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| Author: | tweetsie12 [ Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AFT? |
Hey there everyone. You know, with Reading T1 2100 and 2102 getting all the attention and 2124 living a sound retirement at Steamtown, it's easy to overlook the OTHER T Hog, 2101 who is currently is shoved outside the B&O Railroad Museum in a really sad state, and needs at the very least a cosmetic restoration, or maybe a return to operation, but that's just me. :P Anyhow, on to the question at hand. 2101 is currently on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in it's third livery that it wore while pulling the American Freedom Train. (AFT) While pulling the AFT, the 2101 simply wore the number 1 instead of it's full number. What's stranger, the other 2 locomotives that pulled the AFT (Southern Pacific 4449 and Texas & Pacific 610) retained their original numbers while pulling the train. This has confused me a whole lot. Would someone be willing to clear up this question for me? |
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| Author: | filmteknik [ Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
I suppose the better question was why AFT 4449 didn't become AFT 2. I raised this question on TO 11 years ago. As of yet there is no answer. |
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| Author: | co614 [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
Friends, It's not complicated. I purchased the 2101 and her sister the 2100 from scrap dealer Ed Striegel so that the AFT could have a steam engine that would be able to operate in the restrictive clearances of the Northeast where the 4449 was too tall to go. Thanks to a herculean effort led by Bill Benson and a paid crew of 51 men ( plus about 200 volunteers from across the nation) we were able to restore her to service in 30 days working 24 hours a day. I liked the number 1 as I thought it represented the fact that thanks to 200 years of participatory democracy America had grow into the # 1 nation in the world. That's the long and short of it. Thanks for asking, Ross Rowland |
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| Author: | tweetsie12 [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
co614 wrote: Friends, It's not complicated. I purchased the 2101 and her sister the 2100 from scrap dealer Ed Striegel so that the AFT could have a steam engine that would be able to operate in the restrictive clearances of the Northeast where the 4449 was too tall to go. Thanks to a herculean effort led by Bill Benson and a paid crew of 51 men ( plus about 200 volunteers from across the nation) we were able to restore her to service in 30 days working 24 hours a day. I liked the number 1 as I thought it represented the fact that thanks to 200 years of participatory democracy America had grow into the # 1 nation in the world. That's the long and short of it. Thanks for asking, Ross Rowland Thank You Mr. Rowland. |
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| Author: | John Risley [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
Ross, I like your thinking all these years later. Interesting Q & A Regards, John. |
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| Author: | p51 [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
I had read years ago why Ross number 2101 to AFT #1 and I think I might have read somewhere why 4449 stayed her original road number, but if I have, I have forgotten the reason. There's an excellent website for the Freedom train but it doesn't mention the locomotive numbering situation: http://freedomtrain.org/american-freedo ... -today.htm |
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| Author: | Dave Lewandoski [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
there you go Ross....clouding the story with facts.....Thanks for sharing the "Rest of the Story" |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why was Reading 2101 renumbered to simply “1” for the AF |
13 1/2 was taken.
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