Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 2102 known as Reading 2102 is a preserved "T-1" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive. Originally built by Baldwin in 1925 as an "I-10sa" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type locomotive for the Reading Company, No. 2102 was rebuilt by the Reading's own locomotive Shops as a 4-8-4 "Northern" in 1945, and it was used for pulling heavy coal trains for the railroad until being retired from revenue service in 1956. Between 1962 and 1964, No. 2102 was used to pull the famous Iron Horse Rambles excursion trains.

Photographed by Bruce Macdonald, September 4, 1984.
Added to the photo archive by Bruce Macdonald, July 13, 2023.
Railroad: Monongahela Railroad.

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