Reading & Northern 425 climbs the final portion of the grade between Reading and Jim Thorpe at Milepost 108.

As part of the Reading & Northern Autumn Leaf Excursions the Rail Diesel Cars are used for the Pottsville to Jim Thorpe and return trips. Here RDC-3, EX Boston & Main 6305, Now RBMN 9166 leads th... (more)

Another day of Sun and the start of colored leaves for the passengers of the Fall Leaf excursion. Just a day after the very short 2102 excursion the F-9s pull it off without a hitch. I need to ... (more)

It's pretty much a right of passage at this point to take a photo of a Reading and Northern train next to the old pickup truck in Hometown, PA. Here's this year's r... (more)

Reading 2102 puts on a fantastic display of steam and smoke as it crests Hometown Hill.

Reading 2102 works up the grade with a full plume of black smoke about to cover the road it will shortly pass under.

Cresting the grade south, Reading T1 #2102 races towards Church Road outside of Hometown, PA on September 3, 2022.

The ground shakes and the air fills with the sound of thunder as RBMN T1 #2102 and Pacific #425 makes a run for Hometown Hill on August 13, 2022 at mile marker 110.

The 2102 approaches the Church Road crossing in Hometown.

Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern excursion train OSJT is seen crossing the Hometown High Bridge. Leading is T-1 2102, originally a 2-8-0 built by Baldwin for the Reading Company before being rebu... (more)

On August 13, Reading & Northern operated a doubleheader steam consist that was led by recently restored 4-8–4 2102 and 4–6–2 425. The climb out of Nesquehoning produced an impressive plume... (more)

On August 13, Reading & Northern operated a doubleheader steam consist that was led by recently restored 4-8–4 2102 and 4–6–2 425. Putting on quite the smoke show as the train passed over Ho... (more)

Barely breaking a sweat, Reading T1 #2102 marches her excursion train up Hometown Hill on the former CNJ on the afternoon of July 2, 2022.

The 2102 pulls it's second revenue passenger run of 2022.

On the Return leg of this excursion to Jim Thorpe, 2102 is seen here just passed the Hometown Highbridge cruising through Rural Pennsylvania