Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway: Trademark of the Reading & Northern Railroad, Jim Thorpe

About Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway: Trademark of the Reading & Northern Railroad

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway: Trademark of the Reading & Northern Railroad offers narrated train rides through the Lehigh River valley in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Passengers travel in vintage coaches built as early as 1917, pulled by diesel engines on round-trip journeys that follow the majestic Lehigh River over bridges and through Glen Onoko into Lehigh Gorge State Park. The route passes high-rising cliffs, mountain scenery, and wildlife along forested terrain leading to Old Penn Haven. Regular schedule trains run seventy minutes round-trip, while autumn leaf season trains run forty-five minutes. Holiday trains typically run eighty minutes. The station offers restrooms, and restrooms are also available on all trains. Handicap access to the train is available at Jim Thorpe Station. Well-behaved dogs ride free of charge. The railway is family-friendly, with smoking and alcoholic beverages prohibited on board.