Reading & Northern Ramble #4 - Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, PA RBMN T-1

On September 3, 2022, the Reading & Northern ran their fourth and final Ramble of 2022 from Reading to Jim Thorpe powered by former Reading T-1 #2102. The engine put on its’ normal impressive performance. Video by Jillian Rule. Enjoy!!!!!

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

I've NEVER seen a steam locomotive so high polished before. That's some shine - it's mirror-like! And the locomotive itself is beautiful. Seeing how beautiful and shiny the T-1 class steam locomotive is makes me proud that I own an Overland Model, Inc. HO scale brass version of it! My model is in mint condition - never taken out of it's box and still in it's factory paper and plastic wrappings. Untouched for approximately 34 years. AMAZING!! It's GREAT seeing the real thing in action in your outstanding video. The real T-1 looks AWESOME! WOW! 😳 😲

[@fuscoproductions]

Good stuff Jillian! An excellent series of angles - I watched the whole way through!
I really liked the unique perspectives around the wye in Jim Thorpe especially.
Always good to see you, your dad and your brother out railfanning. You caught a bit of me in the video (near the cab of 2102) at the Port Clinton shops in the beginning!

[@odlyentertaining]

Simply a fantastic video documentation. All involved with this production should be commended.

[@trainfan5202]

Beautiful video. Also you got me in the bright yellow vest in nesquehoning by the kme facility.

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Amazing rail movie with big steam loco working! Good work! MEGA Thumbs Up & Subscribe
All the best from Romania
Andrew

[@tantrum3922]

Epic video seeing it under its own power

[@bdvids7930]

Who else is excited for one 2100 gets put back into service and hopefully has a doubleheader with 2102?

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

I'd LOVE to see it happen.

[@bdvids7930]

@@everettthepetractionguy4222 indeed

[@sheldonnicholasphotog]

Nice Job Jillian!!! Looks like Dad will be buying several tripods in the near future. It's great to see such young ones get involved and enjoy.

[@darrylrule1829]

Luckily I have a couple already lol

[@davidtrexler7928]

Hey daryl. Tell your daughter very superb videotography...righ5 off of you and your dad..thought it was all of you. At the morning prep at the shop...was there myself...rn green hat

[@darrylrule1829]

ah ok, somehow I didn't see ya. Next time stop over and grab me!

[@trainutjob]

Great video here man! Jillian does a nice job!

[@darrylrule1829]

thanks brotha! Better than I could do while trying to take stills hahaha

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Cool 😎

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Your daughter has some very impressive filming skills, some of these scenes almost look like a shot right out of the 1950s, perhaps a Korean War-era troop train (the Reading T-1s like 2102 were assigned some troop movements after they were built, they were too late in 1945 for World War II work though). The only thing that makes it a bit unrealistic is the different colored streamline cars at the back of the train. Thanks for posting this amazing footage.

[@darrylrule1829]

Thank you, I’ll pass on the kind words to her!

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Wow, the 2102 isn't much taller than the SW8 at all, short for a modern steamer. Good stuff

[@steamgent4592]

The Reading didn't redo its loading gauge like Erie, C&O, NKP, and other roads to go to the taller 15' tall equipment. But it didn't need to either.

[@陳茂坤-l4t]

😍😍😍😍😍