Reading T-1 2100 and the combine have been turned on the wye as the fans lay over in Gettysburg and is ready to pull the Iron Horse Ramble back up the picturesque branch.

Reading T-1 2124 has been cut off from the Iron Horse Ramble as 2100 takes over for the run to Gettysburg. The direct broadside was shot from the open coach window during the engine change.

Following on from my Erie 0-8-8-0 Camelback here is a Pennsylvania & Reading Railroad camelback 4-4-0. The reason for the position of the cab was that the wide Wotton firebox designed to burn anth... (more)

Out of town visitors. Reading Company Technical and Historical Society #902 and the Philadelphia Chapter of the NRHS #903 enjoy the hospitality of Steamtown where they are expected to be a... (more)

Reading Railroad #1251. One of 9 remaining Reading Company engines. This engine was the last standard-gauge steam locomotive in daily operation on a class one railroad in the US. It was ... (more)

Churchville Station.  This station was built by the Reading Company in 1892 and is an identical twin to the still standing more)

The Conestoga: The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road was chartered April 4, 1833 to build a line between Philadelphia and Reading along the Schuylkill River. This, the second oldest survi... (more)

The Rocket:  Built in London, Enland by Braithwaite & Co., and delivered to the Port of Philadelphia in 1838, this historic engine was in use through 1879 and logged 310,164 miles. From ... (more)

Word had gotten around that the Reading was going to doublehead the previously advertised October 15th Ramble to West Milton, Pa. and the fans really turned out. The big 4-8-4s have the 22 car tra... (more)

A Reading F7 leads an A-B-B-A set with a westbound train of hopper cars and ore jennies just before T-1 2124 showed up with the Iron Horse Ramble. This was during a trainmens' strike on the Pennsy... (more)

Reading T-1 2124 crosses a bridge just south of Palm, Pa. with an Iron Horse Ramble.

Reading T-1 2124 sits at Reading before proceeding on the East Penn and Perkiomen branches with the advertised destination of Zionsville, Pa..

Two Reading EMD FP7 units have hauled the Iron Horse Ramble, steam locomotive and all, to Belle Meade for an early departure. T-1 2124 is up front and only a few fans walked back to photograph the... (more)

The third Reading Iron Horse Ramble departs E. Penn Jct. after having been turned on the wye.

A railfan special was co-sponsored by the NRHS and N.Y. Chapter of Railway Enthusiasts to Reading in order to see stored steam power. Reading T-1 locomotives 2100 and 2124 were spotted for fans as... (more)