Reading & Northern's frac sand business is going strong again! Some cars have been delivered from Reading to Pittston on recent NRFFs, but on April 15, 2025 the first unit train of the year brought 60 loaded 2-bay hoppers north.
Running as the NRPI, Reading & Northern's Andy Muller, Jr. was at the throttle with Tyler Glass conducting. A few others were riding in the cab, and I had the opportunity to chase them north before taxiing one of them back to Port Clinton afterwards.
Although I didn't do a southbound chase per se, I did catch the PINR's departure from Pittston, glimpsed them from afar crossing Oak Street, and got back to Port Clinton in time to catch their passage through R&N's headquarters and rail yard.
I want to give a very special thank you to my friends Mike Stanislaw @smike01 and Isaiah Barr @AnthraciteRailfan for contributing some clips to this video. Be sure to check their channels out too!
0:00 Happy Valley Road, Molino
1:54 Schuylkill Road, Hecla
4:04 East Mahanoy Junction, Barnesville
6:14 Tippets Road, Nesquehoning
7:44 Route 54, Nesquehoning
9:54 Jim Thorpe Junction and River Junction (by Mike Stanislaw)
12:34 Bridgeport, White Haven
14:41 White Haven Library and Community Center (by Mike Stanislaw)
16:22 Penobscot rail yard
17:51 Penobscot rail yard (by Mike Stanislaw)
20:15 Oak Street, Pittston Township ... too late
21:07 Boylan Drive, Duryea (by Isaiah Barr)
22:47 arriving at Pittston Station and rail yard
23:48 PINR returning to Pittston Station (light power)
25:22 PINR departing Pittston Station
26:32 Oak Street, Pittston Township ... too late ... again
26:42 R&N headquarters, Port Clinton
27:54 end screen
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