Oil Pan Nearly Complete - AFT 250 / Reading 2100 October 2024 Update

[@AmericanSteamRailroad]

🎄❄ Our GRATE holiday stocking stuffers are selling fast! Original Reading No. 2100 grate fingers are available here: www.americansteamrailroad.org/product/2100-firebox-grate-section/

[@ishirotanaka]

Fun fact: 2100’s tender was originally behind 2101. After 2101 was damaged in the roundhouse fire in 1979, her tender was swapped with 2100’s original tender. And after 2100 was first restored in 1989, 2101’s original tender was also restored. So that proves that if 2101’s original tender can be restored to operation, than the engine itself can be restored mechanically too.

[@DramaCarWolf]

So excited to see her coming along! Can’t wait to see her up and running again in the not too distant future distant future.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

2100 is another steam locomotive that I hope soon to see running, after this restoration is complete.

[@TravisCyprien]

Thank you for the update can’t wait to see it under steam

[@ohiorailfan124]

Awesome! Can’t wait what you will do in the future with 2100!

[@Robertmitchell2121]

Good job guys! Can’t wait to see it operational!

[@railfaningthegreatlakescen8441]

Great seeing you guys in Ashley last year hope you guys come back!!

[@AlleghenyRailProductions]

Very nice! I’m very lucky to have gotten the exact firebox piece that was shown!

[@stevew270]

Great job, guys!

[@chooch1764]

Awesome update!

[@LoganSantee-h9j]

Iv built a Lego t-1 reading locomotive it took me a year to complete a few months of planning and getting parts and putting it together

[@firelynx1108]

How long until we see her back in action?

[@thecapisoffyt]

will the 2100 be brought back to coal when coal becomes cheap again or will it be oil forever?

[@rogerpapp]

So when your going to do a test firw

[@hunterwolfscar2287]

How big is Reading 2100’s Smoke Stack?

[@mpowell4030]

I hope you guys plan on keeping the old stuff for both historical significance, plus the possibility of making her a coal burner again in the far future.

[@AmericanSteamRailroad]

The stoker motor, screw and components are being properly stored on-site. The grates for sale are surplus and beyond reasonable reuse in the locomotive.

[@martinanschutz7410]

It looks like you would use a lempor nozzle with a cylindrical smoke stack? That is not the best Option, with a calculated conical smoke stack you have better results. I believe, it could be difficult , to find a god dimension for all parts on this big loco with a single Stack. I wish you good luck for this.

[@rogerpapp]

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