Discussion Related to the Reading Company 1833-1976 and it's predecessors Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
Discussion Related to the Reading Company 1833-1976 and it's predecessors Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
Beautifully done video. What's the car in back of the tender - electric generator ?
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When RDG 2102 foirst ran on the old Iron Horse Rambles, it had a whistle from the G-1 class Pacifics...... sue sounds like the same whistle. Brings back memories of going along the Perkiomen Branch and stopping for a Speed Picture Stop at Zionsville..........
3rdrail wrote:Beautifully done video. What's the car in back of the tender - electric generator ?
Yes, that's exactly what it is. The car contains a diesel powered generator to provide 3 phase 480 VAC (Amtrak standard) power to the coaches for lighting and HVAC.
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Remember when she was decked out as the "Blue Comet" around 1975 and Tom Snyder closed out his old "Tomorrow" program with live coverage by helicopter on the NY&LB?
Mitch
Mitch, sorry, but I think you have the 425 confused with ex-FEC 148. I was the hostler/engine watchman the night before the trip (December 1975) and I'm pretty sure I was on the 148- (Next day, I remember dozing in the third coach-)