Nostalgia & History > Found this gem T1 Tuesday!

Looking through some older slides today and found this gem.  Slide is a duplicate from Kodak of Reading T1 2102 heading east bound through Alburtis, Pa with a ramble back in September of 1963.   What a change from today.  My fathers cousin use to be a tower operator For the Reading RR here in Alburtis and I have somewhere in a bin in the attic a copy of a train order he gave to a coal train with 2 Reading steam locomotives to go up the Catasaqua & Fogelsville Branch which is behind and to the right of the tower and station.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/20 13:49 by dozerman.

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Great shot showing the Station and "AF" Tower. There was a Ramble dated 9/21/63 that originated in Boundbrook,NJ. with a scheduled stopover at Macungie,PA. for a Pennsylvania Dutch Festival.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/20 14:45 by perklocal.

Scan of an original ticket from this Ramble. Neat routing !

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Looking at the itinerary, I wonder if the evening return to NJ and diesel change at Jenkintown PA used the wye there or if the T-1 proceeded into/through the station and the diesel(s) added at the opposite end of train for trip to Bound Brook.  Anybody remember or know ??

Interesting historical photo and information.  Thanks for posting.
ALLEN