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Many still remember the sound of the 2102, a musical mixture of chugs and puffs as the wheels pushed against the cold steel of the rails and the steam hissed from the boiler. 
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Station Railroad Museum and the Western Mining and Railroad Museum. Directory; History; Transload Locations; Real Estate; Careers; News; RBMN-Passenger; LGSRY; Menu; Reading & Northern Smashes All Freight & Passenger Records Customer Service Freight - 610-562-2100. Contact. Since then, 425 has received various different paint schemes, various different bells, whistles, and headlight mounts, as well as undergoing several overhauls. WebOur journey takes us to Jim Thorpe, PA. where we will be riding behind Reading Blue Mountain & Reading's steam locomotive No.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 425 is a 4-6-2 light "Pacific" type steam locomotive originally built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. 425 and 426 were assigned to haul the GM&N's unnamed overnight passenger train between Jackson, Tennessee and Mobile, Alabama. For more information on Utah railroads, in terms of route mileage over the years please take a look at the chart below. 
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Utah's railroads today operate nearly 1,500 miles of trackage with the state's peak mileage topping out at 2,161 during the 1920s. There, it was met by hundreds of rail fans and crowds waiting to see the historic return of the 2102. Material & Equipment Sales.
LGSRY. [10] Company officials threatened to leave the borough of Jim Thorpe,[11] and briefly ceased excursion operations in November 2019. 
Doug Kroll photo. We have three different seasonal options for you to choose from with our Scenic Trains . But the 2102, along with T-1s 2100, 2101 and 2124 continued their journeys. On December 17, 2022, No. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Railroad postcard Locomotive 2102 Blue Mountain & Reading RR at Harrisburg PA at the best online prices at eBay!
After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in 1940, the locomotive was renumbered No.
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Locomotive Roster. The 425, a 4-6-2 light Pacific, was built in January 1928 by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, for the Gulf, Mobile, and Northern Railroad passenger operations.
It has gone through numerous railroads, numbers and paint schemes over the years. After the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in 1940, the locomotive was renumbered No. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 
If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. [1] Nos. View cart for details.
Reading & Northern/Shamokin Valley interchange? From 1997 to 2008, steam operations took an extended break on the BM&R. 
WebHours [8], In 2019, an audit by the borough of Jim Thorpe revealed the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway owed the borough $90,000 in amusement tax. Train in Steamtown NHS.JPG 800 683; 190 KB.
425. Robert Eastwood, Jr. photo. Ride to the "North Pole" on officially licensed "The Polar Express" train rides at the Grand Canyon Railway. Its mainline consists of the Reading Division between Reading and Packerton and the Lehigh Division between Lehighton and Dupont. After the
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On August 13, 2022, 425 doubleheaded the RBM&N's Iron Horse Rambles excursion with 2102 for the first time since 1988. Because Utah has historically always featured through main line routes with few secondary and branch lines it still retains about 68% of its original rail infrastructure. Not only are they just a few hours drive from several major metropolitan regions but also offer perks like: Please visit Reading & Northern's website for information regarding its excursion status. On September 4th 2017, 425 was in push-pull mode when it hit a car pulling into Jim Thorpe. 2102, is one of only four remaining in the world and the only one that is operational today.
The iron horse now stands proudly, showing off the old Reading Railroad black and gold colors of days gone by. Reading and Northern Railroad with additional new customers perhaps most important was its new interchange partners gained including the Delaware-Lackawanna and Canadian Pacific. WebCurrent Public UP Maps.
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Reading Railroad Slide, Reading United States Topographical Collectible Pennsylvania Postcards, Vintage Postcard Lot, The Bike train is a 25-mile (40km), 1-hour one-way trip from Jim Thorpe to White Haven and it allows passengers to ride their bicycles for the 25-mile (40km) journey along the Lehigh Gorge Trail from White Haven back to Jim Thorpe. It survived until the early Amtrak era.
[9], In 2019, an audit by the borough of Jim Thorpe revealed the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway owed the borough $90,000 in amusement tax. Want to enjoy a nice slow relaxing ride while taking in beautiful scenery? While UP dominates the Beehive State one shouldn't forget about the historic Utah Railway.
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In the 1970s, it was purchased by Brian Woodcock and others[5] and moved to the Wilmington & Western Railroad, though it never operated on the line due to its high axle load.
425 made its return to excursion service in June 2008 on a round trip from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, a run it would make often. WebReading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad. History aside, Utah's traffic has typically been natural resources like coal and copper although with Union Pacific's main line running through Salt Lake City don't be surprised to see a little bit of everything traveling through the state! Before the branch could be ripped out, however, the state of Pennsylvania stepped in and purchased it. Utah railroads are also home to the famedCalifornia Zephyras Amtrak has been continuously operating the train over much of its original route dating back to the days of theCZ'sownership under the D&RGW, CB&Q and Western Pacific. of the completion of our country's first transcontinental railroad. [8], In 2017, the railroad completed its connections to the Hazleton Shaft and Hazleton Hiller Drying Plant.
Discussion forum related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp. J.E. [14], On April 21, 2022, railroad officials announced their purchase of the property of the former KME Fire Apparatus plant in Nesquehoning for $2 million.[15]. With the new acquisitions the RBM&N not only gained many new customers but also access to several area anthracite coal mines. Business Development. It was successful it even maintained its own signaling system. Business Development. The RBMN provides freight service on 400 miles (640km) of track. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Railroad Train Locomotive Postcard - Blue Mountain & Reading RR 425 at the best online prices at eBay! Pacific, Delaware-Lackawanna, Lehigh Railway, Luzerne & Susquehanna
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425, "A Brief History - Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - 500 S 3rd St, Hamburg, PA 19526 - 610-562-5513", "Railroad building train station in Muhlenberg", "Train makes inaugural round trip: Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe", "Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to close in late November after tax dispute", "Legal argument over taxes threatens to derail popular Carbon County tourist attraction", "Carbon sells railroad to Reading and Northern for $4.7 million | Times News Online", "Railroad buys KME campus | Times News Online", "What's going on here? They actually passed one another in the process as the parties could never agree upon a meeting location, partially in an effort to continue obtaining government subsidies. Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway ("The Saltair Route") 44-tonner DS-1 in Salt Lake City, circa 1974.
Along with the Utah Railway and UP, BNSF makes a brief appearance in the Beehive State, operating a single line through the northern half of the state and reaching Salt Lake City. Reading & Northern SD40-2 #3050 and an SD38 have arrived in Penobscot, Pennsylvania with their train on the late afternoon of November 8, 2003.
425 was taken out of service for its mandatory Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472 day inspection.[14][15][16]. American-Rails.com collection. of its former trackage. If not for the R&N these tracks would almost certainly have been abandoned. Blue Mountain & Reading RR 425. Learn more about these events here. operating lines steeped in the history of anthracite railroads of years Pennsylvanian towns near Reading it has grown nearly 300%. in the early 2000s. [1][2] They were designed with 69in (1,753mm) drivers, 35,000lb (15.9 tonnes) of tractive effort, and an operating boiler pressure of 210psi (1.45MPa). Marcellus Shale drilling in eastern Pennsylvania. 
RBMN also purchased two new locomotives, 101 rail cars, and 6 miles (9.7km) of track between Monroeton and Towanda, where much of northeastern Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale economic activity is focused. Today it operates an efficient and profitable railroad being named the Regional Class I interchange being the Norfolk Southern.
With the renewed demand for coal, particularly clean coal, these
Along with the Utah Railway and UP, BNSF makes a brief appearance in the Beehive State, operating a single line through the northern half of the state and reaching Salt Lake City. RBMN interchanges with these railroads: The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) is a tourist railroad that operates passenger excursions along RBMN trackage from the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station in Jim Thorpe to Old Penn Haven, following the Lehigh River through Lehigh Gorge State Park.
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425 was built in January 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania as the first of two G-1 4-6-2 Pacifics ordered, the second being No. On August 13, 2022, 425 doubleheaded with recently restored 2102 for the first time since 1988 on the RBM&N's Iron Horse Rambles excursion.
The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN) (a.k.a. The high-stepping Pacific type was later joined by former Reading No. 425 was taken out of service for its mandatory Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472 day inspection.
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Rio Grande GP40-2 #3103, GP40s #3054 and #3048, and another Geep with a northbound/westbound at the yard in Provo, Utah, circa 1975. branches today are quite profitable for the R&N and all remain in Over the next few decades, the 2102 resided at a number of railroads in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
System Maps. WebThe Reading & Northern, officially the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (or RBM&N), is an eastern Pennsylvania Class II regional railroad which operates over 300 miles of predominantly ex-Reading Railroad trackage (although the company also operates lines owned by other fallen flags).
In the mid-1990s, the RBMN discontinued the regularly scheduled passenger operations between Hamburg and Temple and instead focused on occasional excursions throughout the rest of its system.
Today, the R&N For the general public the regional continues to grow in popularity thanks to its successful excursions hosted between Reading and Jim Thorpe. Learn more about their trips here. [7] The No. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. It performed a doubleheader with the No. 
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