Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 is full throttle and working hard as she charges into Nesquehoning. The sound was simply deafening.

R&N #2102 rounds the curve at Nesquehoning Junction on October 14, 2023 as she wyes the Fall Foliage special across the Lehigh River outside of Jim Thorpe, PA. .

"Thunder in the Poconos": Reading & Northern #2102 thunders south towards Reading, PA outside of Jim Thorpe as she climbs the grade with the R&N Fall Foliage Special on October 14, 2023.... (more)

Reading & Northern #2102 blasts past Nesquehoning Jct on October 14, 2023 as she works hard in the rain, wide open, reversing her train for the afternoon run south to Reading, PA for an R&N annual... (more)

Heavy rain falls as the sky erupts with the continuous thunder of Reading & Northern T1 #2102 making time south towards Reading, PA on October 14, 2023. Here the '02, as it's affectionately called... (more)

Reading 2102 starts its train up the Lehigh Line in order to wye its train for the return trip to Reading.

Reading 2102 accelerates its passenger excursion out of Jim Thorpe at Nesquehoning Junction.

Round the Bend. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern T-1 no. 2102 is seen backing through the curves on one leg of the wye outside Jim Thorpe, PA. The train was turned here before its retur... (more)

RBMN #2102 cruises through downtown Nesquehoning, PA on the return trip to North Reading.

Reading & Northern Fall Foliage train rolls past the Hauto Dam in Nesquehoning, PA.

No. 2102 at Lake Hauto. The fans were in force! Why include them? Because they are very much a part of my experience with this great locomotive. Three of my friends are in this group.

Reading 2102 stomps out of Nesquehoning Tunnel amid the peak fall foliage on its final run for 2023.

When is a tunnel not a tunnel? While not a "traditional" tunnel, this is the railroad's way of getting under PA 93. Looks like a tunnel to me. And a great photo spot.

Reading and Northern T-1 2102 streaks along Lake Hauto near Nesquehoning with the October 14th Fall Foliage Special.

The Reading & Northern foliage train is seen returning from Jim Thorpe rolling through Nesquehoning with the classic F units on the point.