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Photos & Videos Photos Photo Galleries Iron Horse Rambles gallery

Iron Horse Rambles gallery

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2015

| Last updated on December 4, 2020

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View a photo gallery of Reading T-1 4-8-4s on the road's 1959-64 series of steam excursions, as featured in Fall 2018 Classic Trains.

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2124 on Philadelphia–Schwenksville trip at Schwenksville, Sept. 17, 1960.
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Jack Emerick photo
2124 and 2100 on Harrisburg–West Milton trip at Paxinos, Oct. 23, 1960.
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Aaron G. Fryer photo
2124 on Jenkintown–Gettysburg trip at Peach Glen, May 1, 1960.
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2102 on Philadelphia–Schwenksville trip at Tamaqua, Sept. 19, 1964.
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2100 and 2102 on Bethlehem–West Milton trip, climbing to Locust Summit, Oct. 14, 1962.
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J. E. Bradley photo
2102 on Jenkintown–Gettysburg trip at Mount Holly Springs, April 19, 1962.
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Bob Krone photo
2124 on Belle Mead, N.J.–Zionsville trip at Reading Outer Station (2100 on standby at right), July 17, 1960.
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2124 on Williamsport–Reading trip at Reading (0-6-0T shop switcher 1251 in background), June 18, 1960.
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2124 on Jenkintown–Gettysburg trip approaching Mount Holly Springs, May 1, 1960.
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Don Wood photo
2124 on Williamsport–Reading trip westbound at Port Clinton, June 18, 1960.
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William J. Husa photo
2100 on Philadelphia–Hummelstown trip at Hershey, June 22, 1963.
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J. W. Hulsman photo
2124 on Philadelphia–Shamokin trip at Molino, Oct. 25, 1959 (first Iron Horse Ramble).
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William S. Young photo
2100 and 2102 on Philadelphia/Harrisburg–West Milton trip (sections joined and split at Reading) at Locust Gap, Oct. 12, 1963.
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2102 from Harrisburg (left) and 2100 from Philadelphia (right) at Reading Outer Station, Oct. 12, 1963 (trains will combine and proceed to West Milton).
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Belle Mead, N.J.–Zionsville trip at Klapperthal Junction east of Reading, unloading for "speed picture stop," July 17, 1960 (engine 2124).
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