B&O RR Museum To (FINALLY) Restore AFT 1

bbunge · **Posted:** Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:09 pm

EJ Berry wrote:

Did anybody lub that engine? The video shows it took two diesels to move it. In Reading, 0-6-0T 1251 could easily move a T-1 solo.

Phil Mulligan

The video I just looked at showed only the Conrail painted SW-7 moving the steamer. At the end of the stream, they take off at a pretty nice clip down the line towards the restoration facility.

EJ Berry · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:51 am

Answer to my own question: at 17:10 on the video the lub guy brought some grease.

The move started out with the CR SW7 but it seems they got hung up in the following push and at 36:10 B&O GP7 6405 in the "Sunburst" paint coupled on. The SW7 doesn't have MU so they doubleheaded. Later, 6405 cut off and let the shifter take it.

I don't think 2101 actually hit the coach at 47:17. When a 4-8-4 hits a lightweight coach, the coach will rock. This one didn't. The car is B&O Museum 130, Hershey Ware, originally PRR 21 Roomette sleeper 8246 Braddock Inn (Budd 1949)

Ross is right about the condition of the engine. There's a video from 1957 showing 2113 in Reading Roundhouse being fired up to run to St. Clair to push coal up to Locust Summit. They washed the tender sides, cab sides and running board skirts before backing it onto the turntable under steam to go North. For its last assignment.

Phil Mulligan

NVPete · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:54 pm

At 19:36 is where the action begins, Phil...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJV8m1aioU

EJ Berry · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:22 pm

Pete refers to 2113 at Reading in 1957 coming out of the Roundhouse to go to Gordon for service on the Shamokin Division. She looks like she's ready to pull the King Coal there rather than push freight up to Locust Summit.

The video is about the Shops and is worth watching.

Phil Mulligan

John Risley · **Joined:** Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:34 pm **Posts:** 966

Thank you for posting this video. I am in awe of it all. Regards, John.

PaulWWoodring · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:56 pm

"FMNut" is lifelong Reading area resident, former Conrail employee, and Hawk Mountain Chapter NRHS member Rich Frey, who was on the China tour I went on in 1987. Excellent work by him on this video.

NVPete · **Posted:** Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:47 pm

His videos have been a big help to me with the paint color thread, Paul, and are very much appreciated.

#2101 did look pretty darn sharp in that modified Chessie System scheme, I must say.

Mark Hedges · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2024 4:18 pm

I was at the B&O museum a couple weeks ago and got a glimpse of 2101 through the fence. Looks work hasn't started yet.

co614 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2024 7:54 pm

Patience is a virtue. Ross Rowland

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

I didn't realize that the fire wasn't hot enough to burn the paint off.

scratchyX1 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:17 pm **Posts:** 159

PMC wrote:

I didn't realize that the fire wasn't hot enough to burn the paint off.

That's the after the fire paint job, I've seen pictures of it, after the fire,it did burn off.

PaulWWoodring · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2024 12:08 pm

That cosmetic restoration is now about 40 years old.