2102: The Loudest Dadburned Engine

Workin that baby like back when it was made

Great stack talk from 2102. Engineer is really giving her the BEANS

The best locomotive in the history

Now THAT is stack talk! Throttle wide open pulling with no diesel assistance. Love it when these engines are able to run like theybwere ment to be run.

There's a very simple explanation for why Reading 2101 and GM&N 425 are so loud when they're pulling a train: the RBM&N simply runs them as hard as they would have been run in revenue service, I bet you that if, for example, you where to run ATSF 2926 or UP 4014 like the RBM&N runs their steam locomotives, they would have a similar intensity of stack talk when pulling a load of similar weight proportional to their respective tractive efforts.

Yep, she's loud, dadburnit! Lol😂

Amazing and LIKE. 👍

i was once told "if the exhaust is louder than your whistle, you're railroading properly" or something along the lines

edit: then again she's also pulling 16 - 17 cars having her run so hard, forgot to clarify

So wonderful; so much history in that crazy sight and sound!

Maybe she needs an overhaul 😳

Awsome, What grade is being climbed in the long sequence?

to me its a soothing sound

I remember riding the Chessie Steam specials in the 1970's . We had a run by on the C&O in mid Michigan one day . We were all on top of a deep cut and she just screamed by , I thought the entire hillside was gonna come down . Let those T-1 's RIP !!

Oh HELL YES ! I turned it to 11 and loved every second !! Well done dude .

I thought Frisco 1522 was the loudest.. guess we got a new king

What grade is being climbed in the long sequence?

She's impressively loud. But I still vote Frisco 1522, the only locomotive whose stack talk made me cover my ears in pain.

My friend calls her “The Beast of the Northeast.” When you can hear her coming and not even see her for almost five minutes, yeah that’s not thunder that’s the beast.

love the sound and sight of a steam engine working hard

There's no doubt about what's on the way when a steam loomotive approaches. The exhaust doesn't drown out the Reading freight whistle as it does the Reading 6 chime.

Its loud, because they are actually working the engine as intended. No babying the thing by cheating with a diesel behind it. All steam sounded like this when it was in daily service and being worked hard.

Holy crap she is loud! You can probably hear her from miles away!

That thing sounds amazing. The only downfall of working a steam loco that hard all the time is high maintenance bills.

Not only loud, but as it rounds the curve, you can distinctly see it "hunting" from side to side. That engine must be hell on the track and roadbed.
But, boy, can it pull!

Looks like 425’s title of Americas loudest steam engine has been taken. 😮

Frisco 1522 was the loudest steam engine, and now looks like 2102 has stolen that title until 1522 comes back

Great video but just wait until you can do this video but with R&N 425.. It's been proven 425 is just a bit louder on the decibel scale. Not proven scientifically, but let's just say they have to do something special with 425 while at Tamaqua Tunnel that 2102 doesn't have to do, lol..

That last clip, just freaking AWESOME! Holy crap. She barks so loud and demands attention as she rightfully should. I have got to experience 2102 in person some day.

the fact her own whistle, a very loud Reading 6 chime, is often drowned out by the sheer stack talk is amazing to me

Its stack is even louder than is steam wistle 😱😱😱 pure earporn! 🤩🤩😇😇🔥🔥

You should have heard the '01 on the Chessie Steam Special at 70 mph if you think that was loud. Continuous roar.

I made an August, 1974 recording of the Southern Crescent's four E8s revving and detaching from the train at Atlanta's Brookwood Station. That was pretty ear-shattering. The Es were regularly changed out at Atlanta.

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

exhaust is too dark, need more air going into the firebox

Just hearing this beast working up those hills and valleys with the whistle blowing and seeing that smoke show just before she comes to the crossing was pure bliss!

The T-1 2102 is such a site to behold! I don’t know what kind of person would want steam locomotives gone, they are the only true original authentic railroading ever. The sound and smell of the smoke stack, the feeling of water vapor, the sound of the beautiful sounding blaring whistle, the power being displayed of a locomotive powered by the power of nature.
Steam locomotives are incomprehensible sometimes!

God gave us the ability to create wonderful machines, and I pray and hope He will allow us to build and restore more steamers in the future and throughout eternity. God and Jesus are first in my heart, second are my friends and family, and third are trains/railroading/steam locomotives, but I like other things and have plenty of other interests too.

Steam power rocks! 😄🚂

Awesome video!

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. Dave

What does make a steamie like him SO loud to the ears?

You know it's loud when its exhaust drowns out its whistle.

2102 has effortlessly taken the title as America's loudest loco

But 425 is america's loudest Pacific

Just something I thought of

We were on the September 3rd Ramble it was so amazing how fast she picked up speed pulling out of Port Clinton! It also felt like an earthquake was happening when she flew by us while doing the photo run by!

Me and my dad rode the first Rambles trip May 28th and we couldn't believe how loud she was barking. One of the greatest experiences I've ever had riding behind steam.

You guys should’ve been there for the doubleheader in August. It was EXTRA loud.