Reading 2102 - Spectacular, Thunderous Full Throttle and Wheelslip with Heavy Freight!
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2022
- On April 26, 2022, Reading & Northern T-1 2102 made history as it pulled a 50 car empty coal train from Reading to Jim Thorpe, PA. The massive locomotive put on an awe-inspiring show blasting up Hometown Hill, complete with wild wheelslip and utterly deafening exhaust! Then, follow along as we catch the train (and a regular diesel-powered freight) at a selection of additional locations along the line.
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My goodness you captured some amazing sights and sounds. Seeing a T1 doing what she was built to do is awesome! The stack talk, clanking rods, and that horrific shreeker of a whistle. I LOVE IT ALL!! Man, I would sure love to have been there in person. Thank you so much for putting thos fantastic compilation together for us to enjoy. All the best from SoCal! Take care, Brother.
Thank you! It was really something to see in person. With the booster on after the wheelslip in the tunnel, that stack talk was probably one of the loudest things I have ever heard. I saw ballast chips jumping slightly with every chuff. Truly incredible.
@@amtrak706 Thanks for answering my question about the booster engine.
Engineer KNEW what he was doing!!!
Awesome video Ben! Can’t beat steam leading freight cars especially in 2022.
Love that stack talk! What a gorgeous locomotive!
I’ve watched this 3 times since I got the link an hour ago. Absolutely phenomenal!!
Dude! So jealous I couldn’t go but this video had me there. Amazing shots. Let’s hope to more in the future!
Awesome video and shots! Great to see 2102 working hard.
It is a very enjoyable sight to see a restored steam locomotive hauling a freight train in the 21st century, I am glad to see that another 4-8-4 type engine has been returned to service.
This is Excellent
An amazing video!
Thanks for sharing it.
Very nice video., The wheel slip is the best!
I would say that the ages-old issue has been solved, YES! The light at the end of the tunnel is most definitely a train! ALL ABOARD!!!!
I Love That Steam Train
That STACK talk though...
And I thought 425 sounded impressive. The big lady is a BEAST.
Wow that's the longest coal drag I've ever seen
It was only 50 empty cars, for test purposes, a REAL coal drag, would encompass well over 100 loaded cars, if not more.........
Great video!! 👍
They should run it up the gorge line as well. And toward Mount Carmel, Pottsville.
Thanks for the footage. I watch it, and it calms my nerves.
Great one Ben
Engineer employed some “old school” traction control there!
It would be awesome if 2102 can reunite with 2100 and 2124!
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I'm not a train buff but I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for filming and posting. I wonder if the engineer has mask just in case. That smoke is deadly.
The only risk this smoke poses is asphyxiation, which would only occur in very extreme circumstances. Small tunnels and overpasses don’t really affect the crew much. Back in the day, crews operating steam locomotives through very long tunnels were sometimes given respirators, but it wasn’t common.
Most crews would wet down rags or their bandanas with water and hold it over their face and wear goggles over their eyes in long tunnels. It also depends on both the engineer and fireman, I have heard stories of crews on the "Big Boys" that could breath just fine in the cab in tunnels where as others would run the engine so smokey that even respirators didn't help.
Nice, well recorded exhaust sounds, especially lugging on the hill at Nesquehoning tunnel! Was that how the T-1s sounded in heavy regular freight service climbing Falls Grade in Philly, or on the hill out of Allentown through Emmaus westbound on the Crossline? Or were the speeds higher at those places? I sure like the sound of that Reading freight whistle too!
I would love to see the 2102 climbing the falls grade in Philly, with booster engine engaged the reverse gear in the corner, throttle wide open. I grew up near the falls grade in philly in the early mid 70s and I watched many a Reading freight trains climbing the hill Gp38, UB engines,and I even think I remember a few Alco engines.
Great video! Is the seam coming out form under the cab the booster engine? It appears as if 2102 is performing flawlessly. Nasty wheel slip in the beginning, but Andy caught her real fast.
It appears to be from a booster.
@@markantony3875 yep she's got a 11K pound booster truck can't hear it over that thunderous exhaust
Is that her original whistle?
The hooter was used back when she was built. The 6 chime I believe was only added after they started the rambles, since she was mostly a freight locomotive beforehand
If it's her exact whistle, I'm not sure
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Does anyone know if the booster is operational ?
Yes. It was tested the first or second day of testing and I believe they said they used it this day as well due to wet rails on the return trip
The booster was turned on during the first clip.
Yes the Booster is operational because on a different clip you can see and hear the steam puffing in 4 Unison beats 💓 😀!!!! OK!!-! HI FROM GREEN BAY!! GO PACKERS!! LOL 😹 😆 🤣 😂!!!! 4.30.22.AD. ALSO ....thus is the 51st Anniversary since the last run of the CNW VALLEY 400 on Fri. April 30, 1971, from Green Bay to Chicago on no#206, and return on 209 with 3 private cars and with 2 from the N.RR.M. Through West Bend and Oshkosh. But sadly, the Green Bay Packers are the Only!, and Oldest team that DOESNT HAVE AMTRAK!, NOR Private Excursions. And our new group is working to make a historic excursion train by using some original CNW BI-LEVEL COACHES!! ALL ABOARD!! HIGHBALL!!-! GOD BLESS THE U.S.A 🇺🇸 🙌 🙏 ❤!!!! ALLELUIA!!!! AMEN 🙏!!!! SAT.4.30.22.AD.!!-!
Who was the engineer on this run?
I believe Andy Muller Jr, but I don't think he's at the throttle the whole trip
My son really loves trains 🚆🛤🚋🚞🚝🚊🚉🚈🚇🚅🚄🚃🚂 especially steam locomotives like that and he hopes that real soon that the other 3 Reading T1's 2100, 2101, and 2124 are restored to operation especially 2101 even though it was damaged in a roundhouse fire he believes that if someone tried hard enough and asked FMW Solutions to help they could get it running again.