Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 2102 information

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	New: 2-8-0,; Rebuilt: 4-8-4
• UIC	New: 1'D; Rebuilt: 2'D'2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.	70 in (1,778 mm)
Trailing dia.	44 in (1,118 mm)
Length	110 ft 6 in (33.68 m)
Height	15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Axle load	69,550 lb (34.78 short tons)
Adhesive weight	278,200 lb (139.1 short tons)
Loco weight	441,300 lb (220.7 short tons)
Tender weight	367,700 lb (183.9 short tons)
Total weight	809,000 lb (404 short tons)
Fuel type	Anthracite / Bituminous coal mix
Fuel capacity	52,000 lb (26 short tons)
Water cap.	19,000 US gallons (72,000 L; 16,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	94.5 sq ft (8.78 m2)
Boiler	96 in (2,438 mm)
Boiler pressure	240 lbf/in2 (1.65 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	27 in × 32 in (686 mm × 813 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
	References:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	58329
Build date	March 1925 (as Class I-10sa 2-8-0 Consolidation No. 2044)
Rebuilder	Reading Company
Rebuild date	September 1945 (Rebuilt as: T1 4-8-4 Northern No. 2102)

Reading and Northern 2102
Reading and Northern 2102
	RBMN No. 2102 at Outer Station in Reading, Pennsylvania on August 13, 2022
Power type
Type and origin
	References:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	58329
Build date	March 1925 (as Class I-10sa 2-8-0 Consolidation No. 2044)
Rebuilder	Reading Company
Rebuild date	September 1945 (Rebuilt as: T1 4-8-4 Northern No. 2102)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	New: 2-8-0,; Rebuilt: 4-8-4
• UIC	New: 1'D; Rebuilt: 2'D'2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.	70 in (1,778 mm)
Trailing dia.	44 in (1,118 mm)
Length	110 ft 6 in (33.68 m)
Height	15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Axle load	69,550 lb (34.78 short tons)
Adhesive weight	278,200 lb (139.1 short tons)
Loco weight	441,300 lb (220.7 short tons)
Tender weight	367,700 lb (183.9 short tons)
Total weight	809,000 lb (404 short tons)
Fuel type	Anthracite / Bituminous coal mix
Fuel capacity	52,000 lb (26 short tons)
Water cap.	19,000 US gallons (72,000 L; 16,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	94.5 sq ft (8.78 m2)
Boiler	96 in (2,438 mm)
Boiler pressure	240 lbf/in2 (1.65 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	27 in × 32 in (686 mm × 813 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 mph
Power output	5,500 hp (4,100 kW)
Tractive effort	Loco: 68,000 lbf (302.5 kN); Booster: 11,100 lbf (49.4 kN); Total: 79,100 lbf (351.9 kN)
Factor of adh.	Loco: 4.09 ; Booster: 4.33
Operators
Career
Operators	Reading Company; Steam Tours Inc.; Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
Class	New: I-10sa; Rebuilt: T-1
Numbers	RDG 2044; RDG 2102; D&H 302; Allegheny 2102; RBM&NR 2102; R&N 2102
Retired	1956 (revenue service); October 27, 1991 (1st excursion service)
Restored	April 29, 1962 (1st restoration); April 5, 2022 (2nd restoration)
Current owner	Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
Disposition	Operational

Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 2102 (historically known as Reading 2102) is a preserved "T-1" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive. Originally built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1925 as an "I-10sa" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type locomotive for the Reading Company, No. 2102 was rebuilt by the Reading's own locomotive Shops as a 4-8-4 "Northern" in September 1945, and it was used for pulling heavy coal trains for the railroad until being retired from revenue service in 1956. Between 1962 and 1964, No. 2102 was used to pull the famous Iron Horse Rambles excursion trains. After the Rambles ended in 1964, No. 2102 was sold to Steam Tours Inc. of Akron, Ohio to spend the next 23 years pulling various fan trips in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. In 1985, it was sold again to Andy Muller to operate on his Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad alongside 4-6-2 "Pacific" No. 425, until its flue ticket expired on October 27, 1991. Beginning in February 2016, the locomotive was restored to operating condition and returned to service in April 2022.

^ "Reading T-1 Locomotives". Railway Mechanical Engineer. Vol. 120, no. 4. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. April 1944. p. 189 – via Internet Archive.

[1] "Reading T-1 Locomotives". Railway Mechanical Engineer. Vol. 120, no. 4. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. April 1944. p. 189 – via Internet Archive.

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