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Owner: Reading Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-4Built As:RDG 2027 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:58219Order No:
Frame Number:27X32 cylinders, 70" driversBuilt:2/1925
Notes:BLW 02/1925 as 2-8-0 2027, reblt 02/1946 to 4-8-4 2111, retired 06/1957
Other locos with this serial:  RDG 2111(4-8-4)
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RDG 4-8-4 #2111
Title:  RDG 4-8-4 #2111
Description:  According to Steamlocomotive.com, "When Revelle W. Brown became president of the Reading Company he wanted to speed up freight service. To that end he ordered the company's superintendent of motive power and rolling equipment, E. Paul Gangewere, to get together with the design engineers at the Baldwin Locomotive Works to develop a plan to convert 30 of the railroad's I-10a 2-8-0 Consolidations to new 4-8-4 Northerns. These 30 steam locomotives (road numbers 2100 -2129) were rebuilt in the railroad's own shops in Reading, PA, beginning in 1945 with the project completed by 1947. The conversions were made with several reclaimed parts from the I-10a Consolidations (road numbers 2020-2049) and new parts furnished from Baldwin and other vendors." Max Miller photo
Photo Date:  3/10/1946  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 9:34:00 AM
Location:  Emmaus, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  RDG 2111(4-8-4)
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