The last steam-powered Reading and Northern Fall Foliage Special of 2024 has emerged from the woods at Zehner's Siding and is about to parallel PA Route 443 (Clamtown Road) for a half mile or so.
R&N Pacific 425 powers the Reading and Northern's Autumn Leaf through Zehners, PA as droves of railfans photograph and follow the train along the adjacent main road.
After setting off its Reading-bound empties at Tamaqua, reshly-painted ex-MKT SD40-2 3051 leads two other EMDs and freight for Port Clinton into the sunset at Zehners.
Former Gulf Mobile & Northern 'Pacific' #425 leads an excursion towards Jim Thorpe on a beautiful October morning. The weather is chilly at this time, as shown by the locomotive's stack.
On a crystal-clear and incredibly colorful fall day, Reading & Northern Pacific 425 puts on a jaw-dropping show on her run from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe for the October 11th Autumn Leaf Special.... (more)
One of RBMN's newly acquired former ATSF 'Bluebonnets' leads the Tamaqua to Reading turn job south through Zehners on their way to Port Clinton. Normally, a second one of these units would accompa... (more)
Reading & Northern SD38 #2004 and SD40-2 #3056 bring the southbound Reading Turn through Zehners with a short train of outbound NS interchange traffic. The train will stop in Port Clinton to pick ... (more)
Former UP "snoot" nose SD40-2 3426 now calls the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania home as Reading & Northern's number 3058 seen here leading the southbound Reading Turn (QARG) at Zehners Crossing... (more)
In sweet morning light, the Reading &Northern 425 hustles the October 9 fall foliage excursion east through the small community of Zehners, south of Tamaqua, amidst nice fall color.