Originally built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1925 as an "I-10sa" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type locomotive for the Reading Company (RDG), No. 2102 was rebuilt by RDG's own locomotive shops as a 4-8-4 "Northern" in September 1945, and it was used for pulling heavy coal trains for the RDG until being retired from revenue service in 1956.

Original #2102 RDG Shops, 1945, rebuilt from 2-8-0's Specs - 70" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 441,300 lb, tractive effort of 68,000 lb. #2102 along with sisters 2100. 2101 and 2124 have survived. #2102 is undergoing a rebuilt and restoration slated to be done by the end of 2020.

2012年1月6日 · Winter of 1972 as Reading T-1 #2102 heads a fan trip to Bethlehem, PA. On the old Central Railroad of New Jersey. The 2102 is the longest lasting in fan trip...

2024年7月19日 · In these photos, the 2102 is truly a beast, showing off that big boiler and those handsome 70-inch drivers as it leans into the big curve at Newell, Pa., or as members of its crew ride atop the coal bunker, or as it creeps across the bridge over the Youghiogheny River at McKeesport, or strides down Railroad Street in Elizabeth smack dab in the ...

2024年8月25日 · Reading 2102 is a 4-8-4 type steam locomotive that predominantly moved anthracite coal over the Reading system until its 1957 retirement. The engine became famous for leading the company's popular "Iron Horse Rambles" during the early 1960s, and continued occasionally pulling special fan trips during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.

Former Reading (RDG) T-1 4-8-4 2102, built by the railway in its own shops, pauses during a long ferry run in Western Pennsylvania, 1972 by Ivan Safyan Abrams

1997 (fall) - 2102 Moved to working stall in Steamtown's Roundhouse. 1998 (January) - All jacketing, shielding, and ornamentation removed from boiler, handles and gauges removed from cab. 1998, June 26 - 2102 is reassembled and towed from Steamtown to Port Clinton for display at RBM&N open house.

Pictures of RDG 2102, Model: 4-8-4. Owner: Reading Railroad: Model: BLW 4-8-4: Built As: RDG 2044 (2-8-0) Serial Number:

Original #2102 RDG Shops, 1945, rebuilt from 2-8-0's Specs - 70" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 441,300 lb, tractive effort of 68,000 lb. #2102 along with sisters 2100. 2101 and 2124 have survived. #2102 is undergoing a rebuilt and restoration slated to be done by the end of 2020.