“Madame Queen” the diesel-devotees called her - or the “Queen Mary,” she was SF-1, under her original EMD (General Motors) serial number 744 of December 1937. She was 1800 horsepower, and ... (more)
After a successful test run from Reading to Jim Thorpe, the #2102 is seen leading the empty 50 car coal train south into Tamaqua where they will ... (more)
With Kirk Yard's old EJ&E roundhouse at the center of it all, Norfolk Southern's eastbound B09 hustles east on the Chicago Line with a pair of SD40-2's. The only thing missing is a freighter comin... (more)
a modern day spin on a classic scene from the Reading history books. Recently restored R&N Steam locomotive 2102, an original Reading T-1 4-8-4 steam locomotive, reverses its train of 50 coal hopp... (more)