Supporting Actor. Reading Blue Mountain & Northern SW8M no. 802 (EMD, 1950-1954) is seen at the railroad's engine facility in Port Clinton pulling T-1 no. 2102 onto the main line. From ... (more)
A spectacularly soggy Saturday is still better spent trackside in PA than anything I can think of in the fall. A Fall Foliage special from Outer Station Reading is easing into the Port Clinton de... (more)
Reading 2102 accelerates out of Port Clinton on a gloomy fall morning.
Reading 2102 rockets out of Port Clinton on a gorgeous October morning.
Crew members Chuck Trusdell and Shane Frederickson watch as Reading 2102's air compressors warm up.
Reading 2102 steams along the steam shop spur on a clear September morning.
Reading 2102 pulls off of the Port Clinton Turntable as it steams out of the Reading & Northern Steam Shop on a cool September morning.
Reading 2102 briefly pauses on the Reading & Northern mainline to allow Reading & Northern 802 to return to the steam shop.
Reading 2102's crew (Ryan Bausher, Brian Messinger, Larry Curvey, and Shane Frederickson) prepare to leave the steam shop for the move south to Reading.
Reading 2102 opens its cylinder cocks as it departs Port Clinton with its excursion.
Night Hostler Richard Butterworth keeps Reading 2102 hot for its excursion in the early morning hours.
Engineer Ryan Bausher waits in Reading & Northern 802 for the signal to proceed with pulling Reading 2102 out of the steam shop.
Engineer Ryan Bausher opens Reading 2102's throttle while crew member Larry Curvey keeps an eye on the track ahead as the locomotive begins to reverse 16 miles to pick up its train in Reading.
Reading 2102 charges out of Port Clinton with its 16-car train in tow.
A pair of SW8s sit in Port Clinton yard on a quiet Sunday morning.