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Viewing Album:  Reading & Northern Steam Double Header
 
By:Bob Krug
Dates:8/13/2022 - 8/13/2022
Album Info:Zhe Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad operated a double headed steam excursion from North Reading to Jim Thorpe, PA on August 13. It's been 34 years since these two stable matbs were paired together. I wanted a photo location that would give me a side / profile shot that showed both steam locomotives, and the flood control dam in Hometown, PA offered me!that spot. I was also able to get several#lineside shots on the afternoon / return run. Roads were clogged with hundreds of foamers seeking to experience and photograph the rare occurrence of a mainline stecm double header.
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2102 and 425 double heading across the Hometown high trestle
Title:  2102 and 425 double heading across the Hometown high trestle
Description:  2102 is blowing it's mud ring, and a 425 crew member is on the rear deck of the tender, perhaps checking the water level in the tender's cistern. That would be a pretty exhilarating perch, on the open deck of the tender while crossing the high bridge.
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:42:02 PM
Location:  Hometown, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 425(4-6-2)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
2102 and 425 in B&W on the Hometown high bridge
Title:  2102 and 425 in B&W on the Hometown high bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:45:54 PM
Location:  Hometown, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 425(4-6-2)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
On the return leg 2102 and 425 take the excursion train past the ex-Reading Company depot in Tamaqua, PA
Title:  On the return leg 2102 and 425 take the excursion train past the ex-Reading Company depot in Tamaqua, PA
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:58:51 PM
Location:  Tamaqua, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 425(4-6-2)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
RBMN 2102 and 425 barreling through Tamaqua on the return leg of the excursion .
Title:  RBMN 2102 and 425 barreling through Tamaqua on the return leg of the excursion .
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:59:30 PM
Location:  Tamaqua, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 425(4-6-2)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
2102 and 425 hammering up Hometown hill
Title:  2102 and 425 hammering up Hometown hill
Description:  The roar of both locomotives hauling a 20-car train up the hill was both deafening and exhilarating.
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:47:48 PM
Location:  Hometown, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 425(4-6-2)
Views:  176   Comments: 1
RBMN 2102 on the wyeing move to re-orient the excursion train for the return run to North Reading
Title:  RBMN 2102 on the wyeing move to re-orient the excursion train for the return run to North Reading
Description:  Photo taken from the Delaware & Leigh rail/trail bicycle path.
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:53:23 PM
Location:  Nesquehoning Junctio, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
The two assist diesels head over Hometown Hill in advance of the excursion train
Title:  The two assist diesels head over Hometown Hill in advance of the excursion train
Description:  The diesels assisted with the wyeing move in Jim Thorpe, and the final run from Port Clinton to North Reading at the end of the day.
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:48:22 PM
Location:  Hometown, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 5018(SD50) RBMN 5019(SD50)
Views:  196   Comments: 1
During the layover in Jim Thorpe passengers saw the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway trains pulled by the F-9's
Title:  During the layover in Jim Thorpe passengers saw the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway trains pulled by the F-9's
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2022  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 2:56:25 PM
Location:  Glen Onoko, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  RBMN 270(F9A)
Views:  162   Comments: 2

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