Reading’s big, home-built T-1 4-8-4s never looked so festive hauling Pennsylvania coal. But in 1977, steam entrepreneur Ross Rowland has decorated the 2101 in vermilion, yellow and blue for a su... (more)

The eastbound Chessie Steam Special was exiting Graham Tunnel and crossing the Potomac River at Magnolia, WV on Sept. 17, 1979 with former Reading T-1 No. 2101. I did a lot of camping on the Cut ... (more)