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Reading Company Technical & Historical Society modular layout 120 ft. Every year during the July 4th holiday, this group sets up its display in the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, across the street from the Strasburg Railroad. They do several other sho |
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A pair of Reading "Crusader" diesels, by Greg Yanos, pass the auto frame shipping area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:09:36 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 11 |
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A Reading T-1 passes the auto frame area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:10:12 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 2 |
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small engine facility in the Lebanon area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:10:45 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 3 |
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another view of the steel mill area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:11:18 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&SH modular pt3 |
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Steel mill area still under construction |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:11:47 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 4 |
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third view of steel mill area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:12:13 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 5 |
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Overall view of the Lebanon area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:12:49 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 12 |
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This is a representation of the Stowe Yard at Pottsville, Pa |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:13:11 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 6 |
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Cressona engine facility |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:13:48 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 13 |
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"Crusader" diesels haul a coal train past the Cressona engine facility |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:14:23 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 7 |
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Close up of the drive in movie screen. I believe this is a scene from A Day at the Races with the Marx Brothers |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:15:26 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 14 |
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An overall view of the drive in theater. With the use of a DVD player or VCR, the movie actually plays on the screen |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:14:56 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 8 |
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The Reading never had a Bicentenial paint scheme, but this GP30 looks good anyway |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:16:02 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 15 |
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A Reading/Chessie tofc train rounds the curve past the autorack area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:16:35 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 9 |
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The Royersford area |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:17:06 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 16 |
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Tofc yard by Greg Yanos |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:17:36 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 10 |
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A Reading freight assisted by a Chessie unit winds its way thru the Wayne Jct module |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:18:17 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RT&HS modular layout pt 17 |
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Another view of the Wayne Jct area from the opposite end |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:18:49 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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Strasburg Railroad |
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This is a 12 inch gauge 4-4-0 live steamer that runs from a turntable at the loading area for the Strasburg trains, out to the side of one of the shop buildings where the engine is turned on a wye and returns. There are two curved trestles on the line, one of which is right along Rte 741, the main road that runs by the Strasburg Railroad |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:19:12 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum |
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Pennsy 4-4-0, this engine was still operating on the Strasburg Railroad when I first visited back in the mid 1980s |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:07:03 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum |
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Pennsy 4-4-2, 7003 is actually a replica of the real 7003 which set a major speed record. This engine was also still operating on the Strasburg Railroad when I first visited and I had the pleasure of seeing this engine along with the 1223 double head a train into the Philadelphia area, providing me with some great video |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:08:05 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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Strasburg Railroad |
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#90 has been the heavy workhorse on the Strasburg Railroad for years. The 2-10-0 is now painted in its original Great Western scheme |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:06:39 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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GWR 90(2-10-0) |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum |
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What would the Reading Days be without some sort of Reading power. These two FP7 are still operational and will be doing some sort of trip in November. Keep your eyes on the mags for advertising. |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:08:25 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RDG 903(FP7A) |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum |
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Pennsy L1 mikado on display at the museum. The L1s are my favorite Pennsy locos |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:09:04 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum |
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As part of the festivities, you could climb up into the trail unit where a guide told you about the engines and their history. |
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7/5/2008 Upload Date: 7/6/2008 11:08:46 AM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bob Rule, Jr. |
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RDG 903(FP7A) |
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157 Comments: 1 |
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