Found this on YouTube, Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...G2ba3cdfRVAAAAAAAABA
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Chris, thanks for posting that video. The Reading and Northern #425 is one of my favorite steam engines. Hopefully one day Lionel,MTH,or Third Rail will make this engine.
George Flanagan
George Flanagan
I would really love to ride behind that engine. Hopefully Andy takes her out for a run in 2012 as she sat out in 2011.
Chris nice video enjoyed it
thanks for posting.
THANKS ALEX
thanks for posting.
THANKS ALEX
That engineer must be part monkey the way he was swinging on that whistle rope 
You just cant have to much whistle and one of the best sounding whistle I've ever heard on top of that.
Thomas
You just cant have to much whistle and one of the best sounding whistle I've ever heard on top of that.Thomas
quote:That engineer must be part monkey the way he was swinging on that whistle rope
I'd be doing the same thing!
Love that whistle!
The Reading and Northern 4-6-2 was originally Gulf, Mobile and Northern (a predecessor to the
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, along with the Mobile and Ohio) number 425. The GM&N, a small, regional
carrier, ordered two such rather modern Pacifics for passenger service between Mobile and
Jackson, Tennessee. They were renumbered 380 and 381 - I believe - after they became
GM&O locomotives. As the 425 ran in and out of my home town under both its numbers (before my time), I would take about 3 seconds before calling and placing an order were anyone to offer one in O scale.
The loco was never painted blue during its original working life. I guess that it's marketing,
but why that makes it more appealing, I don't know.
But - at least it exists, funny color and all.
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, along with the Mobile and Ohio) number 425. The GM&N, a small, regional
carrier, ordered two such rather modern Pacifics for passenger service between Mobile and
Jackson, Tennessee. They were renumbered 380 and 381 - I believe - after they became
GM&O locomotives. As the 425 ran in and out of my home town under both its numbers (before my time), I would take about 3 seconds before calling and placing an order were anyone to offer one in O scale.
The loco was never painted blue during its original working life. I guess that it's marketing,
but why that makes it more appealing, I don't know.
But - at least it exists, funny color and all.
Beautiful engine. Great video.
Thanks Chris.
Thanks Chris.
quote:Originally posted by D500:
The Reading and Northern 4-6-2 was originally Gulf, Mobile and Northern (a predecessor to the
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, along with the Mobile and Ohio) number 425. The GM&N, a small, regional
carrier, ordered two such rather modern Pacifics for passenger service between Mobile and
Jackson, Tennessee. They were renumbered 380 and 381 - I believe - after they became
GM&O locomotives. As the 425 ran in and out of my home town under both its numbers (before my time), I would take about 3 seconds before calling and placing an order were anyone to offer one in O scale.
The loco was never painted blue during its original working life. I guess that it's marketing,
but why that makes it more appealing, I don't know.
But - at least it exists, funny color and all.
As for the blue paint...
IIRC, a long time former Reading engineer had convinced Andy Muller (owner of the engine and the RBMN) to paint it blue as a nod to a few blue painted Reading engines. Obviously, the blue paint stuck but this current paint job is a much lighter shade of blue than in the 1990s when the engine last ran. That is it in a nutshell pretty much. Anyone is more than welcome to make corrections if I screwed up. I also love that Reading 6 chime passenger whistle.
