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The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, also known as the Jersey Central Station and Jim Thorpe Station, is a historic railroad station located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and built in 1888 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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 ...
Passenger service to Jim Thorpe, as it was now known, outlasted most of the Lehigh Valley by four days. Main line service ended on February 4, 1961, but service on the Hazleton Branch persisted until February 8. [8] The now-vacant building was sold to a developer in 1963 and demolished in 1964. [9]
Breckenridge is one of the highest ski resorts in the world and offers some impressive skiing. Home to around 3,000 acres of skiable terrain and 187 trails, it’s another resort with plenty of ...
While anchored by major cities, long-distance trains also serve many rural communities en route (unlike commercial flights). A minority of passengers ride an entire route at once, with most traveling between a terminus and an intermediate stop. [8] In FY2023, Amtrak's long-distance trains carried 3,944,124 riders, around 14% of the company's ...
"Old 4524," the last of the Frisco railroad's steam locomotives, on the track before its final journey to Grant Beach Park. Published in the Springfield Leader & Press on Nov. 2, 1953.
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The length of the line from Jim Thorpe to Easton, which included the line's original route from Easton to Allentown was 46 miles of single track. The line was laid with a rail weighing 56 pounds per yard supported upon cross ties 6 x 7 inches and 7-1/2 feet long placed two feet apart with about a quarter of it ballasted with stone or gravel.