Originally built by Baldwin as a 2-8-0 around 1923-1925. Rebuilt by the Reading Company, outshopped January 1947 as a 4-8-4, class T-l, Northern. This heavy freight engine pulled long trains of anthracite coal, the Reading’s main cargo. Used in the Reading Company’s “Reading Rambles” excursions. Purchased by Nelson Blount in 1963. One of nine remaining Reading Company locomotives. It weights 278,200 pounds.
From my trip to Steamtown in Scranton, PA on 4-25-2009. Shot as five bracketed Raw frames and combined with Photomatix Pro to create a single HDR (high dynamic range) image.
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