Reading 2124 at Steamtown

rev66vette · **Joined:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 362

Last week I was at Steamtown on a beautiful fall day. I observed a white block truck, (with no lettering) with two men with coveralls working or doing something to the ex-Reading T-1 parked along the driveway there. It appeared that they had authority to do so, as several Park Personnel were present in the area also. Any one know what they were doing?

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sun Nov 07, 2004 8:53 pm

Perhaps checking the air pressure in the tires?
Just a guess.

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2617

A better guess would be a preliminary survey for asbestos abatement.

robertjohndavis · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am **Posts:** 2499

I heard they were getting ready to repaint her after her boiler explosion.

Erik Ledbetter · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:56 am

Lest any reader be misled if they come across this thread out of context, Robert is being sarcastic in reference to another thread. There is/was no boiler incident in connection with this locomotive.

For the sake of easing the traffic in the moderator's in-box, could we please not refer to boiler explosions any longer unless we are discussing a real boiler explosion?