Autumn is exalted as one of the most beautiful times of year as the leaves begin to turn and fall from the trees. Once again, the Reading & Northern taps into this natural phenomenon, operating their flagship Autumn Leaf Excursions. Headed by none other than T-1 Reading 2102, these trips offer riders remarkable views of the Pennsylvania Mountainside. Revered as the loudest locomotive in the country the 2102's thunderous sound echoed through Poconos, as she struggled to hold her own on the mountainous grades.
The Reading 2102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1923, originally designated as an I-10sa class 2-8-0, 2044. By 1945, the Reading Railroad searched for ways to fulfill its growing demand for more powerful locomotives. The answer was to rebuild, thus 2044 was rebuilt into a T-1 class 4-8-4 in their very own shops. The T-1s performed beautifully, hauling coal trains across miles of track and up steep mount grades. This tenure eventually came to an end in 1956, when the Reading ended steam operation. The future was bleak, as 2102 became a steam generator for a steel plant. However, on April 29th, 1962, the locomotive exited an extensive restoration, pulling the Iron Horse Rambles along sister T-1 locomotives. By 1965, the Rambles ended, and 2102 was sold off. Again, she would not sit idle for long, as she ran all across the Northeast. In 1985, 2102 was sold to Andy Muller, owner of the up and coming Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. 2102 ran for another six years, making her final run on October 27, 1991. While she was moved around here and there, the locomotive sat dormant until January 2016, when it was announced the locomotive would undergo restoration in the Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern's steam shops. After six years, millions of dollars, and countless hours of maintenance, the locomotive is once again riding the rails of the steel road.
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Locations:
0:00 Rickenbach Overpass
0:54 Hamburg
2:01 Black Oak Curve
3:05 Reynolds
4:08 East Mahanoy Junction
5:17 Milepost 108
6:35 Lake Hauto
7:08 Nequehoning Tunnel
7:53 Lehigh Gorge State Park
9:26 Jim Thorpe Junction
10:35 Nesquehoning Tunnel
12:13 Hometown Hill
13:43 Milepost 99
14:34 Hamburg
15:31 North Reading, PA
Filmed on October 21st, 2023
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