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Reading & Northern to Expand Excursion Operations

R&N will begin offering excursions between Pittston and Jim Thorpe, Pa, beginning in May. Photo by M.T. Burkhart. 

Reading & Northern to Expand Excursion Operations

By Railfan & Railroad Staff

PITTSTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad will begin offering regular excursion service between Pittston and Jim Thorpe, Pa., in May. 

The service expansion follows a record-breaking year for the regional railroad’s excursion operation, which moved more than a quarter million passengers out of Jim Thorpe and Reading. As part of the new service, the railroad is working on building a new depot that will be dubbed the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Regional Railroad Station. The facility will include a platform, ticket booth and parking. 

“The railroad knows there is strong demand and interest for passengers excursions in the Wyoming Valley,” said Matt Fisher, general manager of passenger operations. “What better place to start up passenger service than the Pittston property at 718 North Main Street, operating excursions to our most popular location, Jim Thorpe?”

For more information, visit www.rbmnrr-passenger.com

This article was posted on: February 17, 2023