Return Of Reading & Northern T-1 No. 2102 Steam Train; Iron Horse Rambles & Fall Foliage (2022)

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2022 was a major year for Reading T-1 4-8-4 No. 2102. It saw the restoration of the locomotive completed, followed by several steam-ups and test runs before debuting in passenger service on the first of four Iron Horse Rambles between North Reading and Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

Join us and follow along as we chase the 2102 on this route. Watch and listen as she fights her way up grades reaching 1.4% with a heavy 18 to 19 car passenger train. Clips were shot across all 8 of her runs (4 rambles and 4 fall foliage trips), allowing a seamless compilation organized by location. Many thanks to Andy Muller and the steam crew at RBMN. So sit back, relax, and turn up those speakers / headphones =)

Table of Contents:
0:00 - Port Clinton to North Reading (lite move)
4:41 - Departing North Reading
11:47 - North Reading to Hamburg
18:22 - Pacing in Hamburg
19:36 - Hamburg to Port Clinton
21:32 - Departing Port Clinton
27:29 - Port Clinton to New Ringgold
34:20 - New Ringgold to South Tamaqua
35:57 - Pacing in South Tamaqua (Zehners)
40:06 - Tuscarora to Haucks via Tamaqua Tunnel, East Mahanoy Junction, Barnesville (1.4% ruling grade)
50:23 - Haucks to Nesquehoning Junction
55:51 - Arriving at Jim Thorpe
58:13 - Wyeing at Nesquehoning Junction
1:08:20 - Cab tour
1:09:14 - Boarding return trip at Jim Thorpe
1:13:27 - Departing Jim Thorpe
1:18:16 - Nesquehoning Junction (1.2% ruling grade)
1:20:35 - Nesquehoning Tunnel (1.2% ruling grade)
1:22:44 - Nesquehoning to Hometown w/ pacing (1.2% ruling grade)
1:34:58 - Haucks to Tamaqua via Barnesville
1:40:38 - Tamaqua to New Ringgold
1:42:30 - New Ringgold to Port Clinton
1:47:24 - Departing Port Clinton
1:50:16 - Port Clinton to North Reading
1:54:40 - Arriving at North Reading

For more information about the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad and their passenger operations, please visit the following link: https://www.rbmnrr-passenger.com/