Blue bird skies and peak fall foliage fills the valley outside of Molino, PA on the old Reading mainline as T-1 #2102 shuffles north with her Fall Foliage Special on the Reading & Northern along F... (more)

"Sun, steam and steel": Reading & Northern #2102, a 1945 product of the Reading Shops, slowly backs under the sanding tower in Port Clinton, PA on October 19, 2024. For those within rela... (more)

With train orders received Engineer Ryan Bausher tugs at the throttle and the big 4-8-4 Reading T-1 eases away from the R&N Port Clinton, PA offices on October 19, 2024 for Reading and a Fall Foli... (more)

It's approximately 7:30 am on October 19, 2024 and Shane Frederickson eases Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 out of her stall in the Port Clinton engine house enroute eventually for Reading and a day ... (more)

With leaves flying Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 marches south towards Port Clinton on October 19, 2024 hauling a Fall Foliage Special. This trackage is former Central Railroad of New Jersey right ... (more)

Maintenance of way is hard at work at East Mahanoy Junction on October 19, 2024 on the Reading & Northern outside of Barnesville, PA. After arrival of a few dozen railfans to the location the caco... (more)

"Fall Morning in Port Clinton": Early morning sun lights the mountain west of Port Clinton, PA on the morning of October 19, 2024 as the yard comes to life with the sounds and smells of ... (more)

R&N steam engineer Shane Frederickson makes some final adjustments to R&N #2102 on the early morning of October 19, 2024 prior to hauling passengers on the R&N's Fall Foliage Special.

"Off to the Races!": Clear blue skies set the scene on October 19, 2024 as the faint whistle of a Reading Hooter fills the air and T-1 4-8-4 #2102 hustles north with her Fall Foliage Spe... (more)

Reading & Northern engineer Shane Frederickson gives a couple cranks on the mechanical lubricator of R&N #2102's Worthington SA feedwater heater on the early morning of October 19, 2024.

"Night Trick with #2102": Shane Frederickson tends to the mechanical lubricator on Reading T-1 #2102 on the early morning of October 19, 2024 at the Reading & Northern's steam shops in P... (more)

"Volcanic": Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 heads south to Reading, PA on October 19, 2024 filling the air with volcanic like smoke and steam passing under the signals at CP Pulpit.

"Fall in the Poconos": Reading & Northern T-1 #2102 wyes her train across the Lehigh River outside of Jim Thorpe, PA on October 19, 2024. Taken from Mt. Pisgah any observer can easily se... (more)

Mildly gray stack exhaust indicates that even with her 17 car train in tow, Reading & Northern T1 #2102 is dialed in. Here at MP 164, R&N #2102 heads south over Penobscot Mountain in route for Mou... (more)

"MP 164": Reading & Northern T1 #2102, a 4-8-4 Northern, built in 1945 by the Reading Company's own shops in conjunction with Baldwin Locomotive Works, heads south outside of Wilkes Barr... (more)