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Reading 5-pack

A bit of a small one-time commission for a good friend of mine, recreating some of the iconic Reading diesel locomotives.


A bit of history on these locomotives. Reading 902 and 903 first arrived in 1950 as few of the first 6 FP7s to arrive on the Reading, they actually led their first train together on June 6th, 1950. They lasted in service well into SEPTA until their retirement in 1981 when SEPTA retried all diesel-operated trains. The NRHS bought both locomotives in 1983 and restored them to there original Reading roots and the 2 operated excursion trains together. They continued excursions well into the new millennium until 2008 when the excursions came to a close. As of 2022, both F units are on display at Steamtown as inoperable.

As for the GP30, 5513 was built in 1962 as the first production GP30 built by EMD and served as a mainline freight unit for many years, well into the days of Conrail before being retired around 1984-1985, as it was later restored at the Reading Shops in 1986 as it was now owned by the Reading Technical & Historical Society for excursion service as it saw frequent service hauling passengers on the Blue Mountain and Reading until 1991, when its engine was experiencing multiple problems resulting in its retirement. As of 2022, this unit is presumed to get funding raised for a potential return to service.

In this pack, you get 2 EMD GP30s, 2 EMD FP7's and an accommodating B unit, as they represent the many prime examples of Readings iconic, classical and humble diesel fleet.



CREDITS:

EMDDoggo - GP30 model
Eden - FP7 and F7B model