The Rambler: Part I - Fire Up 2100

[@DrakkariaDarKay]

Working on this engine with Tom was the best year of my life

[@GenericRailfan]

Can't wait to see a Reading T-1 running again!

[@bluespeedforce112]

what about a Pennsylvania railroad T-1

[@Manatee693]

metrafanguy 611 that's in 2030.

[@kyletroknya2419]

Me too! 🚂

[@matthewvogel3071]

Reading 2102 May 2022 will be running again

[@DismalSwamp611]

2102 is running

[@LukeLovesTrains-Mr.RailYard]

I'm glad to see that this engine is coming back to life

[@PennRailVideos]

Great video, and I look forward to seeing the 2100 operating someday.

[@mikepericolosi9386]

i hope it does excursions in Northern Illinois :)

[@evanwaters1074]

I hope it does excursions in Southeast Wisconsin

[@mikepericolosi9386]

The Aviating Railfanner​​ then it eould be close to Chicago. Cause basically the bottom right corner near milwaukee is Chicago at the top right. So then it would be in both the states. By some on needs to reskin 2100 for Trainz. Because K&L made a frieght, rambles, american freedom, Chessie steam special, d&h 302, and a BMR one. They are just missing 2100's now scheme and its AUX.

[@1940limited]

What the heck is Ferroequus? Anyway, I'm so happy this locomotive is getting the attention it deserves.

[@AmericanSteamRailroad]

g bridgman It’s Latin for steam locomotive

[@1940limited]

@@AmericanSteamRailroad Thanks! But what a dumb thing to put on 2100's tender! I'm so glad you guys saved this locomotive!

[@PereMarquette1223]

I think 2100 is in the best chance to finally run for an extended period of time since the Reading Days.

[@MPT_Productions]

PereMarquette1223 2102 will run this year I think 2100 will too

[@PereMarquette1223]

2100 will not run this year.

[@MPT_Productions]

John McCardell I thought it would be done early 2018

[@MPT_Productions]

PereMarquette1223 will 2100 burn oil still or will they convert it back to coal?

[@MPT_Productions]

Awesome. Thanks for the info

[@Big_J_Enjoyer]

love the reading 6 chime steam whistle they all use

[@CFKUSA1]

I worked behind her in 1991. The engine was 2102. I was with the engine in close to 100 days before she died on October 25, 1991. I have volunteered for the crew in the coaches. She needs her life back...running...Heck,.,,I will make the Pork and Sauerkraut as well as the Mashed Potatoes and the Wet bottom Shoo Fly Pie.

[@wideworldofrailroads4014]

I'm restoring a 1920 reading railroad spike tomorrow

[@jaredway1813]

How great it would be to see 2100 and 2102 double head on the Reading and Northern

[@brianfalzon6739]

I think it would be awesome to see a 1352/4070/2100 tripleheader someday!!!!!!

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

What's the 1352?

[@PennsyPro]

@@thestarlightalchemist7333 The 1352 is a forlorn and forgotten icon of America's industrious past, also owned and cared for by the American Steam Railroad. A former Frisco 2-8-2, she has been stored for several years in Taylorville, Illinois. It will take $100,000 to fund her move to Cleveland. She'll return to steam someday soon...

[@matthewvogel3071]

2100/2102/611

[@manga12]

I am surprised zach said so much, hes usually a man of few words, when ever around the fort wayne railroad 765 nkp, steam is heavy, dangerous, slow, work of love, with any luck this will be back up and running before too long.

[@Big_J_Enjoyer]

program and all of them is still around today

[@kristafoster7190]

Not only to fire up the 2100 but it be nice to fire up the NYC 999 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AS WELL TOO and run. 2100 and NYC 999 side by side or run as a double header

[@itmcbhpbgf.6374]

i wanna see a 614/576/2100 triple header...!!

[@shanemyoutubeshit]

ITMCBHPBGF. 614 is retired...

[@atsfevan0242]

@@shanemyoutubeshit its said that it might run again one day

[@engineerskalinera]

progress update plz

[@mattsmocs3281]

Hopefully it will by the second anthracite burner on American railroads. And they better make it so.

[@jacksalvin364]

In 2005, The American Steam Railroad was founded that year.

[@Big_J_Enjoyer]

eric oxner its not the engine that pulled the AFT it was one of his sister engine #2101 which sits in the B&O roundhouse museume there are four of them 2100 prototype engine 2101 used in AFT and chessie steam special the 2102 used in the delaware & hudson cintennial as disguised as D&H 302 and then owned by the Reading & Northern still in plan of restoration and 2124 only used on the iron horse rambles or (reading rambles) and it sits in steam town PA and all of them used in the reading rambles

[@thomasweekley9209]

I know this’ll sound cruel, but, Is it just me or does 2100 have bad luck?

[@AmericanSteamRailroad]

That's not cruel to say, it's just that the engine has not had a chance to prove itself yet. We hope to give her that chance!

[@connorflaherty175]

While I'm glad to know that the Reading T1s will return to steam in the forms of 2100 and 2102, I think that enthusiasts are most likely to see the 2102 in action once again after a quarter of a century since she has had a headline excursion career of about 32 years beginning with the Reading Iron Horse Rambles compared to her other surviving sisters.

[@Manatee693]

#BRING2100BACKTOREADING Spread the word

[@MPT_Productions]

Will 2100 still burn oil or will they convert it back to coal?

[@TG-cf6qb]

Coal

[@ZJKFilms]

It's awesome to see this beauty of a 4-8-4 being returned to service!!! This is only a suggestion, but, when she's up and going, maybe you guys could contact Norfolk Southern about using her for the 21st Century Steam Program. I'd sure like to see a 2100/611 doubleheader!!!

[@hodgesjb]

Triple header 2100/611/765

[@ZJKFilms]

hodgesjb There you go!!!

[@kots3028]

hodgesjb Let's not put the tender before the locomotive here, guys. We all wanna see stuff like this, but we sorta need to actually get 2100 back to life first.

[@ZJKFilms]

+KOTS of course!

[@ericoxner9666]

Is this the same locomotive that pulled the freedomtrain?

[@quizzyboi2320]

which sadly 2101 was burnt from a roundhouse fire :-(

[@zuutlmna]

I think there might've been some over-the-rail participation in Freedom Train activities, by SP 4449. But not sure.

[@bmanhithere7813]

Carl Lelandt yeah 4449 to, forgot to add that.

[@itmcbhpbgf.6374]

the 2100 was owned by the same guy who had the 2101.

[@mikepericolosi9386]

why did they move 2 tenders?

[@Toledo1940]

The second tender is used to haul water.

[@mikepericolosi9386]

Vanderbuilt?

[@Toledo1940]

Yes. But it's spelled "Vanderbilt," because it was invented by a descendent of "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the man who created the New York Central Railroad. Ironically, the NYC did not have even one steam locomotive equipped with a Vanderbilt tender.

[@wideworldofrailroads4014]

I know 4 locomotives of the t1 2100 2102 2101 2123

[@anthraciteproductions4732]

You mean 2124

[@Benry2]

Oh boy, 2100 doesn't look too good in the first parts of the video.

[@Idkjustgothere]

So will it run in Washington?

[@harrimanfox8961]

No

[@Toledo1940]

$700,000.00 to return this engine to service? Based on the known costs of returning smaller engines to service, a figure of at least $2,000,000.00 seems more realistic.

[@jppicur]

Cost depends on what work needs to be done and to what extent volunteer labour can be employed. Indications in the video are that the locomotive is basically sound and doesn't need a lot of work. That they expect to have it running in about a year's time also suggests fairly minimal amount of work necessary. Some of those small locomotives you refer to have taken years to rebuild, with the costs escalating with the amount of labour involved.

[@jppicur]

Agreed. I am only commenting based on what is contained in the video and on their website. Yes, oil burning is a west coast thing.

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

Once 2100 gets "fired up" again, will she join the NS 21st Century Steam program?

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

+trainguy226 I agree. Plus, the NS 21st Century Steam program was canned!

[@bluespeedforce112]

and frisco 1352

[@K9Nick811GAMES]

What’s the song at the beginning?

[@chndlrrr]

Poor thing, hopefully steamers come back to Canada.

[@davidlevine7596]

A lot can be said about the Reading 2100 in late ,70,s there was talk that I t was going to be cut up in the old Hagerstown round house I saw it it was in pretty bad shape but they restored it to opperaing condition but for some reason they never ran ONE trip this was disappointing so she should be in rather good shape, NOAW this to bad it should be the 2124 but the fire box is in very poor shape for the park service never gave one dam about Steam Town for there should be one reginial engine running some fans feel,Oh at first the order was for only 20 T,s the last two were added later ooh lets hope Its converted back to coal

[@RailMike1225]

Ohio ohio.... REALLY I WANT IT TO RUNNING IN PENNSYLVANIA