2009 Reading & Northern Excursion Schedule

2009 EXCURSION SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MAY 16 -- TUNKHANNOCK TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Steam Locomotive No. 425
Ticket Price: $69.00
Departs Tunkhannock 9:00am
Approx. three (3) hours to dine, shop, and tour historic Jim Thorpe
Returns to Tunkhannock approx. 8:00pm

All tickets for this excursion are sold by the Wyoming County United Way.
Please visit their website for an order form and contact information.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 -- PITTSTON TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Steam Locomotive No. 425
Please check back soon for details.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 -- PORT CLINTON TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Steam Locomotive No. 425
Ticket Price: $69.00
Departs Port Clinton 9:00am
Approx. three (3) hours to dine, shop, and tour historic Jim Thorpe
Returns to Port Clinton approx. 6:00pm
Tickets can be purchased via this website beginning mid-March.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 -- PORT CLINTON TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Steam Locomotive No. 425
Ticket Price: $69.00
Departs Port Clinton 9:00am
Approx. three (3) hours to dine, shop, and tour historic Jim Thorpe
Returns to Port Clinton approx. 6:00pm
Tickets can be purchased via this website beginning mid-March.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 -- PORT CLINTON TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Steam Locomotive No. 425
Ticket Price: $69.00
Departs Port Clinton 9:00am
Approx. three (3) hours to dine, shop, and tour historic Jim Thorpe
Returns to Port Clinton approx. 6:00pm
Tickets can be purchased via this website beginning mid-March.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 -- PORT CLINTON TO JIM THORPE AND RETURN
Motive Power: Diesel Locomotive
Ticket Price: $39.00
Departs Port Clinton 9:00am
Approx. three (3) hours to dine, shop, and tour historic Jim Thorpe
Returns to Port Clinton approx. 6:00pm
Tickets can be purchased via this website beginning mid-March.

I guess their not running any trips in June or July this year.

Len.

I wonder why, no 425 excursions in the three summer months?

Is any repair work being done on 425 during the winter months? If not, they may have those summer months set aside for annual inspection or other repairs so she will be in top form for the fall.

BTW, has the CP 4-6-0 no. 1098 moved to Port Clinton, yet?

425 is in the main locomotive shop having a new drawbar replacement being in stalled. the old one is 81 years old, they feel it has served well and needs a retirement, So they got a new one. I was talking to R&N worker one day last week when I took a visit there. Another thing interesting is that the open air coach of RTI is in the car repair shop being work on. and they have three RTI coaches on the steam shop lead track too.

1098 is in the shop building at Jim Thorpe , there is no plan for her yet.

Len.

I've seen posted on several websites today that the 425 will be powering an ocs special from Port Clinton, to North Reading, to Jim Thorpe today departing PT clinton at abot 9am.

I was at the Walmart in hometown and I could have sworn I heard a whistle about 30 minutes ago, could they be running it today?

Subway Chaser wrote:I was at the Walmart in hometown and I could have sworn I heard a whistle about 30 minutes ago, could they be running it today?

They are. A private train.

Hey all,

Reading and Northern ran a Office Car Special July 3, 2009 with 425 pulling three business coaches from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, PA. We start our action at Port Clinton with 425 flying through at 30 MPH. .When they reach Tamaqua they were blasting through at 35 MPH. need less to say it looked faster from track side!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlWzTQDv20

Len.