Storming out of Port Clinton. After a short station stop to load local passengers, the Reading & Northern's big T-1 #2102 puts on an impressive show for the assembled spectators as she accelerates her 15-car "Iron Horse Rambles" consist north, out of the yard in Port Clinton, PA. The big Northern made short work of getting this train up to the local track speed, which was higher than what I anticipated. The location of the yard, in a deep valley, made watching this operation very much a sensory experience as the stack talk of the big locomotive echoed off the sides of the surrounding terrain.
Images from charters and regular operations depicting the Reading & Northern's two steam locomotives, the 4-8-4 Northern #2102 and the 4-6-2 Pacific #425.
