Reading & Northern T1 2102: Fall Foliage Express 2024

On Sunday, October 5th, Reading&Northern ran their first fall foliage trip for the 2024 season. We had a wonderful time! 2102 performed great all the way up and down the mountain!

[@jeffrayner6210]

Excellent coverage of 2102 in action. Always a Class 1 Show from Reading and Northern railroad. Best steam operations in the east.

[@SteelandSteamProductions]

Absolutely thank you so much!

[@steamgent4592]

This whistle is Steve Gilbert’s Reading 6 chime. It’s never been on 425 either. Although I’d like to hear it on 425 lower boiler pressure just once. It’s the same whistle 2102 wore in the 1985 Rambles, the 1988 Harrisburg trip, the Gettysburg trip, Railfan weekend 3, the Lansdale trips, and several trips in 1991. Steve’s been a R&N employee for some time and will be retiring this yr. If you ever have ridden the Shay @ Rough and Tumble it’s been on there many times as well. Steve is also a founding member of RCT&HS, a past president many times, and longtime trustee of the same.

[@Mountaindivisionrailfan252]

new whistle caught me off guard! great video!

[@SteelandSteamProductions]

Us too! Thank you so much!

[@Will-p1r]

Yeah that six chime sounds way different!!

[@lashendawest7509]

Great catches awesome chase and nice video

[@SteelandSteamProductions]

Thank you!!

[@ridgeandvalleyrailroading3499]

Great video. I was also out that day too. The different 6 chime was a nice surprise for sure

[@SteelandSteamProductions]

Thank you!

[@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702]

I never thought 2102 will wear 425's whistle!

[@SteelandSteamProductions]

It’s a guest whistle I believe the owners name is Steve?

[@regularguy7266]

I haven't heard a Reading 6 chime like that on 425. The Reading 6 chime everyone associates with 425 is Andy Mullers, but this one is from a different employee of the railroad i think.

[@paytongauthier6452]

I was on 2102 in the second Dom car

[@sfm_ferguson5033]

NOOOO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REGULAR 6 CHIME

[@ridgeandvalleyrailroading3499]

Don’t worry it’s not gone forever. Just was added to this run on a special occasion

[@randymusselman4504]

Are all Reading 6-Chimes the same? Can they vary?

[@regularguy7266]

Any whistle can be tuned differently, including whistles of the same type. This is a different Reading 6 chime compared to the one 2102 usually has with a different tuning as well. Plus, some whistles are made with different materials, so you can have both a brass and steel Reading 6 chime.