Chasing RBMN

On May 25, 2024 Reading & Northern steam locomotive #2102 pulled the first Iron Horse Ramble of the year from Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
The ride covered the southern half of Reading & Northern's mainline for 60 miles in each direction. There was a nearly 4-hour long layover in Jim Thorpe for passengers to enjoy the town while the crew turned the consist on the wye and serviced the locomotive.
This was the only Reading to Jim Thorpe Ramble scheduled for 2024; the remaining two will depart from Nesquehoning and go to Tunkhannock on 6/22 and Pittston on 8/17.
Be sure to check out my friend Collin's video at ‪@PANortheasternRailfan‬; he and his family enjoyed their first ride on the Iron Horse Rambles.
And a special thank you to Rambles Narrator Russ Scianna for being a good sport with my antics. It's in my job description to torment you, Russ, just like it's in yours to remind me I'm a foamer. 😅 Looking forward to riding with you to Tunkannock next month!
0:00 Friday steam shop visit
1:40 Saturday intro
2:09 Industrial Drive, Hamburg
3:11 Broad Street, Port Clinton
4:48 Route 895 Molino (Miller’s Crossing)
5:31 Schyulkill Road and Old Country Lane, Hecla
7:15 Ian and family (Lehigh River Subdivision)
7:36 Tuscarora Park Road, Tamaqua
9:18 Lincoln Drive, Hometown
11:21 Nesquehoning Regional Railroad Station
13:17 turning the train on the wye near Coalport
18:58 Jim Thorpe traffic
20:07 2102 moving from the rail yard to Jim Thorpe Station
22:36 antics with friends
24:53 2102 cab tour
25:50 more antics with friends
26:23 1:00 LGSR return
28:41 3:00 LGSR departure
30:46 2102 pulls into the station for boarding
32:58 antics with Collin
33:24 Nesquehoning Regional Railroad Station
34:53 Tippets Road, Nesquehoning
35:57 Fairview Street, Hometown
37:07 Tuscarora Park Road, Tamaqua
37:59 Mill Mountain Road, Rauschs
38:55 Route 895 Molino (Miller’s Crossing)
39:41 Kore Mart, Hamburg
40:50 Reading Outer Station
43:21 outro
44:21 end screen
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