With wheel slips aplenty due to the heavy rain, Reading & Northern charges across the Marian Ave crossing near Barnesville, PA with a train of 50 empty hoppers in tow. The train was being run as a... (more)

Rods Down & Gettin' Outta Town - After a 3+ hour layover for passengers to explore the town of Jim Thorpe, Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 departs headed back for Reading at the Yard Limits of Jim Th... (more)

Now in the teeth of the grade and battling wet rails in the midst of a heavy downpour, T-1 #2102 puts on an impressive display of big steam power as it brings upgrade through the "S" cur... (more)

After dropping 19 car loads of passengers at the station in downtown Jim Thorpe, Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 turns the train on the wye utilizing the "new" connection between the Readin... (more)

Former Reading T-1 #2102 leads a 19 car Reading & Northern Ramble past the dual mast signal at "MULLER". This is the first Ramble of 2102's reborn career, and it drew thousands of rail f... (more)

After a dreary morning run to Jim Thorpe, the sun has joined the thousands out chasing former Reading T-1 #2102 pulling its first Ramble of its reborn career, The train is seen here approaching th... (more)

With the cylinder cocks wide open, Reading & Northern 2102 crawls across the turntable at Port Clinton.

Reading & Northern T-1 no. 2102 crawls onto the siding track at Jim Thorpe to let the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad train pass by.

late Night in Port Clinton After the main event was all said and done the after show began. 2102 waits in Port Clinton to be taken up to Hawks Wye to be turned northward before returning ba... (more)

While waiting for MOW crews to clear up, the North Reading Fast Freight takes a pause at Hickory Run on a gorgeous summer afternoon. An original Lehigh Valley phone booth and still in-service code... (more)

In the beautiful morning light, the Reading & Northern's F-Units prepare to depart the station at Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania for an Office Car Special to Pittston. Although I'd still rather have ... (more)

Reading 2102 lives again!

Nearing the end of its journey, Reading 2102 pulls its first passenger train on the Reading and Northern railroad through an empty field in Morhsville, Pennsylvania.

I stayed overnight in a dump of a motel, got up a 4:45 AM, got soaked in the rain, drove 400 miles round trip, spent hundreds of dollars, and after waiting 27 years, was it worth it?

You bet you... (more)

With massive crowds on hand to see Reading & Northern T-1 no. 2102, GP38-2 no. 2013 provided a bit of vibrant color amongst the sea of red passenger cars at Jim Thorpe.