery, enjoyed the Fall foliage and the Reading & Northern Class 4-6-2 highballing on the high iron!👍🛤

  • @sonicsound84
    @sonicsound848 ай бұрын

    Some of the most beautiful chuffing sounds I've ever heard.

  • @k4productions
    @k4productions11 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @user-bv7cp6bs6v
    @user-bv7cp6bs6v Жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @wilburroth5150
    @wilburroth515010 ай бұрын

    This is one of the best made videos I think I have ever seen! Thank You.🚂🚂👍

  • @BNSFGP38
    @BNSFGP38 Жыл бұрын

    Some of the best rail fan cinema I have ever seen, well done sir.

  • @nathanlerma9891
    @nathanlerma9891 Жыл бұрын

    Personally I like the six chime better but all the same amazing footage

  • @kenzmatt221
    @kenzmatt22111 ай бұрын

    Such an amazing view. I totally love it !

  • @MK.5198
    @MK.5198 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible. Every shot deliberate, not a single second wasted, every frame a painting. Utterly beautiful the whole way.

  • @Tank-Battles
    @Tank-Battles26 күн бұрын

    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!

  • @punchfisttop
    @punchfisttop Жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFULY SHOT!!! Thank you so much for doing this!!!

  • @robertnielsen2461
    @robertnielsen246111 ай бұрын

    The colors of fall that announce winters approach are amazing I especially love this beautiful time of year,thank you so much.

  • @HighballHenry
    @HighballHenry Жыл бұрын

    INCREDIBLE Footage sir!!

  • @CraterFilms
    @CraterFilms Жыл бұрын

    I really liked the different angles.

  • @gabrielreider3225
    @gabrielreider3225 Жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna chase the 425 for the last time today !

  • @brianfalzon6739
    @brianfalzon6739 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MPT_Productions
    @MPT_Productions Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @davidpulaski5628
    @davidpulaski5628 Жыл бұрын

    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. 🏆🏆🏆

  • @alanhill8617
    @alanhill8617 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the river shots and the Wall St. crossing at the 20:07 mark Thanks for your great effort 👍

  • @jwilliams8210
    @jwilliams8210 Жыл бұрын

    Simply PHENOMENAL camera work!!! Absolutely EXTRAORDINARY work by Central Penn Rail Productions (as always)!! You folks REALLY understand railroading!

  • @danielferrovias
    @danielferrovias Жыл бұрын

    Great to know that a locomotive from my childhood, is still doing strong.

  • @shayfarley7253
    @shayfarley7253 Жыл бұрын

    World class production, you should be very proud of yourself mate 😊 Hello from New Zealand.

  • @1JUSTGOTLUCKY1
    @1JUSTGOTLUCKY1 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video!!! Very well done!!!

  • @Cuetzpallincihuatl
    @Cuetzpallincihuatl11 ай бұрын

    Just beautiful... Thanks!!!!!💕

  • @beautifulflorida
    @beautifulflorida Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @dd.greenefilms2598
    @dd.greenefilms25988 ай бұрын

    Excellent experience and capture chase of this historic train and beautiful shots,Thanks for sharing this with the audience.

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan40473 ай бұрын

    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 )🌈🎉😉.

  • @raydunakin
    @raydunakin7 ай бұрын

    Great video, and what a beautiful loco! I love the blue paint scheme.

  • @PatrickKCompton
    @PatrickKCompton Жыл бұрын

    That was beautifully filmed! Loved ever shot with the fall colors and the magnificent 425!

  • @chrisinelpaso
    @chrisinelpasoАй бұрын

    Very nice!

  • @johnprice6786
    @johnprice678611 ай бұрын

    What an amazing video! A real work of art 🙂

  • @scotabot7826
    @scotabot78263 ай бұрын

    What a BEAST starting off!!!

  • @RdgRails2102
    @RdgRails2102 Жыл бұрын

    great video!!

  • @tatecarlson
    @tatecarlson Жыл бұрын

    Dude these shots are stellar! This is a monster of a locomotive

  • @dominicwesley4117
    @dominicwesley411710 ай бұрын

    I Well Come this Train; Thanks.

  • @giuseppearditi7963
    @giuseppearditi7963 Жыл бұрын

    Bellissimo video la locomotiva è qualcosa di molto interessante il viaggio deve essere stato molto affascinante 🆗👍

  • @davidfuller581
    @davidfuller58120 күн бұрын

    The whistle with the echo at 16:07 is straight up haunting.

  • @LewisMarien
    @LewisMarien Жыл бұрын

    Truly spectacular videography, Eric. Always happy to see a notification for a new video from you!

  • @rickfoss5003
    @rickfoss500311 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc
    @ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc Жыл бұрын

    Your films are looking exactly like movie scenes with your camera or yours!

  • @THErocker228
    @THErocker2283 ай бұрын

    15:48 this shot is so great. Especially when it’s just wailing in the distance.

  • @railfanningetc.4252
    @railfanningetc.4252 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @SteamEnthusiastProductions
    @SteamEnthusiastProductions Жыл бұрын

    This is my goal!

  • @authenticexperiences7956
    @authenticexperiences79564 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @richardbird4702
    @richardbird47029 ай бұрын

    Beautifully and imaginately ely filmed.

  • @theadventuresofkennydebbie
    @theadventuresofkennydebbie Жыл бұрын

    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!!

  • @christopherplaugher
    @christopherplaugher Жыл бұрын

    Great video! It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of your videos

  • @michaelschuchardt3371
    @michaelschuchardt33719 ай бұрын

    Damit würde ich auch gern mal mitfahren 👍👍👍

  • @FrogandFlangeVideo
    @FrogandFlangeVideo Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MagnetOnlyMotors
    @MagnetOnlyMotors Жыл бұрын

    5:57 one hell of a lot of loose spikes ! 😮

  • @jigneshpatel-zy5bx
    @jigneshpatel-zy5bx9 ай бұрын

    Love the sound

  • @user-gk8gg1zt7l
    @user-gk8gg1zt7l11 ай бұрын

    Very nice, LIKE !!!

  • @mariocelsopaixaopereira5774
    @mariocelsopaixaopereira5774 Жыл бұрын

    Vídeo excelente! Trens são espetáculo à parte! Lindas imagens... A edição ficou perfeita. PARABÉNS! 🇧🇷

  • @ngaito.s142
    @ngaito.s14210 ай бұрын

    Mantaaap.... power full

  • @zearfossrailfan
    @zearfossrailfan Жыл бұрын

    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 🙂

  • @kaushikchandra9756
    @kaushikchandra975611 ай бұрын

    Magnificent attractive phenomena

  • @Claire22734

    @Claire22734

    3 күн бұрын

    Yes

  • @patricknoveski6409
    @patricknoveski6409 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @RailPreserver2K

    Жыл бұрын

    Tourism and hauling more then coal will do that. I mean that in a good way

  • @dalegillispie8436

    @dalegillispie8436

    Жыл бұрын

    ​. How can I buy a ticket to ride this train. The best camera work I have ever seen ???

  • @zalaszente1942
    @zalaszente19427 ай бұрын

    yea the bridge scene is awsome, but this speeding 19:09 infront of the camera is just MMMMMMH

  • @richardbird4702
    @richardbird47029 ай бұрын

    Imaginately (!)... And very atmospheric. Not the usual boring lineside stuff!

  • @Zaelon_James_Guillory
    @Zaelon_James_GuilloryАй бұрын

    She’s small than tank engine 💙💙

  • @sohailhusain9907
    @sohailhusain9907 Жыл бұрын

    this is so amazing!

  • @TheLoveofSteamLocomotives
    @TheLoveofSteamLocomotives10 ай бұрын

    This is absolutely amazing, 425 is awesome. Can I use her for an audio recording for my channel?

  • @MG-ge5xq
    @MG-ge5xq8 ай бұрын

    40:32 The Sound of Steam...

  • @nathanschmidt4889
    @nathanschmidt48894 ай бұрын

    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

  • @michaelschuchardt3371
    @michaelschuchardt33719 ай бұрын

    Nostalgie pur 👍👍

  • @RailroadLife23
    @RailroadLife23 Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @Zig68
    @Zig6817 күн бұрын

    1225 Père Marquette un grand Plaisir au regard magnifique$.

  • @baltothewolf
    @baltothewolf9 ай бұрын

    I love the bells on steam locos, they don't sound as good on the diesels :(

  • @alexpiper9475
    @alexpiper94753 ай бұрын

    Well done !

  • @howiesmith1504
    @howiesmith1504 Жыл бұрын

    GREAT vid!!! Can someone please identify the different whistles with time stamps for where each new sequence comes in? Thanks!

  • @haridhasana1844
    @haridhasana184411 ай бұрын

    WOOW

  • @victorpaul904
    @victorpaul9045 ай бұрын

    🇮🇳💐🍁🥰 I love you steam locomotive 🍁💐🥰🌹🇮🇳

  • @user-9jkaze7etloy

    @user-9jkaze7etloy

    Ай бұрын

    It nice ❤

  • @jaredbrown3249
    @jaredbrown32493 ай бұрын

    Nice locomotive 🚂

  • @billhuber2964
    @billhuber29644 ай бұрын

    My grandfather worked for the Illinois central railroad as a fireman.

  • @maxwellwalcher6420
    @maxwellwalcher6420 Жыл бұрын

    it has a Boston and Maine 6 chime,.

  • @psychedelicnarwhal9599
    @psychedelicnarwhal9599 Жыл бұрын

    The engineer be like "now THIS is what I'm used to, like the good ol' days"

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @RailsofNorCal
    @RailsofNorCal Жыл бұрын

    Love the cinematic feel! What camera did you use?

  • @paulkelly-cy9hl
    @paulkelly-cy9hl8 ай бұрын

    great

  • @NorfKhazad
    @NorfKhazad Жыл бұрын

    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.

Келесі