| Reading and Northern 425 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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| Serial number | 60339 |
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| Build date | January 1928 |
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| Rebuild date | May 2008 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-2 |
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| • UIC | 2'C1' |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 69 in (1.753 m) |
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| Wheelbase | 65.79 ft (20.05 m) |
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| • Engine | 33.08 ft (10.08 m) |
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| • Drivers | 12.17 ft (3.71 m) |
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| Axle load | 43,000 lb (20,000 kg) |
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| Adhesive weight | 129,000 lb (59,000 kg) |
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| Loco weight | 213,000 lb (97,000 kg) |
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| Tender weight | 182,000 lb (83,000 kg) |
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| Total weight | 395,000 lb (179,000 kg) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 18 t (18 long tons; 20 short tons) |
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| Water cap. | 8,500 US gal (32,000 L; 7,100 imp gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 54.20 sq ft (5.035 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure | 210 psi (1.45 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 196 sq ft (18.2 m2) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 22 in × 28 in (559 mm × 711 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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| Career |
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| Operators | |
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| Class | G-1 |
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| Number in class | 1st of 2 |
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| Numbers | - GM&N 425
- GM&O 580
- LE 2
- LE 4
- VFS 425
- RBM&N 425
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| Retired |
- 1950 (revenue service)
- 1970 (1st excursion service)
- October 13, 1996 (2nd excursion service)
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| Restored |
- October 1, 1950 (1st excursion service)
- August 1984 (2nd excursion service)
- December 29, 2007 (3rd excursion service)
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| Current owner | Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad |
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| Disposition | Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul |
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| References: |
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 425 is a G-1 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive, built in January 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad (GM&N). After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O) in 1940, the locomotive was renumbered No. 580 and served in passenger service before being retired in 1950. The locomotive is currently owned and operated by the Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (BM&N), based out of Port Clinton, Pennsylvania in excursion service. At the end of 2022, No. 425 was taken out of service for its mandatory Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472-day inspection and overhaul.