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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:10/1/1987 - 10/1/1987
Album Info:Nice railfan slides by Scott A Jenks of the Blue Mountain & Reading 4-8-4 #2102 before it became Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern (RBMN) in 1990. No exact day in October of 1987 was listed.
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BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Great face shot of a survivor. Reading 4-8-4 #2102 built by Baldwin in 1923 as a 2-8-0 was rebuilt in 1945 as a 4-8-4. Having survived that, it was used in freight service for the Reading until 1956 when it was stored away. The loco was sold to Steam Tours of Akron, OH in 1967. Then it landed on the Blue Mountain & Reading tourist railroad in 1985 where it ran excursions like this photo taken by Scott A. Jenks. In 1990, BMRG reorganized into the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern (RBMN) where the loco is undergoing restoration with hopes of hitting the rails again.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:03:25 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Getting ready for a fan trip is BMRG 4-8-4 2102 doing a run-around the passenger cars. No exact date in October was given. Railfan Scott A Jenks slide
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:03:39 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  The ex-Reading 4-8-4 #2102 still looks sharp as the power for a railfan trip on the Blue Mountain & Reading. Railfan Scott A Jenks caught the run-around action in preparation for heading out with the fantrip. No exact date in October was listed on the slide.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:03:44 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Blue Mountain & Reading 4-8-4 #2102 (nee-RDG 2102) runs through the valleys near Jim Thorpe, PA, on its tourist train trip. Scott A Jenks slide. No exact day in October, 1987 was given.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:03:50 AM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Blue Mountain & Reading 4-8-4 Northern #2102 runs through the woodlands near Jim Thorp, PA, on its tourist train trip The tender carries the message "We the People of Reading & Berks County PA Celebrate Constitution Day." Although Scott A Jenks who took the slide had labeled it in October, 1987, it makes me think that this could have been around September 17,1987, Constituion Day.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:03:55 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Heading toward the signal bridge near Shoemakersville, PA, is Blue Mountain & Reading 4-8-4 #2102 (nee-RDG 2102). Scott A Jenks captured the action. No exact day in October of 1987 was listed.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:04:02 AM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Picking up some essential water at the water tank in South Hamburg, PA, is Blue Mountain & Reading 4-8-4 #2102. Scott A Jenks slide. No exact day in October, 1987 was given.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:04:08 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Close up of the massive face of a rugged survivor. Built originally as a 2-8-0 Consolidation for the Reading, it was rebuilt in 1945 as this massive 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive used for freight hauling. It dodged the scrapper's torch a few times and landed here on the Blue Mountain & Reading roster. Later it would shift onto the new Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern reorganized roster and eventually be rebuilt in 2020-21 for future service. Scott A Jenks slide. No exact day in October, 1987 was given.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:04:19 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Title:  BMRG 4-8-4 #2102 - Blue Mountain & Reading
Description:  Scott A Jenks captured this iconic 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomtoive in the South Hamburg, PA yard. This loco, nee-2102, has a very long and historic survival story. According to sources in the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (re-organized owners), this loco will be hitting the rails again in 2022 after its massive restoration during the last several years. Great news for all of us railfans!
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 12/23/2021 6:04:30 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0


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