what a beast-- so effortless. This locomotive is right up there with the UP 844. This engineer really knows how to set up his valve timing. Crisp, clean, percussive and efficient.
wow great video. AND killer intro music. Right on. Steam, and heavy R & B horn band funk. Love it. You shoot some very good video. That EMD 567 is a beautiful sound
Awesome video ... Oh my that K5LA on the F Unit made the whole video worthwhile, and he really knew how to blow it. No feathering just let'r rip full bore. That's just the way I love it.
Great to see 2102 running. I rode behind it and videotaped the BM&R Railfan Weekends 1986 and 87. Unfortunately, not able to get up that way from S.E. Florida.
Tower is a repro of J tower @ the Strasburg RR in Reading paint colors. Reading Whistles they had 6 and 3 chime passenger whistles. they made many more 6 chimes then 3 chimes. All freight only locos and switchers had hooters those shrill whistles as you called them. The switchers were a slightly higher pitched.
Wow - Seriously long train, and that handsome machine seems to be making really light work of it! Thank you for this lovely video - Can hardly wait to ride behind 2102 later this year, as well as chasing the train!
Great video with nice narration!! The 2102 recording with the 60000 whistle is also on the album "Modern Stean, An Audio Essay Of The 4-8-4." 2102 wore that whistle for the Golden 50th Iron Horse Ramble in 1964, the second-to-last Iron Horse Ramble before Reading discontinued the famous charters.
Tim, you said that you were deafened as the 2102 passed you going through Nesquehoning. It's pretty loud if it almost drowns out a RDG 6-chime, which was one of the loudest whistles ever made!
I had a great time railfanning it on the 2nd to! It was another nice surprise to see the F units out on the Lehigh Valley Scenic Railway. Great video! I also see myself at 17:11 standing near the blue car lol
Fun fact:2102 was partially restored to pull the American Freedom Train across America along with Texas and Pacific 610 and Southern Pacific 4449 which was fully restored at the time for the excursion
Great video. Your commentary is always informative and you have a good speaking voice. Just curious whether they turn the engine on a wye at Jim Thorpe. Was there on decades ago as a child.
The difference in the whistles one sounds like the normal T1 and what you call the passenger whistle to me it is the 2100 whistle it had a different one the the rest of the class, when growing up I have behind all three 2100,2102,and 2124 back when they Reading Ramble
what a beast-- so effortless. This locomotive is right up there with the UP 844. This engineer really knows how to set up his valve timing. Crisp, clean, percussive and efficient.
wow great video. AND killer intro music. Right on. Steam, and heavy R & B horn band funk. Love it. You shoot some very good video. That EMD 567 is a beautiful sound
The adjective I would use is simply Awesome. I am fortunate enough to take part of this experience on Saturday
Awesome video ... Oh my that K5LA on the F Unit made the whole video worthwhile, and he really knew how to blow it. No feathering just let'r rip full bore. That's just the way I love it.
Awesome. Video!! 2102 is magnificent#!
Thanks RR for posting this. 😀😀💚💙
Great video! 2102 is a magnificent piece of machinery.
Awesome video! I was riding in the 4th coach and really enjoyed the ride.
Awesome!!! Pennsylvania is a fun place to visit with lots of history!!!
Great to see 2102 running. I rode behind it and videotaped the BM&R Railfan Weekends 1986 and 87. Unfortunately, not able to get up that way from S.E. Florida.
Great video I liked your narrating. Beautiful railroad and beautiful area!
Tower is a repro of J tower @ the Strasburg RR in Reading paint colors. Reading Whistles they had 6 and 3 chime passenger whistles. they made many more 6 chimes then 3 chimes. All freight only locos and switchers had hooters those shrill whistles as you called them. The switchers were a slightly higher pitched.
Wow - Seriously long train, and that handsome machine seems to be making really light work of it! Thank you for this lovely video - Can hardly wait to ride behind 2102 later this year, as well as chasing the train!
Great video with nice narration!! The 2102 recording with the 60000 whistle is also on the album "Modern Stean, An Audio Essay Of The 4-8-4." 2102 wore that whistle for the Golden 50th Iron Horse Ramble in 1964, the second-to-last Iron Horse Ramble before Reading discontinued the famous charters.
I have that cd Modern Steam
Excellent video !!! Thank you for all the work you did to get this !
Love the living , breathing, steam locos.....
What a beautiful locomotive!
Whenever I see a big old steamer I am reminded of the TV show "Petticoat Junction" LOL.
2102 sure wasn't mucking around departing Port Clinton 😲even had a few Rio Grande Scenic coaches in her consist
This was fun to watch. My daughter and I rode this train and had a blast. We even show up a few times in your video!
Never seen a steam this shiny and gleamy. I've seen the blue 425 a couple of times.
Heard 425 and 2102 will be doubleheading next week for a second time since 1988, great news!
I’ll be there. I wasn’t planning on going at all until I found out it was a doubleheader
Sweet video!
Tim, you said that you were deafened as the 2102 passed you going through Nesquehoning. It's pretty loud if it almost drowns out a RDG 6-chime, which was one of the loudest whistles ever made!
I had a great time railfanning it on the 2nd to! It was another nice surprise to see the F units out on the Lehigh Valley Scenic Railway. Great video! I also see myself at 17:11 standing near the blue car lol
can't forget about the Santa Fe 3751 with her Santa Fe five chime
Fun fact:2102 was partially restored to pull the American Freedom Train across America along with Texas and Pacific 610 and Southern Pacific 4449 which was fully restored at the time for the excursion
Great video. Your commentary is always informative and you have a good speaking voice. Just curious whether they turn the engine on a wye at Jim Thorpe. Was there on decades ago as a child.
They turn it on a wye between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning, and cross the Lehigh River as well.
The difference in the whistles one sounds like the normal T1 and what you call the passenger whistle to me it is the 2100 whistle it had a different one the the rest of the class, when growing up I have behind all three 2100,2102,and 2124 back when they Reading Ramble
Beautiful!
Those 2 Navy gen sets were from NWS EARLE in NJ.
As you noted, she was Blue Mountain and Reading! Right passed my house!
Thanks wonderful catch. If you had to choose would go steam town,reading and northen,or Strasburg?
Tough choices
After about 35 years I got to ride behind it again.
@10:00 There was a lot of train in tow for that T 4-8-4. @18:00 was that an E-7? The later models [ e-8 and F-9] had a snub nose.
F7
F9