The engineer is warming up the trailing truck booster prior to departure to Jim Thorpe. The extra 11,100 lbs. of tractive force added to the engine's 68,000 lbs. comes in handy at tight spots- Ea... (more)

Reading 2102 charges out of Reading Outer Station on its final excursion of the year on a sunny October morning.

Reading 2102 hustles downgrade through Zehners on its final trip of the year as the sun sets behind the mountains.

Engineer Chuck Trusdell eases Reading 2102 out of Reading Outer Station on a beautiful October morning.

Reading 2102 accelerates out of Reading Outer Station on a gorgeous October morning.

Conrail (ex-Reading) 8710 along with Conrail (ex-PC) EMD SW7 8845.

Reading & Northern's 4-8-4 T1 #2102 is on the final stretch coming into Reading Outer Station as thunderstorms are rolling in at Reading, PA

Engineer Chuck Trusdell releases Reading 2102's brakes as the locomotive departs Reading Outer Station with its passenger train.

A Conrail empty UOR (Orange & Rockland) coal train heads West thru Belt Line Jct.

For the first time in decades, a passenger train Saturday (April 20, 2024) covered the full length of Reading & Northern Railroad’s Mahanoy & Shamokin Branch, carrying 194 riders aboard a trio o... (more)

For the first time in decades, a passenger train Saturday (April 20, 2024) covered the full length of Reading & Northern Railroad’s Mahanoy & Shamokin Branch, carrying 194 riders aboard a trio o... (more)

A Reading & Northern chartered Rail Diesel Car trip to Mount Carmel, Pa. the Railroad Explorer 4, makes a photo stop at the west end of Buck Mountain Tunnel.

A Reading & Northern chartered Rail Diesel Car trip to Mount Carmel, Pa. the Railroad Explorer 4, makes a photo stop at the west end of Buck Mountain Tunnel near Mahanoy City, Pa. It was sponsored... (more)

Reading 2102 glistens in the early morning sun as it proudly rests at Reading Outer Station.

Reading 2102 departs Reading Outer Station on a beautiful fall morning.