The steam you see around the firebox is the exhaust from 2102's booster engine, which was needed for traction to get the train rolling up the hill on wet rails |
Date:
4/26/2022 |
Location:
Nesquehoning, PA Map ![Show Nesquehoning on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![RBMN 2102 hauling a 50-car hopper train up the Hometown Hill grade](/pictures\144248\Nesquehoning%20tunnel%20A.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Scenic,Tunnel,Steam,Action |
This picture is part of album: Reading & Northern Steam Locomotive 2102 coal train |