Although I have aged many years since my elementary school days, watching this video regularly hasn't stopped.

14 years later and this video is still so amazing. That whistle is so beautiful. Especially when it echoes through the Pennsylvania mountains. I wish they would paint it back into that bright blue paint. What a beautiful locomotive and video.

That is the single best whistle I have ever heard on the single best locomotive I have ever seen with the single best sounding bell.

I'm remember watching a long time ago. Lots of videos I used to watch when I was little.

The man is blowing the whistle I know he’s having fun!

4:27 The Reading 6 Chime is the most beautiful sound I've ever heard

This is still my favorite video of 425. I remember watching it when I was a young railfan lol

It has been eleven years since I first watched this video, my first ever train video, and my addiction to train has never disappeared. Love you 425.

Beautiful engine, and to my ears, the best sounding whistle I can recall hearing. The Reading, Pennsylvania, and Lehigh Valley Railroads all ran lines through the towns, farmlands, and woods around where I grew up just north of Reading, where the Reading and Northern runs today. I was lucky enough to get to see steam trains on regular runs almost daily as a boy, and I miss them. I was pleasantly surprised by this engine one day a few years ago, when it was running on a track next to a highway I was traveling in northern Berks county. Like the videographer in this video, I paced her while she was on a straightaway there, and loved every minute of it.

I remember seeing this video years ago. It's a classic.

That whistle is my all-time favourite out of all whistles. It's just so powerful and mysterious, I frickin love it!

She makes me foam every time I hear that whistle and see her. She’s still running strong.

I love this engine the bell and the whistle

This train is beautiful!!! I love the color too!

Bless your heart. I know how you feel. I grew up watching steam locomotives in action with my late father. They were all gone by the time I was ten. Now, my father is gone as well.

thank you

Superb video! Thank you so much for sharing it. I just love steam locomotives. I even get the smells around the trains in my nose as if I was standing nearby. What memories of youth they bring!!! Take care and if you continue to upload steam locomotives or related to them, please be sure to send me. Keep up your excellent work. I see you are a real train fan. So am I. Have always been fascinated by them. Take care!

All these years later, and it’s still my favorite engine.

Love the blue paint job, a lovely locomotive and good camera work. Thanks for sharing

God, I just love how the whistle screams. It’s so powerful.

after 3 weeks im still commenting. i cant forget this train its just so nostalgic and the whistle is so amazing

I remember watching this for the first time back in elementary school. So nostalgic!

This right here is the first footage and the first time I’ve ever seen or heard this locomotive. This video led to my love of this engine, as it is currently my all time favorite. Penn, I’m happy to say you’ve brung this joy to me.

I would really love to see this running that fast again like one of the shots you had. Nothing beats high speed steam.

the echo in the woods is awesome

I was just scrolling through my channel because I was bored, then I saw this, when I was young, I was OBSESSED with trains

The GG1 IS MY FAVORITE DESIL ENGINE !!! Getting down in full power mode ,on a grade !!! Listen to its power at work !!! 😁😁

This is a pretty good video of Reading & Northern 425. I remember watching this video back when I was young.

I usually don’t like super high pitched whistles, but the reading 6 chime is one exception.

This train's whistle is my childhood sound

Thank you for posting this! My daughter watches this ALL the time!! she LOVES choo choos!!

Very cool to see the old girl running again, if only for a little while. Definitely a thing of beauty watching her come alive.

the best part starts at 4:27 ... amazing! absolutely amazing. beautiful machine.

I spent forever looking for this video

It is Big & Blue, & Thank you for the ride !

Beautiful engine & nice video, Thank you for posting!

My boys LOVE these steam train videos. Nice work! What a bygone era...

I think this has one of my favorite whistles on an engine, probably right behind the 765's whistle.

My god that whistle gives me goosebumps.

God I love that haunting sound of a steam locomotive's whistle echoing over the hills.

It reminds me of the blue comet

He's lovin' those draincocks!!

This steam engine train brings history very alive! I like it very much!!

That was cool when it was speeding! What a beautiful train!

4-6-2 in all its glory.....love the quill of the whistle!

It’s 2019/2020 and I’m turning 18 soon and every time I watch this it brings back so many memories from being a little boy. I would always show this video to my parents.

@1985chrisross I agree! It's THE engine to see in PA!

Great video with a good variety of camera angles showing this iron lady at her best. Thanks for posting.

On the GM&N it was a G-1 class. It has retained it's G-1 class status throughout its lifetime, as far as I know.

I remember watching this when I was 4

4:37

Very nice video what a beautiful engine love the haunting whistle. Cheers

Thank you so so much for this wonderful video. Those beautiful, wailing, soulful whistles bring back an incredibly wonderful era in my life as a little guy living in Annandale, Virginia in the 40s and in North Carolina in the 50s. Back then, I never dreamed we'd lose the beauties into history. Thanks, again, for capturing these beautiful sights and sounds for the rest of us. Semper Fi, y'all Ole Johnny B.

Great stuff. And that beautiful mournful whistle! I didn't know you could play tunes on a steam whistle...

4:28 Awesome! The best locomotive in history! She was built in the 1928!

I had the pleasure of being hauled by this locomotive in august 2020.....Jim Thorpe PA.

That is one beautiful 4-6-2. Nothing like hearing the whistle of a steam locomotive in the distance.

This is such a cool video! I imagine it must be a huge challenge keeping these locomotives running. Thanks for posting vid !

Excellent, love the pacing!

Excellent video!

I can only say one word: Magnificent !! ! ! ! !!! ! !*********** ! !!! ******** !! Great goin' all ya !! Boy this is some serious example of RR beauty !! Great camera and sound quality, too !! Just Magnificent !!.... Much thanks, Mark

This was one of my favorite typse of vids when i was super young and i found it again so thank you so much for making this video broooo ;-)

Fabulous videography! Well done, sir.

Damn, how could anyone dislike this beautiful piece of history?!

LOVE the sound of the whistle echoing in the surrounding hills.o other sound like it.

Great looking Baldwin Steamer. That young boy doesn't know his hand signals very well. Wonderful memories.

What a Gorgeous color!

Holy Democracy! I can't say enough good things about this train, or this clip! Good Job, Bear!

What an angry beast of a machine.....So many moving parts.

feels like i first saw this yesterday. now 425 is in for its boiler receritifcation

thank you!

That's a Reading 6 Chime whistle!

Great video! Glad its back up! And nice special blue PRV logo

Very beautiful engine well filmed. Thanks for uploading and thumbs up! :)

That's the blue comet

It's the automatic drain valve on the diesel in the background. This valve is mounted under the first main air reservoir tank (there are two in series). Once the air is compressed, the moisture precipitates out of it. This valve senses the collected water and "spits" it out.

Love it!!! Superb production!!!

Omg I’ve been here!!

this takes me back to my childhood. riding on the New Hope Express (i think cant quite remember the name) such beautiful machines these are, its a real shame the railroads switched to deasle

Never tire of the Six Chime!

I'm glad to hear its still running. I rode i it in 1996 at steamtown

they really were putting that engine through its paces, even after all the years its had, its kinda rare to see a video of a steam loco actually moving at a decent speed

Last time I saw this engine in person ISTR that she was all no-nonsense flat black except for number and lettering. I like this new livery. It is very classy. Great video. Thanks.

I remember watching this video years ago when I was a child

The most best , is big boy rolling full steam ahead !! The horn layed on heavy ahead of crossings !!! Get the hell outa my way !!! Or else !!! 😁👍🇺🇲✝️

wow, alot of hours into the paint and detail. looks like a Comet. need to paint the cars the same color! what a beautiful site. Love it

Nice catch!

Nice 4-6-2 reading 6 chime and bell.

This is a great video, thanks so much for the work you put into it! The whistle beginning at 8:25 is so haunting...

i cryed so much during this vid i dont know why i just like seeing this train :) plz what ever you DO NOT RETIRE HER YET!

I just realised blue is a rather fancy color for steam locos. Looks good.

The engine its blue i like it The blue is my favorite color

Sheesh, someone needs to adjust that air dryer! XD

I saw this beautiful beast in person today at Steamtown.

one of the best train videos

Very beautiful vidéo!

amo los trenes con máquinas a vapor, mi padre ( Francisco Zanotelli ) las manejó , era Ferroviario en Argentina, y tuve la dicha que me llevara en una de ellas , nunca olvidaré eso......

last I heard conrail was bought up between norfolk southern and csx in the 1990s But around here we have the Highball THUNDER OF THE NICKEL PLATE 765, Though they have not had her up to full all out speed in a long time, but she can still hit 55, thats all they have pushed her since last rebuild, but she has the power to do 80 and even 90 they told me at her home in new haven indiana

I'm amazed by her beauty....

Wow again! Best whistling ever!