765 Lehigh Gorge Special trip

I'm riding this since we live just west of Allentown, and the boarding location of south Bethlehem is only about 14 miles from our house. The stop in Jim Thorpe is supposed to be sometime in the afternoon, maybe 2 pm?

Northbound we will not stop in Jim Thorpe. We will be on the NS tracks on the other side of the river.

We'll stop there on the return leg southbound, and I would guess that would be some time in the 1-2 pm area.

Thank you.

I have a question. After these runs in western NY this weekend, where does the 765 and train go after this weekend until it goes to Allentown? There are three weeks between now and the Allentown/Bethlehem trips. Is it going to layover somewhere until it heads to Allentown?

We will be riding on the Lehigh Gorge trip out of Allentown.

Rich, will you be engineer on the Sunday trip?

I want to photograph the engine, will the 765 be accessible in Jim Thorpe or anywhere else along the trip? Will we be allowed to open passenger car windows for photographs?

I understand there is no photo run by during the excursion, but would like to suggest that Jim Thorpe would be an excellent place to do a slow run by so all riding can see the 765 in action.

Bob

Watched the 765 pass through Jim Thorpe last night, moving south, at 11:15 pm, from the Jim Thorpe Market parking lot. They had a diesel out in front of it. I was standing on one of the large cement blocks placed along the edge of the parking lot along the track road bed. I could not believe how the weight of that engine, which was about 60 feet from me, shook the block under my feet. Then at that exact moment the engineer of the 765 blew the whistle which near gave me a heart attack. I'm surprised I didn't end up on the ground.

She came by my brothers house last night.  He has a small 20 second clip of her in the dark .   Came from the Taylor Yards through Moosic Pa.  Cannot wait to try to see her in Pittston if possible.