The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN), sometimes shortened to Reading and Northern Railroad, is a regional railroad in eastern Pennsylvania. Its headquarters is in Port Clinton. Passenger excursions also run on RBMN tracks. The RBMN itself operates excursion service from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe total milage is 60 miles 120 miles round trip , while the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) offers service between Jim Thorpe and Lehigh Gorge State Park.The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) is a tourist railroad that operates passenger excursions along RBMN trackage from the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station in Jim Thorpe to Old Penn Haven, following the Lehigh River through Lehigh Gorge State Park.[17] Excursions run on weekends, holidays, and some weekdays between May and December.[4] The regular excursion consists of a 16-mile (26 km), 70-minute round-trip out of Jim Thorpe, following the Lehigh River to Lehigh Gorge State Park. In October, the LGSR operates abbreviated 45-minute trips that offer views of fall foliage in Lehigh Gorge State Park. There are several special excursions that are operated by the LGSR. The Hometown High Bridge train is a 30-mile (48 km), 2-hour round-trip excursion that runs on the first full weekend in October from Jim Thorpe through Nesquehoning to the 1,168-foot (356 m) long Hometown High Bridge that passes 168 feet (51 m) over the Little Schuylkill River, offering views of fall foliage. The Bike train is a 25-mile (40 km), 1-hour one-way trip from Jim Thorpe to White Haven and it allows passengers to ride their bicycles for the 25-mile (40 km) journey along the Lehigh Gorge Trail The RBMN also operates passenger excursions out of the Reading Outer Station located outside of Reading in Muhlenberg Township, with Rail Diesel Car trains running from Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe with an intermediate stop in Port Clinton.[19] The train runs from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe in the morning, allowing passengers time to explore Jim Thorpe. The return trip leaves Jim Thorpe in the late afternoon and returns to Port Clinton and Reading in the evening. This excursion operates on select weekends and holidays from May to November. The Reading and Northern Railroad have 2 operational steam locomotives 4-6-2 Pacific #425 and 4-8-4 T-1 #2102 they also have a selection of diesel locomotives including EX Norfolk Southern F9A 270 and F9B 275 they also own a fleet of GP38-2s,SD40-2s, GP39RNs SD38s,SD50s,SD50-2s SD50Ms SW1500s ,MP15s ,SW8s,and SW8Ms along with there fleets of Budd Rail Diesel Cars the Reading and Northerns main source of freight is coal but they also haul other types of freight around there network. Why I think the reading and Northern should be in Train Sim World 3 for there unique fleet of locomotives and rolling stock and the challenging and scenic landscape they operate through
I know nothing about murican trains but uhh.. it seems interesting- yet another American freight route I'd never touch but seems interesting in map quality.
Excellent idea and if you want to make it even better why not extend this to Easton the Delaware River Bridge that way you have horseshoe curve Cajon Pass Sherman Hill and Sand Patch grade locomotives run Easton,PA to Allentown, PA yard former CRRNJ territory. Mileage zero of your route is actually the old Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal via Easton,PA Delaware River Bridge I am actually from the area.
