Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Volume 6

This is a preview of Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Volume 6. The full DVD is available for our website: www.johnpmedia.com
DVD summary below:
In volume 6 of the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, we’ll view freight operations from June of 1993 to April of 1995.
In the early 90’s, the R&N began loading culm from Swatara to be burned at the Co-Gen power plant at Nesquehoning. To make the long reversing trip easier and more efficient, they employed the practice of using power on both ends of the train. During this time, the R&N also picked up a variety of new businesses including World resources and others.
We’ll view the culm trains, including derailments, as well as a visit to Reading Anthracite to observe the loading of coal for QIT. We’ll then ride along on the Jeddo job from Port Clinton to Jeddo and return. Finally, we’ll witness the R&N’s purchase and painting of the fleet of hoppers for QIT loading in early 1995. As usual, Big Mike and Eddie Heck provide the commentary.
Digitized from the videotapes of the Ed Heck and Dale Woodland Collection
Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar and Ed Heck
Color and sound; approximately 62 minutes runtime

[@mattcrowley3075]

Is the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern the same company as Reading and Northern?

[@robertglietz7178]

yes

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Reading and Northern is just a shorter way to call the railroad.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Same company, just renamed. Reading and Northern rolls off the tounge easier.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

What did the scale said when Big Mike walked off? 0.5 mph? LOL I remember the scale saying "Reduce your speed" when 1 train was going a whopping 5.1mph

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Any video is way better, with comments and appearance from Mike Bednar!!

[@nevetslegasi5686]

Ardmore Boys!!! LOL

[@kurt8986]

hippies

[@bronzeburrey8790]

Do a new York Ontario western railroad

[@JPMediaRR]

Would love to, but we need footage

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Fantastic video. We enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your Friday.(Steve)

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

Fantastic. Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad during 1990s. They still do these things just with different equipment but the hoppers remain the same

[@lawerencestimpson2280]

Enjoyed seeing this.2 questions.Are the clum plants operating and are they still mining Jeddo?

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Not sure about the Clum plants but Jeddo still sees sporadic service.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Fantastic video 😊

[@tomstarcevich1147]

🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃👍

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Whatever happened to those u33b units??

[@Strasburg_Railfaner611]

They we’re retired in the early 2000s because of how faulty they got

[@pennsy77]

Late reply, but they were retired in 1994 and sent for scrap at Altoona. They were absolute pieces of crap.