RDC trips scheduled on Reading & Northern NEWSWIRE

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. – The Reading & Northern Railroad, through its Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway operation, will offer a number of RDC fan trips over its lines during the summer months. This marks the first use of the silver Budd-built cars in 15 years. Nos. 9166 and 9168 have been overhauled and feature open windows, the only such RDCs in service.

Trains will run from Pottsville to Jim Thorpe, as well as to North Reading. The Jim Thorpe runs will make station stops at Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua, and passengers will have a 3-1/2-hour layover in Jim Thorpe. A picnic-style lunch, included in the ticket price, will be provided in No. 9166’s snack bar. The Jim Thorpe trips will run on May 28, June 18, July 10, and Aug. 13 and 28.

Additional trains will run from Pottsville to North Reading and will include a one-hour tour of the Reading & Northern’s Port Clinton headquarters. Visitors will visit the dispatcher’s office, car and diesel shops, as well as the roundhouse and steam shop, where crews are working on famed Reading 4-8-4 No. 2102. These trains will operate on June 11, July 30, and Sept. 10.

For more information, or to buy tickets, go to www.lgsry.com.