As WWII was drawing to a close in 1945,
the Reading Railroad examined their existing roster of motive power and realized they did not own any of the super-power steam locomotives.
The decision to obtain some of these locomotives was paramount,
but with wartime restrictions still in place,
the Reading had to look to their existing fleet for conversion.
The I10-sa Class 2-10-0 locomotive fit the bill,
and Reading started the in-house conversion of 30 of these I10 locomotives to the new class T-1.
The new T-1's entered service between 1945 and 1947 and were used primarily in fast freight service.
Their operating territory included most of the Reading system, and they were also used in pool service with the Western Maryland Railway. The first 20 units were equipped for freight service. The last 10 were equipped for passenger service, but still primarily used for freight service.
All 30 were in storage by 1954, with a few returning briefly in 1955 due to a surge in traffic.
Most were sold or permanently retired and scrapped by 1958.
The Reading Railroad did keep four of the T-1's for an excursion service that they called
the Iron Horse Rambles. The plans were for 2100 and 2124 to pull the excursion trains,
and they would keep 2101 as a back-up and 2123 as a source of parts.
2123 was scrapped in 1966, and 2124 was replaced by the recently purchased 2102 in 1962. The Iron Horse Ramble excursions last until 1964, and the remaining locomotives were sold in 1965.
The four T-1's used in the Iron Horse Rambles still survive today.
2101 was famously restored and used to pull the American Freedom Train in the mid-1970's.
It was then repainted into the Chessie System livery in 1977 to pull the Chessie Steam Special,
an excursion train running to celebrate the 150th birthday of the B&O Railroad.
2102 ran various fan trips for several decades, and is currently owned by the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad
ALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound & Control System
Synchronized Puffing Smoke with Chuff Sound
Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and timing
Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
Heavy Die Cast Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort
Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Scheme
Prototypical Light Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Rear Light, and Firebox Flicker
Factory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures
Prototypically Accurate Road Numbers for each Model
Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Ladders, Piping, Whistle, and Brass Bell
Equipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power
Recommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches
Accurate Prototypical Sounds for Reading T-1 Northern
Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail level as Broadway Limited's Paragon3 Series models.
Paragon4 Sound & Control System Features:
Operates in DC & DCC with improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)
Built-In capacitor pack to navigate imperfect track
Capacitor Pack automatically disabled on program track for full compatibility with JMRI Decoder Pro
Pro Lighting Mode offers individual control of all lights on model
Switcher Mode for precise low speed control.
Record & Play Operation - Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation
High Resolution Audio
Quillable Whistle for various whistle lengths and patterns
Choice of 3 selectable Horns
Alternate Whistle / Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played
Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell
Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys
Johnson Bar Sound at Direction Change
Multiple realistic passenger and crew sounds play on command
Grade Crossing Automatic Signal
Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal - When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot. When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice. When moving in reverse. toots three times.
Chuff sound intensity varies with load
Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect
EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings
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