Reading & Northern 2102 Returns to the Mainline

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  • Опубліковано 2 тра 2022
  • An impressive sight of the Reading & Northern T-1 2102 hauling a train of 50 empty hoppers up over the mountain on the Mainline from North Reading to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania on April 26, 2022 as a load test for the upcoming Iron Horse Rambles.
    Our day started in North Reading Yard where the train is being prepped by end cab switchers for the 4-8-4 to take North up to Haucks, where they divert from former Reading trackage to the CNJ Nesquehoning Branch. They then run around the wye at Jim Thorpe Junction into the gorge, shoving back across the Lehigh River through Nesquehoning Junction into town. After laying over in Jim Thorpe for couple of hours, they depart heading back up the grade on the Nesquehoning Branch. Once the hoppers reach Middle Yard in Tamaqua, they cut away from the train and take the 2102 north back to Haucks to turn the locomotive around on the wye.
    2022 Central Penn Rail Productions
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 231

  • @TrainsAreReallyCool
    @TrainsAreReallyCool 2 роки тому +19

    11:11 Gotta Love those period accurate signals! Spectacular shot!

  • @northpennvalleysteamrailroad
    @northpennvalleysteamrailroad 2 роки тому +27

    The Rambler returns to the Rails with all new excursions planned this year!!!

  • @frtdog
    @frtdog 2 роки тому +11

    In the late 40's, early 50's I lived with my Uncle who was a supervisor on the RDG railroad. On weekends he would take me to the train yards where I could visit the roundhouse and watch the engines, including a few steamers on the round turn table. Great memories!

  • @ethanmorel2746
    @ethanmorel2746 2 роки тому +13

    At 5:11 is Chairman, Owner, and CEO Andy Muller Jr. as he’s putting his hands around his mouth telling to one of his employees. He was today’s engineer and he is really happy to have his locomotive back in action once again.

  • @BlakesTrainsandMore4014
    @BlakesTrainsandMore4014 2 роки тому +70

    The way the whistle echos through the valley is so Haunting, and i Love it!
    Also that new Paint job on the engine is Stunning! What a magnificent engine, good to see it running again.

    • @howiesmith1504
      @howiesmith1504 2 роки тому

      Eliminate houdecfy A@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@+@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@44W4$=

  • @ThePennsylvaniaRailfan
    @ThePennsylvaniaRailfan 2 роки тому +10

    Awesome job, love the hooter

  • @jijo_862
    @jijo_862 2 роки тому +7

    the echoes of the whistle through the forest... really enjoyed it.. thank you for this wonderful experience ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @1940limited
    @1940limited 2 роки тому +78

    2102 pulled out of the yard like it had nothing attached to it. Amazing how well it's running.

    • @jovetj
      @jovetj 2 роки тому +10

      She's a beauty!

    • @thunderturbine8860
      @thunderturbine8860 Рік тому +6

      That is indeed a spectacular site. I sure wish that more and more steamers would run like this (With no diesel attached) hauling a decent sized freight train, that would be a site I'd love to see

    • @AyeshaNilanthi-se5jh
      @AyeshaNilanthi-se5jh Рік тому +2

      @@jovetj yyuu

    • @MdAfroz-gq7tm
      @MdAfroz-gq7tm Рік тому +1

      ​@@thunderturbine8860I

    • @emanayaybila6361
      @emanayaybila6361 11 місяців тому

      @@thunderturbine8860
      pq

  • @denault3985
    @denault3985 2 роки тому +16

    Good n' sharp, great photography of a stunning steam locomotive.

  • @douglasmaddox7808
    @douglasmaddox7808 2 роки тому +11

    WOW! Just Wow!
    That whistle is awesome the way it echoes in the valley.
    Fantastic video.

  • @jamesburnside3023
    @jamesburnside3023 2 роки тому +3

    Awesome capture indeed

  • @bennetts-revenge_2
    @bennetts-revenge_2 2 роки тому +6

    All I can say is wow!!! 2102 is a beautiful machine. The haunting whistle is my favorite part. Thank you for sharing!

  • @javarailfanning
    @javarailfanning Рік тому +2

    Perfect !

  • @hoot12341
    @hoot12341 2 роки тому +3

    Looking forward to the trip.

  • @brianfalzon6739
    @brianfalzon6739 2 роки тому +3

    Great catch!

  • @kennewton9369
    @kennewton9369 2 роки тому +7

    The T1’s hauntingly beautiful whistle echoing off the hills. Just magical.

  • @sandua51
    @sandua51 2 роки тому +18

    Beautiful restoration! The sharp edged chuff of a well tuned engine that is pulling hard! Wow! I was lucky enough to ride behind 2012 from Tuckerton to Leesport. Probably mi-1980s, Looks even better now! Amazing job!

  • @theepicrail5124
    @theepicrail5124 2 роки тому +3

    Awesome capture.

  • @TysonTheAnimator
    @TysonTheAnimator 2 роки тому +3

    This is what stew was built to do! I love this because yes

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +6

    I Really, Really Love Every American Steam Locomotives. :-D

  • @SJRailroader31
    @SJRailroader31 2 роки тому +9

    Best video from the day by far!

  • @Nicola636128
    @Nicola636128 2 роки тому +3

    Outstanding video! What a great show!

  • @cmpunkcewroblox
    @cmpunkcewroblox 2 роки тому +5

    9:42 that whistle echo is haunting…

  • @jaysoneubanks579
    @jaysoneubanks579 2 роки тому +7

    The sound of that steam whistle amongst the mountains is pure bliss. Thank you to all who worked hard to give her new life.👍

    • @Keikdv
      @Keikdv Рік тому +1

      She has a very European sounding whistle. If I close my eyes, I think I hear a German engine through the Harz...

  • @EricFreas
    @EricFreas 2 роки тому +8

    Excellent as always! Great work

  • @jovetj
    @jovetj 2 роки тому +3

    What a really great video! Thank you so much!!

  • @happyhome41
    @happyhome41 2 роки тому +3

    Wonderful video !

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 2 роки тому +27

    A fast, picturesque, scenic, atmospheric, and even somewhat haunting 26 minutes. Well done! Thanks!
    (I'm seriously considering moving to Pennsylvania!)

    • @CentralPennRailProductions
      @CentralPennRailProductions  2 роки тому +9

      Yeah that Reading hooter sure can be spooky depending on what pitch it captures the ear and echoes into the distance.

  • @bigjohnrailproductions8370
    @bigjohnrailproductions8370 2 роки тому +10

    Awesome work. Good cloudy day for the 2102. What a run by the R&N

    • @CentralPennRailProductions
      @CentralPennRailProductions  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks! And R&N really knows how to put on a show. The dedication of the employees, steam crew, and Andy Muller are always present.

    • @nigelmitchell351
      @nigelmitchell351 2 роки тому +2

      We're all US steam locos driven from th right hand side.?

    • @valenzaplumbing
      @valenzaplumbing 10 місяців тому

      @@nigelmitchell351If not all, then most. Just like our current diesel locomotives are.

  • @_cyan4657
    @_cyan4657 2 роки тому +3

    a hard working t-hog at it's finest, I keep telling myself that I gotta get out to see this thing

  • @NorfKhazad
    @NorfKhazad 2 роки тому +8

    Very nice. I'm going to have to ask you about a couple of those locations.

    • @CentralPennRailProductions
      @CentralPennRailProductions  2 роки тому +2

      Yes, definitely, and this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as what I hope to cover during the Rambles.

  • @wolfzillaproductions4563
    @wolfzillaproductions4563 Рік тому +1

    2102 do be pulling those hoppers like a champ

  • @wheresteamlives
    @wheresteamlives 2 роки тому +5

    Very nicely done indeed! My favorite scene: the smoke over the hoppers at 15:40 -- lovely, and good for you for noticing it and capturing it. Second favorite: the smoke over the church in Nesquehoning. And the entry into Tamaqua on the return, also top notch.

  • @williamclaxton6530
    @williamclaxton6530 2 роки тому +3

    Great to see the 484 northern thundering along the main line again

  • @lipsnortheasttrains9128
    @lipsnortheasttrains9128 2 роки тому +3

    Jaw dropping! Wow 🤩

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +4

    I Love That Steam Locomotive

  • @terrygraham5901
    @terrygraham5901 2 роки тому +2

    That beautiful train horn sound good my favorite car is the caboose's love miss seeing them dpu

  • @jackhollandcsxnsandawvrfan3800
    @jackhollandcsxnsandawvrfan3800 2 роки тому +3

    STUNNING clips! Truly a beautiful engine. Can't wait until 2100 joins her!

  • @jmcgregor316
    @jmcgregor316 2 роки тому +2

    How incredibly beautiful!

  • @electrik_loss
    @electrik_loss Рік тому +4

    9:39 is absolutely haunting, really solidifies my love for the Reading Hooter. I mean yeah her 6 chime is iconic, but that hooter fits surprisingly well. Good stuff!!

  • @michaelwagner9020
    @michaelwagner9020 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful engine. Thanks for the show.

  • @thomasavensjr.2790
    @thomasavensjr.2790 Рік тому +1

    It is an enjoyable sight to see a steam locomotive hauling a freight train in 2022, the Reading 4-8-4 2102 looks handsome hauling the coal train and I am glad that it has been restored back to operation.

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811 2 роки тому +6

    You could a whole episode about bringing her back to life.
    Believe it or not, it started as a 2-8-0.

    • @davidrichie9570
      @davidrichie9570 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe they retained the bell from the 2-8-0 and called it a “rebuild” so they would not have to charge a capital account.

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR 2 роки тому +5

    Nice vid! 👍👍🎉🎉

  • @railfan5254
    @railfan5254 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing video

  • @Locos-del-oeste
    @Locos-del-oeste 2 роки тому +6

    Wow súper video my friend like and Greetings from Argentina !

  • @frederickwise5238
    @frederickwise5238 2 роки тому +2

    A 4=8=4 haulin freight and a CABOOSE!! WOW !!!!! Brings tears to my eyes.for the old days. Watchin the cars roll by I opened another tab to play Sons of the Pioneers "One More Ride". What I wouldnt give for one more real ride to smell the "Smoke, Cinders and Soot"

  • @jade-a7990
    @jade-a7990 2 роки тому +3

    such a beautiful locomotive!

  • @14thStreetProductions
    @14thStreetProductions 2 роки тому +2

    Very nice. Was a great day.

  • @brycenew
    @brycenew 2 роки тому +3

    Terrific vid mate! Many thanks for this. So so good to see a modern, powerful steam loco hauling freight cars!!

  • @jaykutsch3230
    @jaykutsch3230 2 роки тому +1

    2102 in my opinion is a national treasure !

  • @Froggyman145
    @Froggyman145 2 роки тому +6

    It's so great to see all these beautiful machines coming back to service after all this time.

  • @ChainsawNW1218
    @ChainsawNW1218 2 роки тому +4

    ChainsawN&W1218, love those hooter whistles, good to see the 4-8-4 in action again,I hope one day the VMT can restore N&W A Class 2-6-6-4# 1218,love that single note hooter whistle.

  • @user-gk8gg1zt7l
    @user-gk8gg1zt7l 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice video, LIKE....

  • @spankyham9607
    @spankyham9607 2 роки тому +1

    What an absolute fantastic locomotive.

  • @stephensfarms7165
    @stephensfarms7165 11 місяців тому

    Thanks awesome train.

  • @Xolivas1
    @Xolivas1 Рік тому +2

    This is such a beautiful steam locomotive. A new train brought back from the past to the modern age. Also, I like to think that this freight run was a nice callback to when she did freight service runs before and after her conversion to a T1 4-8-4 "Northern" back in the day.

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +11

    Steam Locomotives will Always be Number One

  • @steamfan4014
    @steamfan4014 Рік тому +1

    Such a big beautiful Northern

  • @ReadingBlueMountainNorthernRai
    @ReadingBlueMountainNorthernRai 2 роки тому +1

    I got to see this in person and it was honestly awesome

  • @alexnorfolksouthernmedia
    @alexnorfolksouthernmedia 2 роки тому +2

    Very nice videography! Its nice how you focus on the characters and the little elements! Cheers! -Alex

  • @lawnmowermanTX
    @lawnmowermanTX 2 роки тому +3

    Some of the old structures, saw better days, needing a crew to patch them up, at least, a make shift, crew rest area, or relay spot for communications, spare parts, monitor security station.. Repurpose the structures, at least a snack bar, coffee bar, pit stop.. Besides, Clam Chowder soup, bisquits, ham/cheese sandwich, might hit the spot on runs. Cold New England winters.. I was mistaken, I miscounted thinking it was a 4-10-4 Steam locomotive.. It's a 4-8-4! Yet beautiful work. :) (Brick mason, roofers, and insulated windows might get that structure sound.) :)

  • @Vzw-dj9rf
    @Vzw-dj9rf 2 роки тому +6

    Cool view of how much velocity the exhaust has as it exits the stack at 12:10.

  • @railroadingrambler218
    @railroadingrambler218 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent videography and editing, A++. I especially enjoyed the Jim Thorpe curve scenes.

  • @modelrailwaybackshop
    @modelrailwaybackshop Рік тому

    This Video is So Dramatic I Love IT!!!!

  • @955redavenger
    @955redavenger 2 роки тому +2

    This seems unreal. Never have I seen a steam locomotive in action. Paint job is A1. Very impressive video, sir.

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +3

    Long Live Every American Steam Locomotives

  • @Zaelon_James_Guillory
    @Zaelon_James_Guillory 2 місяці тому

    I love you 2102💛💛🖤🖤

  • @A_FEMALE_MAN
    @A_FEMALE_MAN Рік тому +2

    I don’t know why but the 2 guys popping their heads out the window simultaneously at 6:15 had me laughing😂😂😂

  • @user-er2ys7jh7e
    @user-er2ys7jh7e Місяць тому

    At 5:44, it was SO DAMN GOOD to see A REAL CABOOSE, AND NOT THAT WORTHLESS FLASHING RED LIGHT!!
    It reminded me of the red cabooses that were on the end of the Southern Railroad freight trains.❤❤❤😊😊😊
    I miss them.

  • @MSRTA_Productions
    @MSRTA_Productions 2 роки тому +4

    23:30 did anybody notice the wheelslip when it was over the crossing?

    • @sandua51
      @sandua51 2 роки тому +1

      Also a bit of slip approaching the bridge at about 14:55.

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 Рік тому

    when ya got it , ya got it, and she still got it!!!!! :)

  • @GTAfreak29
    @GTAfreak29 2 роки тому +6

    Even though I’m not the biggest fan of steam this video is fantastic from a railroad history buff’s perspective. Some of the more remote shots almost seem like you brought a 4K camera back 75 years in the past and shot routine freight movements. Excellent work!

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +1

    Best UA-cam Video In The Universe

  • @christopherboody5915
    @christopherboody5915 2 роки тому +2

    This was a beautiful video. My Grandad lived in a railroad town in the PA mountains. Steam was gone by the time my memory began, but i always wondered what it would have looked and sounded like. I wish I would have known this was happening. Loved to hear that whistle in the hollow

  • @CourageousCoward1728
    @CourageousCoward1728 Рік тому +2

    This almost feels unreal

  • @terrywilliams759
    @terrywilliams759 2 роки тому

    Fantastic video wow

  • @MarkBrockman1956
    @MarkBrockman1956 Рік тому

    A truly amazing video. Haunting.

  • @Bill-sp8kb
    @Bill-sp8kb Рік тому

    That's the best sounding steam whistle, I've ever heard. Such a haunting and lonesome sound.

  • @SteveS-dj4nq
    @SteveS-dj4nq 2 місяці тому

    Nice seeing a whole train without any graffiti…!!!

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +2

    5 and a Half Rating Stars for Very Very Excellent

  • @johnfisher9816
    @johnfisher9816 Рік тому

    Wonderful video!! I love 4-8-4 "Northerns". My dad used to ride 6100, 6200, and 6400 series Northerns on the CNR.

  • @dwkcamman611
    @dwkcamman611 Рік тому

    Awesome work!

  • @MagnetOnlyMotors
    @MagnetOnlyMotors 2 роки тому +2

    11:55 you can see each wheel accommodate the irregularities of the rails.

  • @s197_carti
    @s197_carti Рік тому +1

    Awesome Video.

  • @natgass8102
    @natgass8102 2 роки тому

    very nice video

  • @alexpaumen3937
    @alexpaumen3937 2 роки тому +4

    There's just something about those movie-style cameras that make things look SO cinematic.

  • @thebops4180
    @thebops4180 Рік тому

    Awesome . . .

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 2 роки тому +1

    Certified Fresh Vanilla Cakes For Very Very Awesome

  • @heavenlydays2838
    @heavenlydays2838 Рік тому

    The BEST. R/R Channel yet. Glad im watching instead of a movie. May DUMP those other channels( some).

  • @spencerjamesmckibbin9356
    @spencerjamesmckibbin9356 Рік тому

    Beautiful locomotive

  • @nicholasdiehl7368
    @nicholasdiehl7368 2 роки тому

    Beauty

  • @Hornhausen
    @Hornhausen 2 роки тому

    Excellent.

  • @SoloRenegade
    @SoloRenegade Рік тому +2

    I saw this coal burner in a video, and now i can't stop watching it. Steam trains are fascinating in a way modern diesels will never be.

  • @keenanpage9790
    @keenanpage9790 2 роки тому +1

    Bet the old gal wasn’t even breaking a sweat!!

  • @eirinoshrinestudio8098
    @eirinoshrinestudio8098 2 роки тому +1

    That's one thick steam locomotive

  • @eikepeters3749
    @eikepeters3749 Рік тому

    Das hört sich ganz toll an,da hört man was noch in ihr steckt

  • @cjones3710
    @cjones3710 2 роки тому

    Beautiful vifdeo.

  • @traingeek2000
    @traingeek2000 5 місяців тому

    it wasn't until the shot at 20:20 that I realized how massive the firebox is on this locomotive

  • @DonVideoGuy007
    @DonVideoGuy007 2 роки тому +2

    At 23:33 , she started slippin' and a slidin' a bit... then it got real slippery within a couple of seconds after that grade crossing.