A T1 for a T-1? On April 3-4, American Steam Railroad fired up Ex Reading T-1 4-8-4 in Cleveland, OH for the first time in nearly 20 years. After $1.6 million dollar rebuild, steam was made. Several of the PRR T1 Trust members were part of the restoration crew and were present for steam tests. The 2100 has her Reading 6 Chime Whistle, but also carried the whistle for the new PRR T1, #5550. You can hear the PRR whistle below. We encourage all of our followers to go over to www.americansteamrailro

It you see a large steam locomotive firebox on Interstate 70 between Ohio and St. Louis snap a picture and send it to us. It will be joined up with the rest of the boiler very soon. Help us if you get a chance and donate so we can keep doing these huge projects. We are well on our way to hitting our Summer goals. | Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust

The Reading and Northern Railroad operates multiple passenger train excursions over their railroad in Northeastern Pennsylvania throughout the year. Some of their most popular excursions are the Iron Horse Rambles trips pulled by real steam locomotives. The name of these excursions comes from a series of special steam powered trips operated by the original Reading Railroad in the early 1960s. These days, former Reading T1 class locomotive 2102 is typically used for the excursions. 2102 was one o

THE YEAR OF THE FRAME — PRR No. 5550 is almost 50% complete as the T1 Trust makes headway on the massive 71,000-pound locomotive frame! Additionally, the T1 has injectors and air compressors on the way, thanks to collaborations with nearly a dozen other steam operators that will also furnish components for many big locomotives. We have raised more funds this year than ever before, and 2025 will likely make the four cylinders a reality! It is possible that America’s newest mainline steam locomoti

Regional railroad Reading & Northern, which operates mostly over former rails of the Reading and Lehigh Valley takes it to another level with the restoration and operation of Reading Railroad 4-8-4 T1 No. 2102. She's seen with an excursion at Nesquehoning Jct and Hometown, Pennsylvania. From the GSVP show "2102 Returns" https://rfd.video/2102Returns | Steam Giants

The Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust recently held an open house for the project at Gemini Industrial Machine Group. During the open house, progress on the 5550 project was shown off and the organization laid out its ongoing efforts on the build. This is our coverage of the full presentation on the project given by trust manager Jason Johnson. Enjoy! | The Steam Channel