Reading 2100

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:15 pm

WOW, I didn't know this was going on at all. That jack stand is amazing.
Just about anything is better than sitting cold on a siding in the middle of nowhere, but at least the elements weren't harming her much there and it was too remote for most train buffs to go mess things up much.

Stephen Hussar · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:07 pm

"put down the T-1 nice and easy and keep your hands where I can see 'em"

SH

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 576

It took a lengthy search to find someone with color coordinated red jacks. It made all the difference.

Howard, we may just take you up on your offer to rid 2100 of that hideous red.

Dylan, you and I will have to get together for some one on one counceling about proper colors for a Reading T-1. You have much to learn, grasshopper, lol.

Rob

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:25 pm

We've been studying locomotive lifting technology of recent, and there appear to be quite a number of new and sophisticated ways to now only lift, but distribute the load. I like the use of girders to make a "locomotive sandwich". This arrangement is pretty cool in its own right.

And it's axiomatic, a red stripe has no place on a Reading T-1 Northern.

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:52 pm

Richard Glueck wrote:

And it's axiomatic, a red stripe has no place on a Reading T-1 Northern.

I have to disagree with you there:

And don't forget that the tender in this shot is the one being moved with 2100 right now...

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:09 pm

Paint it green

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 576

Lee, what year was that photo taken of 2101? The red isn't that bad with the blue, I must admit. It just doesn't do 2100 any favors herself.

Rob

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

This is such good news. The ASR guys have a noble project on their hands. #2100 may hold the record for the most restoration work and least mainline miles run of any big steam in the past 30 years. She deserves a good home.

Rob, did her coal firing gear survive? I seem to remember seeing a picture of the stoker lying on the ground in Ontario. I wonder if the butterfly doors and other coal firing accoutrement survived? Or do you have a different oil firing plan afloat?

All the best,

Rob Davis

bbunge · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:02 pm

This is only good news if she is moved back east and stored under cover, IMHO. I can't read the TRAINS article. Does it say if ASR has rearranged for her to be stored inside?

Bob

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

bbunge wrote:

This is only good news if she is moved back east and stored under cover, IMHO. I can't read the TRAINS article. Does it say if ASR has rearranged for her to be stored inside?

Bob

Well, even if she was back East and stored in a pumpkin patch it would be better, but the folks involved in this know a thing or two about what they are doing, so I will stick by it being good news. :-)

k5ahudson · **Joined:** Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:30 am **Posts:** 773

robertjohndavis wrote:

Rob, did her coal firing gear survive? I seem to remember seeing a picture of the stoker lying on the ground in Ontario. I wonder if the butterfly doors and other coal firing accoutrement survived?

I'm the one who took that photo of the stoker. It is still here in St. Thomas, Ontario. Arrangements have already been made to have it returned. Some of the smaller related parts like the grate shakers and the few grates that were removed have already been returned. The butterfly doors are still on the locomotive believe it or not.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:11 am

How about the curved air compressor shields from the front end? Where did they wind up, in the same pile at St. Thomas? Just don't paint them silver, like RDG did for a few 1960-era trips. RDG Shops started going nuts with silver and yellow paint after the first (1959) season!

Howard P.

k5ahudson · **Joined:** Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:30 am **Posts:** 773

Howard P. wrote:

How about the curved air compressor shields from the front end? Where did they wind up, in the same pile at St. Thomas?
Howard P.

They were on the engine the day it left St. Thomas.
http://s16.photobucket.com/user/railpas ... t=3&page=1

J3a-614 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:09 am

And this isn't April Fools' Day. . .

It's amazing how many locomotives have been moved with heavy flats of late, including C&O 1309 to Cumberland, and at least part of the equipment moved from Dallas to Frisco, Texas:

http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad. ... 012%20(227)_350px.jpg

http://www.historicmachineryservices.co ... G_1632.jpg

An earlier thread:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30126

http://railroadmanuals.tpub.com/TM-55-2 ... 12_196.htm

Of course, this isn't really new (the photo below dates to 1961), although a big change has been the size of locomotives transported:

http://i.colliergov.net/museum/Historic ... .6.jpg.php

Of course, this has also been used to deliver new locomotives as well, notably when said locomotives might have been of a different gauge than standard:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeross/11075409976/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeross/1 ... otostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeross/11075493553/

This has gone on for a while, too:

http://limalocomotiveworks.com/RUTH_CASPARIS.JPG

http://www.gearedsteam.com/shay/images/ ... -sn850.jpg

So much has been going on one wonders if it might be worthwhile to revive Lowell's Locomotive Express (sorry about the small size, this was all I could find):

http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispee ... /16295.jpg

I can picture such an operation, with a couple of heavy duty flats and those jacks and appropriate blocking, all travelling together on a regular charter basis. . .

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:25 am

This kind of transport is feasible today because so many routes have loading gauges for double stack containers