Eastern Pennsylvania Steam Power At It's Best!

[roccotoothycombs]

2102 wore the hooter whistle when it dragged the coal cars, like the reading used on freight, the other was its passenger whistle.

[PRR5406]

2100, operable but requires replacement of grates and return to Pennsylvania.

2101, needs total teardown to remediate fire damage, also needs paint.

2102, needs some mechanical work that has been deferred for some reason.

2124, needs complete boiler rebuild.

At least three of them could be run again, all four if you had enough money.

[fjbutch]

That was fabulous......*****

[idiot00]

why does 2102 have two different whistles?

[southern4501isawesom]

@idiot00 cause she is to epic for just one whistle..

[AshburnStadium]

@HaloCE14 - Yeah, how did we get Wisconsin steam on this video and not one second of the New Hope & Ivyland? ;-)

[yerkees9891]

Don't we all pine for the day that a Reading T1 pulls a coal drag through these mountains again

[modeltrainman12345]

When will the 2102 be back up and running and maybe double head with the 425

[electron2601]

on 2:24 do you know how many cars that train pulled?

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Are any Reading T1's able to be restored to running condition?

[Conrail6370]

xxxDeath9572xxx. Reading 2100 is in operating condistion , it's for sale too. if you have 2 million Dollars. It's located out in WA.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Haha, I wish Len. How did 2100 end up in Washington?

[Conrail6370]

xxxDeath9572xxx, Someone bought it from the scrapper in MD. and it went to Morristown & Eire where it was converted to oil fired it ran a few times there and then it was sold to some one in Canda and then sold to some one in WA. now it's up for sale again.

Hope that helped.

[CLietke]

@Conrail6370 Who do you contact if you want to buy it and if there is one, is there an ad for it online somewhere?

[deloreanman14]

@Conrail6370 - They royally screwed that that conversion to oil firing, though. They basically jammed a flamethrower in there and tried to pass it off as an oil burner. She'll run but she'd either need a proper oil conversion on reverted back to coal.

[RaceIsOpen]

very nice video, I need to get more into trains and actually leave Philadelphia, PA to see the sites.

[The3751FAN]

i wish reading #2101 was running again

[stevelerro]

It was damaged in a roundhouse fire.

[Conrail6370]

that was a Lackawanna whistle I was told at the time. By Steve him self.

[ThatYankeeKid]

@Conrail6370 How many different types of whistle did the DL&W use? I've heard recordings of a much higher pitched 3-chime as well, which sounded similar to a PRR 3 chime (although it was distinctly different). Was one for passenger and one for freight?

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Sounds similar to a Hancock 3 Chime

[wrailfan]

Look how clean and tidy RBMN's ROWs were back then, compared to today.

[1225dude]

What are ROWs

[wrailfan]

1225dude:

RoWs is the abbreviation for Right of Way, the ground the railroad bed rests on.

[1225dude]

thank you

[cheesemunster12]

wheres prr 1223 or 7002

[qlancer]

Phoo on Ex Reading. She'll always be a Reading engine to me!!!

[CODING247ON360]

1:50 is that at the blue mountain RR? or umm its near hamburg pa, reading and northern?

[Conrail6370]

That is Port Clinton, PA. on the Ex. Reading Company know own by the Reading & Northern. This coal drag was by the Reading & Northern Railroad. it was a Photo Special.

Len.

[CODING247ON360]

ok thanks

[RETreadingengineer]

Loco 425s whistle sounds just like 2124 as i remember it did in the 1950s and 60s, 2102 sounds great, on a doubleheader ramble in the 60s 2100 and 2102 had one great sound .you would have loved it Len..

[SouthernRR4501]

can't see why anyone would prefer a diesel over THESE!

[TVRM610]

#261's whistle sounded like Frisco #1522

[Conrail6370]

261's whistle is made out of cast iron, so maybe 1522's is too.

Len.

[mythicky]

you never get tired of looking at these incredible machines!

I am glad some are still kept alive and are pulling their worth in weight. Long live the steam locomotive!

[shininghappyperson7]

holy crap that is my favorite video thanks so much

[Conrail6370]

Thanks for stopping by,

Len.

[CHofMTA]

Len, don't be insulted by this, but this video is the favorite of my grandson - to fall asleep by. With the constant chug-chug-chugs and steam whistles and clickity-clack clickity-clacks, it is the most soothing steam train video I have ever found. It's not to say that when he is wide awake - he just loves this video too!!! aaaaAAAAAAaaa aaaaAAAAAaaaa is how he whistles - HHAAA HHAAA HHAAA is how he chug chug chugs and kickity-cack kickity-cack is his clickity-clack and that was at 9 mths.

[A10PANG]

Nice video Len.

[framestraight]

Len;

Of all the videos I watch, this video is a great example of the different sounds of the whistles. From lonesome to mean. My memories of these trains are alive in your video. KUDOS! and great job. Didn't use the spell checker, HA!

[Conrail6370]

Nah. just a bad typer. I finger at a time. lol. Thanks for stopping by,

Len.

[TrainMan404]

Loved the clips of 261. You have some nice videos, Len.

[Conrail6370]

Thank you.

Len.

[CSX6000]

You spelled BEST wrong in your begining title. Wow.

[Conrail6370]

So what, your not looking at the title your looking at the video. , A title is only words, if your going to hang on every last letter. I'm glad your perfect Adam.

Len.

[CSX6000]

So am I Len.

[Conrail6370]

In Your Dreams!!!!!!!!!!!

[qlancer]

I will die when I see the two dormant and beautiful beasts at Port Clinton double-head.  Reading 2102 ahead of the CO 614!

[trekg13]

Awesome! Five Stars!

[amtraklover]

I would love to see that T1 run again

[ejovadi]

Steam Power At It's Best!

Very best, favoriet.

[SR722]

Hey nice! You're too damn lucky to be around all of that - seems like PA is the steam state.

[Shahoofah]

A+ comp. Great work as always.  Love your stuff