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Fresh Restoration |
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Our first stop of the day was the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum, taking advantage of the sun's position providing favorable lighting at this earlier hour of the day. Greeting us upon entering the yard is this former RDG GP7, restored within the last year to its as built appearance from the 1950s. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 2:50:10 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 621(GP7) |
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First Generation Long Hood Nose Detail |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 2:54:33 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 621(GP7) |
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Front End Comparisons |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 2:56:09 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 621(GP7) RDG 5308(C630) |
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RDG 621 |
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Reading Company 621 is a GP7, constructed as part of an order of sixteen units ordered from EMD by the railroad in the spring of 1953. This would be the largest order of these units acquired, the total number of GP7s operated being forty four. Number 621 came equipped with dynamic braking for freight service and served throughout the RDG system that stretched through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and a small part of Delaware. Unlike many of its sister units, the 621 would never make it to Conrail, having been sold off to Emmons controlled shortline Maryland & Pennsylvania a month before the official startup of Big Blue. Operated around York, PA for a little over twenty years, the locomotive would be reassigned to home rails along the Perkiomen Branch with the takeover of the Penn Eastern Rail Lines by Emmons in the late 1990s. Never operated on the Perk due to some mechanical issues the ex-RDG unit, by this time numbered as MPA 1506, was stored and soon acquired for preservation by the museum. It is currently the only member of the Reading's GP7 fleet in preservation, although a few more exist in operation of various shortlines around the country. Like many GP series units from the 1950s, the 621 is set up for long hood forward operation. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 2:58:41 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 621(GP7) |
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Another Recent Restoration |
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Profile shot of one of the museum's largest locomotives, U30C 6300. The unit looks great after the new paint job it received for participation in last summer's "Bee Line" railroad festival. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 3:15:35 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 6300(U30C) |
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RDG 5308 |
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The sun shines down on this nicely preserved RDG Alco C630, one of the largest locomotives preserved from the former anthracite carrier and also the only surviving member of the Reading's fleet of twelve. Built between 1966 and 1967, number 5308 was assigned to mainline freight service between the railroad's terminals at Philadelphia, Reading, Harrisburg, Allentown, and Jersey City, NJ. Acquired by the museum in the 1980s after a stint on Conrail, the unit has been restored to the railroad's 1960s look, complete with Bee Line Service logos. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 3:21:39 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 5308(C630) |
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| Title: |
RDG 5513 |
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Former RDG 5513 has the distinction of being the first production GP30 from EMD, one of twenty that the Reading Company would acquire for freight service over their mainlines in 1962. The first of the second generation units in RDG freight operations, the locomotive and its sisters were also the first to wear the paint scheme currently presented on this unit, as well as a few others around the museum property. Also take note of the cylindrical radio antenna on the roof above the conductor's seat, a known Reading Company feature. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 3:28:32 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 5513(GP30) |
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RDG 900 |
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The FP7 fleet was acquired by the Reading in the 1950s for use on long distance passenger service between Philadelphia and outlying points. Cities such as Reading, Pottsville, and Jersey City, NJ would see passage of these units daily at the head end of the railroad's name trains, including the Crusader, the Wall Street, and the King Coal. Only three survive today, including class leader 900, due to their use in operations for SEPTA well into the 1980s. RDG 900 is currently undergoing cosmetic restoration by the museum back to its as built appearance. We were happily able to see sister units 902 and 903 during a visit to Steamtown the previous weekend. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 3:43:52 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 900(FP7A) |
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RDG 9123 |
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Two tone green paint now adorns the side of this former electric commuter coach, once operated daily between Philadelphia's Reading Terminal and the railroad's electrified lines through the surrounding suburbs. Number 9123 was constructed by the Harlan & Hollingsworth division of Bethlehem Steel down in Wilmington, DE in 1932. Originally painted green and numbered 867, it was equipped with Taylor style trucks for a smoother ride, which are still retained today. The Reading rebuilt this car at the Reading shops in 1965 with a more modernized interior and a new blue and white paint job, earning it the nickname of Blueliner. The car last saw service for SEPTA in the late 1980s. Some interesting features on the exterior include the end marker lights, and the Reading style "drip strip" over the vestibule doors. The car also retains its headlights on both ends. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 3:52:01 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 9123(Electric M.U.) |
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RDG 5204 |
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Awaiting restoration back to Reading gold and green is one of two surviving Alco C424 diesels that the railroad purchased back in 1963. Used on heavy mainline freight consists, the locomotive worked for both the Reading and Conrail until retirement from service in 1979. After a rebuilt at the beginning of the 1980s, the unit went on to work for the Green Bay & Western, the operation where it received its current red look. The mid 1990s would see the 5204 returned to its home state once again for preservation. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 9:50:45 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 5204(C424) |
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RDG 92938 |
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Any visitors to Hersheypark between 1969 and 2015 will recognize this wood sized caboose, which was used for a variety of purposes throughout the park over the years. Built in 1942, at a time when the use of steel was heavily regulated due to the war effort, the car was a donation to the Hershey Company, one of the larger customers on the Reading system. Out of fifty cars constructed in that era, it is only one of a few to survive into the modern era. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 10:15:41 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 92832 |
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One of the museum's "Northeastern" style cabooses, built by the Reading's own shops in nearby Reading, PA back in 1936. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 9:58:07 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 94116 |
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Under cosmetic restoration is one of the Reading's more modern cabooses, ordered in 1971 from the International Car Company. This car later went to the D&H upon the startup of Conrail in 1976. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 9:44:01 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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BDLX 9905 |
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A rather unique piece near the southern end of the museum's yard. This unit originally started out life as a Fairbanks-Morse built H-24-66 Trainmaster for the Wabash Railroad, number 552. Converted into a slug after the Norfolk & Western acquisition of the Wabash, the unit would work through the Norfolk Southern merger in the early 1980s. The Reading Company once operated similar F-M built units, making it a fitting display at this museum of Reading heritage. Perhaps a future restoration back to a full locomotive is in order. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:17:50 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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BDLX 9905(RP-F6Y) |
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RCTH 9103 |
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Another former MU car, rebuilt in the 1960s as a Blueliner by Reading Shops forces. Originally constructed in 1931 and numbered 304, this unit was originally built as a combine, the baggage section replaced with added seating during the modernization. The two larger windows on the near end of the car mark where the baggage door was once situated. This car was also one of the few Blueliners equipped with air conditioning during their time in the shop. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:25:31 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 1675 |
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Although similar in appearance to baggage cars operated in this area back in the early 20th century, "Reading Company" 1675 is actually from the Grand Trunk Western. It was once used by the museum as the gift shop at their previous site down the line in Leesport. Note that its heritage is beginning to show through the Reading colors. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:31:31 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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| Title: |
Maple Leaf Heritage Showing Through |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:41:08 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paper Company Leftovers |
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A reminder of RDG 485's ten years of service to the Domtar Packaging Company of Red Rock, ON. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:43:45 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RCTH 485(RS3) |
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DH 24661 |
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One of the Pullman-Standard built boxcars that was later transferred from Reading to D&H ownership in 1976 at the startup of Conrail. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:06:33 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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| Title: |
RCTH 485 |
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Former Reading RS3 485 arrived on the railroad in 1952 in an effort by the company to begin the process of replacing coal burning steam locomotives with cleaner and more efficient diesels. The Alco RS3s could be found in both freight and passenger service around the system, the 485 usually assigned to the western end freight operations. Its current paint scheme tells of its later life working in Canada, first for the Roberval & Saguenay and later for an Ontario paper company. It is currently one of five of the thirty three units purchased to survive in the 21st century and one of two in Pennsylvania. We had the opportunity to see sister unit 467 on display at Steamtown the previous weekend. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:47:13 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RCTH 485(RS3) |
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RDG 2060 |
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After a very nice and informative tour around the main part of the museum yard, we were given permission by our guide to view and photograph other pieces not normally seen on the main tour. One of these was former Reading grill car number 2060. The grill car was once an important part of the Reading's long distance service, first serving on the Philadelphia-Pottsville "Schuylkill" before moving to the "Wall Street" between Philly and Jersey City/New York. Rebuilt from a standard commuter coach, number 1337, the car featured a kitchen for prepping small meals, and both counter and table seating. After retirement it became part of a restaurant and was later acquired by the museum. It is one of the few food service cars original to the Reading that survive, although some former RDG coaches have since been converted to dining cars on some tourist railroads post retirement from the former anthracite hauler. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:56:35 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RDG 79262 |
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Not all hoppers on the Reading system handled coal. This car was once used to haul cocoa beans to the Hershey plant along the RDG line through the chocolate maker's namesake town. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:00:59 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RBMN 7353 |
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A recent arrival for the museum collection is this old hopper, most recently used in coal service by Port Clinton based operator Reading & Northern Railroad. According to our tour guide this car was one of the last Reading hoppers constructed. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:08:15 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RTIX 774 |
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Another recent addition to the museum, this coach from the former Rail Tours Inc. fleet that for many years called Jim Thorpe, PA home. Constructed as RDG commuter coach 1276 by Bethlehem Steel's Harlan & Hollingsworth Division in 1923 for use in the Philadelphia commuter district, hauled by steam power. In 1947, the car was renumbered 774 when it and seven sisters were rebuilt as trailer cars for use with the electric MUs in the electrified suburban territory as a means to increase the number of available seats for passengers. After retirement from Philly area commuter service during the Bicentennial year, it was acquired by Rail Tours for operations out of Jim Thorpe on the former CNJ mainline, a service it provided until Rail Tours was replaced by the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway in 2005. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:25:48 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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MBTA 9152 |
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Stored on the back siding between older coaches we found this streamlined Budd built RDC-1, displaying both RDG and MBTA markings. Number 9152 was built in 1962, the last RDC ever constructed by the Budd Company. It is also one of two on the Reading that was equipped with a special device to shunt crossing circuits, allowing it to operate as a single unit while in service. The other, former RDG 9151, survives today in the collection of the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad of Lincoln, NH. Note that the car still has its grating attached to the engineer's window on the end, an addition by the MBTA to try and prevent rocks thrown by juveniles from injuring employees while in Boston area commuter service. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:14:35 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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MBTA 9152(RDC1) |
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T Logo and Window Grate on 9152 |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:22:02 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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MBTA 9152(RDC1) |
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| Title: |
Reading RDC Classification |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:24:00 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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MBTA 9152(RDC1) |
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Blind End of MU Trailer 774 |
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Note fading Reading Lines diamond logo on bottom left side of car. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:38:22 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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RTIX 515 |
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One of the few surviving Reading Company combines, last operated by Rail Tours Inc. of Jim Thorpe, PA. Built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1919 as Reading Company 515. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 10:28:25 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Comparing EMD Profiles |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:40:39 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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RDG 900(FP7A) RDG 5513(GP30) |
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LV 95116 |
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Long a display among the various pieces of the museum's collection, this former Lehigh Valley caboose awaits departure to a new home outside the former shops of the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. Built in the 1940s, this style of caboose was originally thought up by Reading Company officials to satisfy government regulations of the time. The Lehigh Valley had cabooses of this style constructed beginning in 1939, the final members of the fleet rolling out of the shops in 1946 for a total of ninety two. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 4:05:55 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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PPLX 2 |
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An old fireless cooker from the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company stands alone in the empty BM&R yard near the PA 61 overpass. This privately owned locomotive was built by the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh for use at PP&L power plants. Unlike conventional steam locomotives, this one does not require coal or a fire to operate, using steam from another source to charge it up so it can run for several hours. It is one of three fireless steam locomotives to survive today from the electric provider, all three still calling the Keystone State home. Note the large snowplow on the front to help combat those harsh Pennsylvania winters. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:44:01 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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PPLX 2(0-6-0T) |
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Still Serving |
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Seen on the cab side of PPLX 2. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:52:16 PM |
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Hamburg, PA |
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Waiting for Departure |
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Upon arrival in Boyertown, we found the Colebrookdale Railroad awaiting to depart with a St. Patrick's Day special for Pottstown. Thanks to the efforts of the Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust, this former Reading Company branch still sees regular passenger operations. While Boyertown is the northern terminus these days, the line once extended further to serve the villages of Barto and Bally. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 5:56:43 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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EBGR 7236(GP10) |
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EBGR 7236 |
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Colebrookdale Railroad 7236 stands ready for departure at Boyertown station. The first generation EMD was constructed in 1959 as part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's massive GP9 fleet that once exceeded two hundred units. Numbered 7236, it served the PRR in freight operations, working through Penn Central and into Conrail. During the Conrail era this unit was rebuilt into a GP10, one of many so refurbished in this manner in an effort to extend their service lives. After retirement from Big Blue, the Pennsy veteran bounced around to several different owners before coming to Boyertown at the start of 2016. It has since become the primary locomotive for Colebrookdale operations, treating visitors to a view of this area of Berks County. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 6:04:12 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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EBGR 7236(GP10) |
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EBGR 5038 |
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A ongoing project at the Colebrookdale Railroad has been to transform this former Canadian National passenger car into an ADA accessible dining car, giving it the appearance of an early 20th century combine. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:14:30 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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Buy War Bonds |
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The restoration of this former PRR cabin car has included a paint scheme rarely seen outside of photographs in the modern era. The Pennsy had this scheme applied to quite a few of their cabin cars during the era of World War II as a way to advertise to the American public one of the ways that they could support the war effort. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:21:16 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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MEC 2001 |
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One of the Colebrookdale's future restoration projects is the former Maine Central instruction car, converted from a standard coach for the purpose of training employees on safety and railroad rules at outlying terminals along the Pine Tree Route. The first time I encountered this car was nine years ago at North Conway, NH in the yard of the Conway Scenic Railroad, where the Colebrookdale Railroad acquired the car from a few years back. It'll be nice to see it hit the rails again in the future. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:37:48 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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BO 4436 |
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The collection of six axle passenger cars on the former RDG line to Boyertown has grown with the recent arrival to the operation in Boyertown is this 1913 built B&O baggage car, acquired from the collection of the Western New York Railway Historical Society up in Buffalo, NY. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/18/2018 11:53:25 PM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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Another New Arrival |
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Parked among the historic buildings along Boyertown's Philadelphia Avenue is the most recent locomotive to join the Colebrookdale roster. Acquired from one of Norfolk Southern's recent locomotive auctions, the unit is reportedly in great mechanical shape and will soon be repainted and placed in passenger service along the branch. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 12:14:12 AM |
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Boyertown, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5128(GP38-2) |
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NS 5128 |
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NS 5128 is a GP38-2, one of thirty one units constructed by EMD in the winter of 1974 for freight operations on the Southern Railway. Later serving successor Norfolk Southern Railway, the locomotive was auctioned off to the Colebrookdale where it will spend its retirement years hauling passengers through the Secret Valley. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 12:13:28 AM |
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Boyertown, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5128(GP38-2) |
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Southern Heritage Showing Through |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 12:26:28 AM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5128(GP38-2) |
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Future Restorations at the Gatehouse |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 12:28:17 AM |
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Boyertown, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NS 5128(GP38-2) |
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NHRR 40 |
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Heading up the first Easter Bunny Express of the day is the New Hope & Ivyland's well known Baldwin built Consolidation number 40, fresh from a recent rebuild. The 1925 built steamer, originally from the Lancaster & Chester Railway, has called the former Reading Company New Hope Branch home since the summer of 1966. Also note the railroad's new dining car "Crater Lake" right behind the locomotive. |
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3/18/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 10:04:11 PM |
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Lahaska, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NHRR 40(2-8-0) |
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At the Station |
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The consist today consisted of two former Reading Company commuter cars and a dining car originally built for the Union Paciifc. |
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3/18/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 10:08:32 PM |
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Lahaska, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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NHRR 40(2-8-0) |
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