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The station was one of two serving the community; the Lehigh Valley Railroad had a station on the opposite side of the river. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976. [1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway operates passenger excursions out of the station.
The Turn Hole Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Built by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, [1] it carried part of the Lehigh and Susquehanna RR main line until 1912, and was used as part of a passing siding for several decades thereafter. It is now an attraction in Lehigh Gorge State Park.
The Lehigh Gorge Trail has a fine crushed stone surface suitable for hiking and cycling. The 25-mile (40 km) downhill grade from White Haven to Jim Thorpe makes the trail popular with cyclists who use various shuttle services from the Jim Thorpe area to reach the White Haven trail head, for an easy "downhill" pedal.
Feb. 14—PORT CLINTON — One of the largest operating steam locomotives on the East Coast will be hauling three special passenger excursions this summer, including trips to bring visitors up to ...
The Lehigh Division's Lehigh Valley Railroad trackage which was represented as Lehigh Line original trackage at one time began with the Beaver Meadow Railroad and Coal Company and the Penn Haven and White Haven Railroad and later included Lehigh Valley Railroad built trackage. From Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania to Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania, the ...
It made its return to excursion service in June 2008 on a round trip from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, a run it would make often. [2] The RBMN's new star made many trips to Jim Thorpe and other locations over the next three years, with employee runs, tourist trains on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, and a featured attraction of the 2010 NRHS ...
The Bike Train is a 25-mile (40 km), 1-hour one-way trip from Jim Thorpe to White Haven that allows passengers to take their bicycles onboard for the trip up grade, and then bike the 25-mile (40 km) journey along the Lehigh Gorge Trail from White Haven down to Jim Thorpe. LGSR trains are usually diesel-powered and consist of an open-air car ...
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