Become A Member

You can bring history back to life! Become a member or renew your membership in one of the levels below.

General Membership
$35.00 every 12 months
Fireman Membership
$50.00 every 12 months
  • Volunteer opportunity

  • Quarterly newsletter, “The Rambler”

  • Early email notice of news and events

  • 5% discount on ticketed events

  • Volunteer opportunity

  • Quarterly newsletter, “The Rambler”

  • Early email notice of news and events

  • Reading T-1 History booklet

Engineer Membership
$100.00 every 12 months
  • 10% discount on ticketed events

  • Volunteer opportunity

  • Quarterly newsletter, “The Rambler”

  • Early email notice of news and events

  • Reading T-1 History booklet

  • EXCLUSIVE AFT 250 polo shirt

  • EXCLUSIVE AFT 250 two-tone hat

  • AFT 250 T-shirt

  • AFT 250 pin

  • Reading T-1 History booklet

  • One-year general membership

  • One $21,000 raffle ticket

Volunteer

From those who turn wrenches on our equipment to those who handle marketing and administration, all of us at ASR volunteer our time. Since Reading No. 2100 returned east in 2015, our volunteers have spent over 20,000 hours at work on the locomotive, over $1,000,000 worth of time that they have given freely. Among the many backgrounds represented in ASR’s volunteer base are railroaders, computer technicians, welders, airline pilots, salespeople, machinists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, military veterans, firefighters, and more.

Good-standing ASR members aged 16 or older in good physical health are welcome to join our crew. Please contact us to inquire about volunteer opportunities for you.

ASR volunteer Cheryl Switalski puts the finishing taps on the 2100's restored and reassembled No. 4 spring rigging.
ASR volunteer Mike Dahlhausen pauses in between activities.
Inside the 2100's boiler, ASR volunteer Brian Ross takes an ultrasound reading on a superheater flue.
ASR Secretary Brian Miller heats one of the 2100's air tank brackets during the process of removal.
ASR volunteer Caden Adams takes the throttle of steam locomotive No. 58 during a volunteer training session.
ASR volunteer Aaron Ware prepares to start another productive work session.