2023 Iron Horse Rambles with

The Iron Horse Rambles returned in 2023 with Reading & Northern's recently restored #2102 steam locomotive. She is a class T-1 4-8-4 "Northern" that underwent a 6-year, $2.4 million dollar restoration and is now in her second year of operation since.

I chased the August 13th Ramble in its entirety. I started my day at the Port Clinton steam shop to catch 2102 travel to Reading Outer Station to hook up to the excursion train. After a 2 1/2 hour trip that included a passenger stop in Port Clinton, they turned the entire train around on the Glen Onoko wye. This was the first time 2102 turned the train without diesel assist. After that I chased the train back to Reading and caught the end-of-the day events including SD50M #5049 pulling 2102 out of the station to return to Port Clinton.

0:00 Port Clinton steam shop
5:24 Bellemans Church Road, Mohrsville
6:10 Reading arrival
7:59 Reading departure
12:06 Port Clinton arrival
13:35 Port Clinton departure
16:58 East Mahanoy Junction
17:56 Tippets Road, Nesquehoning
19:50 Route 54, Nesquehoning
21:29 Jim Thorpe arrival
23:58 Glen Onoko wye
30:35 Route 54, Nesquehoning
32:38 Meow!!!
33:03 Church Road, Hometown
33:56 Tamaqua Station
35:53 Lowland Road, Hamburg
36:47 Leesport Avenue, Leesport
37:54 Reading Outer Station
41:26 end screen

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