Reading T-1 2102 Iron Horse Rambles (1985) Second Weekend
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- This clip is from the Track One Video collection of D.M. Bailey that I edited. Reading T-1 2102 steam locomotive excursions, with Engineer Jeff Seidel behind the throttle, on September 21-22, 1985. (VHS Tape) Click on 480p
Saturday, September 21st, Temple, Pa. to Harrisburg, Pa. (Rockville Bridge) Bailey road the train, I chased with my SLR camera.
Sunday, September 22nd, we chased 2102 from Temple, Pa. to Jim Thorpe, Pa.
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3:00 has the same cloud, thundering chuffing as it does today
Great video of those classic locomotives
Wish I could go back to thar time period, dad would still be working on the Reading.👍and I would be young again.👍
2102 has the whistle of the Hooterville cannonball.
My father fired the 2102 back in the day. MBerkley
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y dad retired as a Reading RR. Engineer.. so proud. I. Love rail roading.👍🤠
The crowds this locomotive is going to draw for the 2022 excursions will be spectacular and everything will be done right.
Jeff Seidel is a great guy! I love hanging out and talking with him...his knowledge is amazing.
Jeff was a friend of mine, a good guy and very knowledgeable. He unfortunately died years ago at an early age.
Nice video. Of the old T-1
My father actually fired that locomotive, it,s in my blood now, proud of my dad, retired from the Reading while I was in my 40,s. We took a trip to Valley Forge when the 2102 headed the Freedom train on the east coast.🤠👍
What are the Whistles in Second Half of the Video?
At 0:04 everyone knows where the bli reading t1 paragon 3 whistle came from
3:48. That was Hershey.
My father fired those T-1's back in the 1950's great memories. Also fired those G-3's on the PRSL pennsylvania Reading Seashore Line 🤠🇺🇸
Great video of the old 2102!
The trip from Reading to Jim Thorpe was an unmitigated disaster that the train didn’t arrive at Temple. It came back at 3:30 in the morning.
I was part of the crew on that trip. The real reason was, bad water, was drafted out of a creek by local fire dept. in Jim Thorpe It contained a lot of silt and small stones. That caused a serious issue when it was heated in the boiler. Sight glass would show, say half a glass and all of a sudden it would surge to the top and drop below half glass. We really couldn't tell how much water was in there. Out of fear that we might expose the crown sheet, we decided to drop the fire, flood the boiler and wait for a rescue Conrail engines to arrive. That was the best choice to not damage the loco or possibly cause a serious boiler accident. So, now everyone will know the real reason, finally.
Maybe you hnew my father a Reading fireman at the time. His name is Frank Baker, He retired from the Reading RR. 1991.👍🤠
@@billconserva1461 I thought that it was bad water from an emergency water stop earlier that day which cause the boiler to foam, killing the steam and causing the air pumps to set up. Stalling the train on e mainline. According to mark 1 video’s “Return of the Rambles”.
@@modelrailroadguy2472 Not so. I was in the cab at the time. The sight glass was bouncing around so violently, we had no idea how much water was in the boiler. For safety sake and to prevent damage, we killed the fire. It was the water drawn out of the creek at Jim Thorpe, it was provided by the local fire dept, and the water had a lot of dirt and grit in it. that acted like an insulator on the bottom of the boiler. Once water was boiling, it would surge up, then settle down. No fault of the fire dept, we appreciated what they done. A terrible error on our part, even with water going through a mesh screen, that wasn't enough.
@@billconserva1461 Oh ok. Was Jeff Seidel the engineer on that trip as well? And I think noticed Charlie Kachel on the fireman’s side in the beginning of this video as well.
The whistle at 13:19 sounds like a Hancock 3 chime.
Sounds like Norfolk & Western 611’s today.
(for example) one whistle sounds nice and the other whistle makes the engine sound mean and bulky
Had the privilege of going on board her when she headed the fredom train on the east coast , at Valley Forge penna.
You are thinking of it;'s sister, 2101
love it!!
I love how some engines have two whistles
From 9:52 until 10:38, that is definitely a 3 chime of some sort. It's not the same as the first one in the beginning of the video. Does anyone know which 3 chime it is?
It's a Jersey Central 3 Chime.
Actually, it sounds the same but it’s a Buffalo Creek and Gauley 3-chime. It was on the 425 during the 2008, 2010, and 2014 excursions.
They aren't whistles, those are steam safty valves 2 in case steam pressure goes to high! SECOND IF NEEDED.🤠
I am a trained high pressure boiler operator, my dad was a fireman on the Reading RR. Guess it runs in th family no punn intended.🤠
Like the whistle. Do you know what engine it's from?
Reading 6 chime it might be originally from 2102 or another T-1
Whats that steam engine next to the baggage car?
Royal Hudson Steam Locomotive CP 2839
+Gregory D. Pawelski thanks for the answer!
What whistles do 2102 carry?
Brian Falzon sorry for 3 years of waiting but they are a reading 6 chime which is one of the best whistles ever and a reading 1 chime (hooter)
Brian Falzon in this video though I believe it has a CNJ 3 Chime not the hooter
John McCardell One of my favorite whistles.
It's a shame we can't have excursions like this anymore, with NS's new program they don't permit open windows or open vestibules, and the excursions mostly run in the southern states and midwest closer to the locomotives homes. (Chattanooga, TN and Fort Wayne, IN). 765 did visit Temple, PA twice in late July 1988 during excursions from NJ.
I love the Reading T-1s but that was the most boring video of them I've ever seen.