A T1 for a T-1? On April 3-4, American Steam Railroad fired up Ex Reading T-1 4-8-4 in Cleveland, OH for the first time in nearly 20 years. After $1.6 million dollar rebuild, steam was made. Several of the PRR T1 Trust members were part of the restoration crew and were present for steam tests. The 2100 has her Reading 6 Chime Whistle, but also carried the whistle for the new PRR T1, #5550. You can hear the PRR whistle below. We encourage all of our followers to go over to www.americansteamrailro

The Reading and Northern Railroad operates multiple passenger train excursions over their railroad in Northeastern Pennsylvania throughout the year. Some of their most popular excursions are the Iron Horse Rambles trips pulled by real steam locomotives. The name of these excursions comes from a series of special steam powered trips operated by the original Reading Railroad in the early 1960s. These days, former Reading T1 class locomotive 2102 is typically used for the excursions. 2102 was one o

**Final Assembly Location Chosen** When you set out to build a steam locomotive from scratch—a machine larger than life and louder than history itself—you need more than just steel, welders, and blueprints. You need a place to assemble with a soul. For years, the PRR T1 Trust worked piece by piece, steel plate by steel plate, to bring PRR No. 5550 back to life. And we always knew that someday, we’d need the right place to bring it all together—a place where history and the future could meet unde

Regional railroad Reading & Northern, which operates mostly over former rails of the Reading and Lehigh Valley takes it to another level with the restoration and operation of Reading Railroad 4-8-4 T1 No. 2102. She's seen with an excursion at Nesquehoning Jct and Hometown, Pennsylvania. From the GSVP show "2102 Returns" https://rfd.video/2102Returns | Steam Giants

The Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust recently held an open house for the project at Gemini Industrial Machine Group. During the open house, progress on the 5550 project was shown off and the organization laid out its ongoing efforts on the build. This is our coverage of the full presentation on the project given by trust manager Jason Johnson. Enjoy! | The Steam Channel