Reading & Northern 2102: Iron Horse Ramble to Tunkhannock-June 22, 2024
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- On a hot and humid Saturday we ventured out to the Reading & Northern Railroad to witness 2102 haul the very first Iron Horse Rambles excursion between Nesquehoning and Tunkhannock. The train consisted of 17 cars. During the northbound trip, 2102 stopped for water at Penobscot, PA where EMD SD50s 5018 and 5019 were coupled to the front of the train to assist with braking on a significant downhill portion of the trip.
At Tunkhannock, 2102 ran around the train and headed southbound tender first. 2102 ran around the wye at Pittston and ran the rest of the trip forward.
RBMN 2102 History:
2102 was originally built as I10sa 2-8-0 no. 2044 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA in 1923. 2044 would be tasked with hauling freight trains throughout the Reading system. During World War II, the Reading Company needed stronger longer locomotives to handle all the wartime freight. Due to wartime restrictions, the railroad could not build a brand-new locomotive class from scratch, however, a loophole in the restrictions allowed them to rebuild 30 of their 45 I10sa 2-8-0s into T-1 4-8-4 locomotives. 2044 was rebuilt in 1945 at the Reading shops and would be renumbered to 2102.
Following its rebuild, 2102 operated freight trains until the late 1950s when it was placed into storage, but then was temporarily brought back into service in 1962 for the Reading Company's "Iron Horse Rambles". Following the conclusion of these excursions in 1964, 2102 was retired from service.
After a lengthy excursion mainline career from 1966-1984, 2102 was sold to Andrew Muller for use on his Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. 2102 operated on the BM&R from 1985-1991. In early 2016, Reading & Northern announced that 2102 would be restored to operational condition, with her first official test run completed on April 6, 2022.
Timestamps:
0:00 Nesquehoning
1:49 Allen Street [NB]
3:39 White Haven
4:55 Glen Summit
6:14 Laurel Run (SD50 helpers)
7:35 Ransom
9:00 Tunkhannock
11:22 Falls [SB] (Tender First)
12:21 Pittston
13:46 Mountain Top
14:50 White Haven Tunnel
16:08 Jim Thorpe Junction
Check out all the people who we were with this trip:
@SteelandSteamProductions
@coreypage2851
@mattsrrvideos3935
@commandingofficerkanawha7546
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Upcoming Events:
Thursday July 4: Wilmington & Western Railroad Hockessin Fireworks Express
Saturday August 17: Reading & Northern Iron Horse Rambles (Pittston Excursion; TBD)
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Great vidoe harraeh
I was there too, just in spirit tho
Excellent footage of the Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102's tour! It looks cool!
Thank you! It was a really fun chase
All your shots are amazing! That shot at Mountain Top is prolly my fav from the day. It was fun doing the chase with you and the others! I look forward to next time!
Thank you Jack! It was fun chasing with you. You'll have to join us again!
Awesome!
Great catches awesome chase and nice video
Thank you!
Great selections here. Sorry I only saw you for like 2 seconds lmao
Thank you! No worries, it was great seeing you out there.
Almost as good as being there! Thanks so much Harry! I've GOT to get up there one day!
PS: Did you see that guy in the paraglider? I wonder what kind of shots he got? 🤣
Thank you Wayne! I highly recommend any trip to see this locomotive in action. The guy on the motorized paraglider was in a lot of guys shots from what I've been able to find so far. Looks like he enjoyed chasing the train up the Susie Q!
Please support an acquisition of the Shamokin Valley RR by the Reading and Northern.
Would Reading & Northern 425 and Reading 2102 doublehead in steamtown.