Fall Foliage train excursion tickets to go on sale next week

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PORT CLINTON – Tickets for the 40th season of fall foliage passenger excursions on the Reading & Northern Railroad will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. Customers will be able to purchase their tickets at www.rbmnrr-passenger.com, or by calling the railroad’s passenger office at 610-562-2102.

Five weekends of excursions to Jim Thorpe originating from Reading, Pittston and Pottsville will be offered beginning Saturday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 3.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Regional Railroad Station, now in its second year of operation, will once again host fall train excursions. The departure time for all fall trains from Pittston is 8:45 a.m. Standard Coach, Crown Class Coach, Vista Class Dome and Lounge Observation seating will be offered.

Ticket prices vary by seating class.

The station is located at 718 N. Main St., Pittston. An additional stop will be made along the route in Mountain Top to board more passengers.

Reading Outer Station, 3501 Pottsville Pike, Reading, will host its eighth Fall Foliage season in 2024. Trains departing from this location will feature the vintage F-Unit diesel locomotives from the 1950s; or, on Saturdays Oct. 5, 19, and 26, steam locomotive #2102, which was built by the Reading Shops in 1945 and restored to operation in 2022. These excursions will also make a station stop at Port Clinton on their way to Jim Thorpe. Seating in Standard Coach, Crown Class, Vista Class Dome, Lounge, and Parlor cars, as well as Pullman rooms, will be available.

Ticket prices will vary dependent on the seating option chosen. All trains from Reading Outer Station depart at 9 a.m.

Additionally, Pottsville Union Station will feature Fall Foliage trains bound for Jim Thorpe. Union Station is located at 1 Progress St., Pottsville. The self-propelled rail diesel cars (RDCs) will be utilized on this route. Additional station stops will be available at Schuylkill Haven and Port Clinton for passenger convenience. Trains depart Pottsville at 8:30 a.m. and will be the first of the three excursion trains to arrive in Jim Thorpe each weekend day during Fall Foliage season.

All tickets for trains operating along this route are $49.

As always, the 45-minute Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway trains will be departing from Jim Thorpe Station every hour on Fall Foliage weekends beginning at 10 a.m., with the last departure at 5 p.m. Tickets for LGSR trains during this extraordinarily busy time must be purchased the same day, in-person, on a first come/first served basis. Standard Coach, Crown Class Coach, and Open-Air Car seating will be available.