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Owner: Blue Mountain & Reading
Model:BLW 4-8-4Built As:RDG 2044 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:58329Order No:
Frame Number:27X32 cylinders, 70" driversBuilt:3/1925
Notes:ex-RDG 2102, now RBMN 2102
Other locos with this serial:  RDG 2102(4-8-4) RBMN 2102(4-8-4) DH 302(4-8-4) BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
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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:  402   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:  285   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:  320   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:  281   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:  307   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:  300   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:  283   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:  283   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:  298   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1987  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 10:06:55 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  818   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 9:58:56 AM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 10:34:52 AM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1987  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 8:53:21 AM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  726   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1987  Upload Date: 6/10/2008 4:11:29 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 8:52:08 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  691   Comments: 1
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/14/1987  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 3:52:31 AM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  846   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/17/1987  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 10:06:37 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  944   Comments: 1
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description:  Christmas Shoppers special
Photo Date:  12/5/1987  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 7:58:37 PM
Location:  Douglassville, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  673   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description:  Christmas Shoppers special
Photo Date:  12/5/1987  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 8:00:16 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  822   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description:  Christmas Shoppers special
Photo Date:  12/12/1987  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 7:58:00 PM
Location:  Royersford, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  773   Comments: 1
2102 in the Schuylkill Valley
Title:  2102 in the Schuylkill Valley
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/26/1988  Upload Date: 12/23/2014 5:20:38 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
2102 on the straightaway along PA Route 61
Title:  2102 on the straightaway along PA Route 61
Description:  At approximately 45 mph
Photo Date:  3/26/1988  Upload Date: 12/23/2014 5:22:06 AM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  631   Comments: 2
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:14:25 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  920   Comments: 0
BM&R 2102
Title:  BM&R 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/1988  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 8:32:24 PM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  1384   Comments: 3
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 3/21/2008 12:31:25 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  849   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 2/1/2008 2:04:34 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4) BMRG 425(4-6-2)
Views:  3023   Comments: 1
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 2/1/2008 2:05:11 AM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4) BMRG 425(4-6-2)
Views:  1173   Comments: 0
RDG 5513
Title:  RDG 5513
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 10:07:22 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 5513(GP30) RDG 5308(C630) BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  1537   Comments: 2
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 10:08:00 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4) BMRG 425(4-6-2)
Views:  1192   Comments: 2
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 2/1/2008 11:06:50 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  681   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description:  Philadelphia & Reading 150th Anniversary Special
Photo Date:  7/16/1988  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 7:14:40 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  729   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 8:15:39 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 8:11:52 PM
Location:  Ontelaunee, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  603   Comments: 1
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/16/1988  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 8:52:57 AM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  898   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:17:07 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
BMR 2102
Title:  BMR 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 2/1/2008 10:34:00 AM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:13:53 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:15:31 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  605   Comments: 1
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:16:06 AM
Location:  Birdsboro, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  1028   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:27:04 AM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  678   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/1988  Upload Date: 1/31/2008 9:29:16 AM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  783   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description:  Christmas Shoppers special
Photo Date:  12/3/1988  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 7:59:19 PM
Location:  Douglassville, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1989  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 3:18:41 AM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
BMRG 2102
Title:  BMRG 2102
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1989  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 3:20:05 AM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
2102 blasting under the old Pennsy signal along PA Route 61
Title:  2102 blasting under the old Pennsy signal along PA Route 61
Description:  Southbound at 50 mph
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 10/22/2013 8:28:47 PM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
2102 South with a light load
Title:  2102 South with a light load
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 10/22/2013 8:30:51 PM
Location:  Mohrsville, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
A huge 4-8-4 in Temple...never to be repeated, probably...
Title:  A huge 4-8-4 in Temple...never to be repeated, probably...
Description:  Backing toward its train at Temple Station
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 10/22/2013 8:34:45 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
The boys making a few adjustments to the "T."
Title:  The boys making a few adjustments to the "T."
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 12/24/2014 6:05:52 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
A T1 at the old Temple Station
Title:  A T1 at the old Temple Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 12/24/2014 6:06:46 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
The Reading GP30 passes the T1 at South Hamburg
Title:  The Reading GP30 passes the T1 at South Hamburg
Description:  Passing under the cave-like PA Route 61 overpass
Photo Date:  9/22/1990  Upload Date: 12/24/2014 6:08:35 AM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  BMRG 2102(4-8-4) RDG 5513(GP30)
Views:  663   Comments: 0


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