Reading T-1 Class

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Reading T-1 (Rebuilt : 30 : I-10sa 2-8-0)
Reading 2102 awaits departure Reading Outer Station on August 13, 2022
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Build date 1923 (as a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type #2020-2049) Total produced 30 Rebuilder Reading Company Rebuild date 1945–1947 (conversion to 4-8-4 "Northern" type renumbered 2100-2129) Number rebuilt 30 out of 50 (I-10sa 2-8-0 Consolidation)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte New: 2-8-0, Rebuilt: 4-8-4 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 36 in (914 mm) Driver dia. 70 in (1,778 mm) Trailing dia. 44 in (1,118 mm) Length 110 ft 6 in (33.68 m) Height 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m) Axle load 69,550 lb (34.78 short tons) Adhesive weight 278,200 lb (139.1 short tons) Loco weight 441,300 lb (220.7 short tons) Tender weight 367,700 lb (183.9 short tons) Total weight 809,000 lb (404 short tons) Fuel type Anthracite / Bituminous coal mix Fuel capacity 52,000 lb (26 short tons) Water cap. 19,000 US gallons (72,000 L; 16,000 imp gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 94.5 sq ft (8.78 m2) Boiler 96 in (2,438 mm) Boiler pressure 240 lbf/in2 (1.65 MPa) Superheater Type A Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 27 in × 32 in (686 mm × 813 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Power output 5,500 hp (4,100 kW) Tractive effort Loco: 68,000 lbf (302.5 kN) Booster: 11,100 lbf (49.4 kN) Total: 79,100 lbf (351.9 kN) Factor of adh. Loco: 4.09 Booster: 4.33
Career Operators Reading Company, Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern (1985-1991, 2022-present (2102) Class New: I-10sa Rebuilt: T-1 Number in class Thirty Nicknames T-Hog Retired 1954 - 1957 (revenue) 1964 (rambles excursion) Preserved Four (Nos. 2100, 2101, 2102 and 2124) preserved Disposition No. 2100 undergoing restoration, No. 2102 operational, No. 2101 undergoing cosmetic restoration, and No. 2124 on static display, remainder scrapped
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The Reading T-1 was a class of 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives owned by the Reading Company. They were rebuilt from thirty "I-10sa" class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type locomotives between 1945 and 1947. Out of the thirty rebuilt, four survive in preservation today, those being numbers 2100, 2101, 2102, and 2124.