Reading 2101

Infobox Locomotive
name=Reading 2101
powertype=Steam
whytetype=2-8-0 as built, 4-8-4 as rebuilt
railroad=Reading Company
railroadclass=I-10a as built, T-1 as rebuilt
numinclass=20
disposition=static display at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
restoredate=1975
nicknames=AFT #1
builder=Baldwin Locomotive Works
builddate=1923
retiredate=1956
length=110 ft 6 in (33.7 m)
gauge=4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
driversize=70 in (1.78 m) diameter
weightondrivers=278,200 lb (126,200 kg)
weight= 441,300 lb (200,200 kg)
locotenderweight=809,000 lb (367,000 kg) with full tender
firearea=94.5 ft² (8.78 m²)
cylindercount=2
cylindersize=27 in dia. x 32 in stroke (686 by 813 mm)
boilerpressure=240 psi (1.65 MPa)
tractiveeffort=68,000 lbf (302 kN), 79,100 lbf (352 kN) with booster
tenderc

Reading 2101 is a 4-8-4 steam locomotive originally operated by the Reading Company. In 1975, the locomotive was the first to pull the second American Freedom Train, which began touring the continental United States on April 1.

The locomotive is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

References

* The Museum of America's Freedom Trains, " [http://www.freedomtrain.org/whereabouts.htm Locomotives and Equipment] ". Retrieved January 17 2006.
* SteamLocomotive.com, " [http://www.steamlocomotive.com/northern/reading/ The Reading T-1] ". Retrieved January 17 2006.