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A wonderful tourist railroad which use to run trains north of Reading Pennsylvania.
From Temple to Hamburg back in the day.
I went there from 1987 to 1991. No camera though at the time.
Still the internet has memories for some of us.







Now known as the Reading and Northern Railroad.
Although the route is no longer in use the Reading and Northern Railroad runs passenger trains on its network.
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The stations used on the branch line at both ends.



Temple Pennsylvania train station at the south end of the line.



Hamburg Pennsylvania train station at the north end of the line.
Not my photos. From the internet. I remember them well.

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A nice intro for the railroad.


From the internet.

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Steam engine 425 ran on that branch.



When it was painted in darker colors for the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad.



Now it has a lighter shade of blue color for the Reading and Northern Railroad.
Not my photos.

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They ran another steam engine back then as well.



Former Reading Railroad engine 2102. May return to service in a few years.

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Back in the 1960s when the engine was used in railfan excursions.



In addition to 2102 being restored another similar one is being worked on.
2100 may run this decade. Some sight to see those two Northern style engines in service.

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Wow, another tourist line in PA. Very nice assemblage.
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Actually a former tourist operation out of Temple Pennsylvania Jeff.
They do not run on that branch line anymore.
I read they use it to store some freight cars.

There is a historical society at the other end of the branch line in Hamburg Pennsylvania.
They have passenger cars and engines up there.

The company is now called Reading and Northern.
They run their passenger cars in nearby towns in eastern Pennsylvania.

They built a new station in nearby North Reading to run some of their service.
So they are still in business.

I just like to remember the past when they were a smaller company.




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Reading engine 2102 is back.






Plenty on the internet.

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Engine 2102 is back in action. Not my video.


Should be pulling plenty of passenger cars this Memorial Day weekend.

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Plenty of internet videos taken this weekend.









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Theme song for the tourist railroad back in 1987.


They played that song at the two railroad stations along the Hamburg Temple Line.

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Recent video of 2102.

[tube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpshbR3M-X8[/video]

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Recent video of 2102.





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And one from Friday.





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