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Owner: Reading Railroad
Model:EMD NW2Built As:RDG 103 (NW2)
Serial Number:4943Order No:E846
Frame Number:E846-4Built:7/1947
Notes:RCT&HS owned
Other locos with this serial:  RDG 103(NW2) IREX 103(NW2) BMR 103(NW2)
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Reading NW2 #103
Title:  Reading NW2 #103
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Agfachrome transparency. Reading Yard.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 11/18/2006 6:59:17 AM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  1148   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/1994  Upload Date: 1/19/2021 6:59:57 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Dave Schumacher
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/1994  Upload Date: 1/19/2021 7:00:04 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Dave Schumacher
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/2002  Upload Date: 10/1/2005 11:03:07 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  681   Comments: 0
Reading #103
Title:  Reading #103
Description:  Switcher
Photo Date:  7/2/2005  Upload Date: 5/23/2011 7:39:49 PM
Location:  Wannamaker, PA
Author:  Larry Mowery, Jr
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
Reading #103
Title:  Reading #103
Description:  Switcher
Photo Date:  7/2/2005  Upload Date: 5/23/2011 7:39:17 PM
Location:  Wannamaker, PA
Author:  Larry Mowery, Jr
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/2005  Upload Date: 10/13/2005 1:09:56 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bryan Eberly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/2005  Upload Date: 10/13/2005 1:09:56 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bryan Eberly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/2005  Upload Date: 10/13/2005 1:09:58 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bryan Eberly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  560   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  103 getting ready to make the run around move at Temple.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 2/25/2008 9:24:23 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Tim Weidner
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  559   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  The power for this excursion train as it heads up to Hamburg.
Photo Date:  12/10/2005  Upload Date: 1/2/2006 5:03:35 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastionelli
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
RDG 103 At Night
Title:  RDG 103 At Night
Description:  Restored NW-2 103 in Hamburg PA
Photo Date:  3/4/2007  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 11:56:07 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Tim Weidner
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  603   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/28/2007  Upload Date: 5/4/2007 10:32:55 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  567   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 5:57:18 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  511   Comments: 1
Future Turntable
Title:  Future Turntable
Description:  The markings are in for the future turntable that will be part of the roundhouse area of the new Reading Museum in the future. The pieces are currently stored on flatcars at Temple down the line.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 4/2/2008 7:02:03 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 5308(C630) RDG 5204(C424) RCTH 3640(GP35)
Views:  1294   Comments: 0
Reading 103
Title:  Reading 103
Description:  This ex-RDG NW2 was mainly used in yards. It is one of RCT&HS' operating locomotives.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/12/2008 4:59:51 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  626   Comments: 0
New Geep for the Reading Museum
Title:  New Geep for the Reading Museum
Description:  The Reading Museum at Hamburg has just recently taken delivery of former Reading 621 donated by the East Penn Railway. The unit will be repainted into the livery similar to the switcher in front.
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/31/2008 6:39:20 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) MPA 1506(GP7) RDG 621(GP7) RDG 5308(C630)
Views:  918   Comments: 1
A RDG Line-up
Title:  A RDG Line-up
Description:  A quinette of ex-RDG equipment sit together on the grounds of the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum.
Photo Date:  4/12/2008  Upload Date: 4/13/2008 6:10:59 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 3640(GP35) RDG 5204(C424) RDG 5308(C630) MPA 1506(GP7) RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  1035   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  The engine of the 103.
Photo Date:  4/12/2008  Upload Date: 4/13/2008 6:11:02 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  A visitor is given a little test on the cab of a diesel locomotive. Can you name the controls seen here?
Photo Date:  4/12/2008  Upload Date: 4/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  641   Comments: 1
RDG 103's 567A
Title:  RDG 103's 567A
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/12/2008  Upload Date: 4/13/2008 9:38:18 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2008  Upload Date: 7/24/2008 3:38:30 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/13/2008  Upload Date: 9/14/2008 1:56:14 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Austin MacDougall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
Reading Lines 103
Title:  Reading Lines 103
Description:  Reading RR 103 in S. Hamburg, PA.
Photo Date:  1/17/2009  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 5:26:19 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Mark Obrzut
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  Best I could do, under the overpass(???!)
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 7:21:27 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
Bee Line Festival Excursions
Title:  Bee Line Festival Excursions
Description:  5 Locks Road crossing west of Shoemakersville.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:55:34 PM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Mike Thomas
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
Bee Line Festival Excursions
Title:  Bee Line Festival Excursions
Description:  Water Street Crossing outside of Shoemakersville.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:57:11 PM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Mike Thomas
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  Onboard the train; being pulled by 103.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/9/2009 11:02:15 PM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  The 103 south through Five Locks.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/9/2009 11:02:18 PM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  103 carefully pulls past South Hamburg depot. It's actually in VERY good shape... appearance-wise.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/9/2009 11:02:12 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Adam Christman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
Setting Up
Title:  Setting Up
Description:  The volunteers prepare the locos for the scheduled passenger trips.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 10:40:03 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 5308(C630) RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  1315   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  103 leads the 12:15 train through Five Locks.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 10:44:58 AM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  991   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  Past the farm outside Shoemakersville.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 10:49:40 AM
Location:  Five Locks, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  568   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  Pulling into Shoemakersville.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 10:55:27 AM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 5308(C630)
Views:  589   Comments: 0
RDG 5308
Title:  RDG 5308
Description:  Heading northbound outside of Shoemakersville.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 11:02:41 AM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 5308(C630) RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
Back In Hamburg
Title:  Back In Hamburg
Description:  Passengers de-board the train in Hamburg after the 1:15 run.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 11:45:49 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RBMN 9168(RDC1) RDG 5308(C630) RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  839   Comments: 0
RDG 5308
Title:  RDG 5308
Description:  The RCTHS ran a Volunteer Appreciation train for its volunteers at about 5:15. Most of the volunteers have de-boarded the train.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 11:59:33 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 5308(C630) RDG 103(NW2) RBMN 9168(RDC1)
Views:  666   Comments: 0
RDG 103 and RBMN 803
Title:  RDG 103 and RBMN 803
Description:  The 803 was supposed to take the RCTHS cars to PN and was a back-up in case one of the RCTHS engines failed, but instead, it failed. 103 is seen here leading 803, the coaches, and 5308.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:04:52 PM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RBMN 803(SW8m)
Views:  766   Comments: 1
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  Through Shoemakersville past Fiore's Restaurant.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:26:08 PM
Location:  Shoemakersville, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RBMN 803(SW8m)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  After 103 ran lite onto the mainline, 5308 shoved 803 onto the siding.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:32:46 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RBMN 803(SW8m)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
Shoving The Cars Back
Title:  Shoving The Cars Back
Description:  5308 shoves the cars onto the siding. After this, the 5308 and 103 would move the more than 50 hopper cars south of Leesport back to their original location, concluding a long day for the RCTHS.
Photo Date:  5/9/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 12:40:27 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 5308(C630)
Views:  513   Comments: 0
Shifting
Title:  Shifting
Description:  The moves continue as the crew sets out a hopper that will be placed in the parking lot and later will be trucked away to a different location.
Photo Date:  6/26/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 10:52:21 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2)
Views:  960   Comments: 0
Rolling Through Leesport
Title:  Rolling Through Leesport
Description:  The move rolls through Leesport, with over 15 cars between the 5308 and 103.
Photo Date:  6/26/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 11:09:09 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 702(DS44-1000)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
Up The Hill
Title:  Up The Hill
Description:  103 shoves 485 up the hill to the museum property.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 11:47:46 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 485(RS3)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Up The Hill
Title:  Up The Hill
Description:  103 shoves 702 up the hill to the museum property.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 11:50:53 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 702(DS44-1000)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
Home Ground
Title:  Home Ground
Description:  103 couples 702 and 485 on the newly constructed third storage track.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 11:55:39 AM
Location:  Hamburg, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 485(RS3) RDG 702(DS44-1000) RDG 900(FP7A)
Views:  734   Comments: 0
Headed Southbound
Title:  Headed Southbound
Description:  103 and 5308 head southbound to Temple.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 12:30:14 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 5308(C630)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
RDG 103
Title:  RDG 103
Description:  103 shoves the 9152 ahead to couple to the box and MU.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 12:39:25 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 9152(RDC1)
Views:  1039   Comments: 0
Shoving Ahead
Title:  Shoving Ahead
Description:  103 couples to the boxcar and then crosses Tuckerton Rd. for the MU.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 12:45:19 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 9152(RDC1)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
The Consist
Title:  The Consist
Description:  The cars on the second track as 103 backs to couple to the cars at the station.
Photo Date:  6/28/2009  Upload Date: 7/6/2009 12:52:24 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Justin Mengel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 103(NW2) RDG 9152(RDC1) RDG 9131(Electric M.U.)
Views:  747   Comments: 0


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