by bwparker1
Via TRAINS Newswire:
Reading & Northern 425 to pull Autumn Leaf Excursions
July 27, 2007
PORT CLINTON, Pa. - The Reading & Northern Railroad will operate fall foliage excursions from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, Pa. This year's trips will mark the return to excursion service of former Gulf, Mobile & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific No. 425 after a rebuild to return it to service. Baldwin built the engine for GM&N in 1928.
This year, three excursions are offered: Oct. 13-14, pulled by No. 425, and a diesel trip on Oct. 20. The trips depart from Reading & Northern's Port Clinton headquarters at 9 a.m. The train travels north along the Little Schuylkill River, then enters the Anthracite region, passing Tamaqua and through a tunnel and over the Hometown High Bridge. At Jim Thorpe, passengers have 3½ hours to tour the town. The train returns to Port Clinton at about 6:30 p.m.
Prices for steam coach seats on either Oct. 13 or 14 are $69. Diesel coach seats on Oct. 20 are $39. Call 610-562-2102, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays for Pullman Reservations (limited seating). A ticket order form can be downloaded at http://www.rbmnrr.com
Reading & Northern 425 to pull Autumn Leaf Excursions
July 27, 2007
PORT CLINTON, Pa. - The Reading & Northern Railroad will operate fall foliage excursions from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, Pa. This year's trips will mark the return to excursion service of former Gulf, Mobile & Northern 4-6-2 Pacific No. 425 after a rebuild to return it to service. Baldwin built the engine for GM&N in 1928.
This year, three excursions are offered: Oct. 13-14, pulled by No. 425, and a diesel trip on Oct. 20. The trips depart from Reading & Northern's Port Clinton headquarters at 9 a.m. The train travels north along the Little Schuylkill River, then enters the Anthracite region, passing Tamaqua and through a tunnel and over the Hometown High Bridge. At Jim Thorpe, passengers have 3½ hours to tour the town. The train returns to Port Clinton at about 6:30 p.m.
Prices for steam coach seats on either Oct. 13 or 14 are $69. Diesel coach seats on Oct. 20 are $39. Call 610-562-2102, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays for Pullman Reservations (limited seating). A ticket order form can be downloaded at http://www.rbmnrr.com