Any Updates on Allentown to Pittston 765 trips.

Check the Fort Wayne site, tickets have been on sale for over a week.  The run is being called the Lehigh Gorge Special

Len, what kind of "update" are you looking for?

 

Tickets can be purchased here.

I'm very excited for the trip! Any idea when tickets/information are being mailed out?

My son and I have two tickets for the August 22 trip. Looking forward to riding behind the 765! Last time I saw her up close and personal was in Bound Brook in 1988. (sorry to bring that up!)

I'm not directly involved with ticket sales, but I'm pretty sure we don't mail anything. Everything is done on line now. Boarding info is provided via email and I think you print your own tickets at the point of purchase.

How much is a ticket to ride in the loco???

Sorry, mate. Can't do that.

Correct, order online and print them right then and there.

Thanks for the confirmation on the ticket sale process, Gary. I was pretty sure that was how it works.

Once you purchase your tickets, they are sent to your e-mail address in the form of a PDF file. They can be printed immediately and saved as a PDF file on your computer (comes in handy in case you have printing issues the first time). Each ticket has a bar code printed on it. Can hardly wait for August 22!

The FWRHS Open House this weekend will offer cab tours and caboose rides.

Hey, the least I could do, just in case you weren't up on the latest

Im unfamiliar with this trip, can someone post a link.

 

Thanks

Bob

Rich already has, listed above.

I've put in a bid on the job of mechanical rider for Dover Harbor and the two NRHS ex-PRR coaches, Franklin Inn and Collinsville Inn, that will be in the consist.

 

Maybe I'll get to see jerseyjerry, CarGuyZm10, and other OGR members.

 

CarGuyZM10: bringing a tent?  LOL

Thanks guys, it was late when I ordered the tickets and I didn't read them closely. Good thing I kept them lol.

 

And no, no tent this time. I live 1/2 hour south of Jim Thorpe, so I can just go home lol.

I'm glad you did, because when it comes to to ticket sales, I'm NOT up on the latest!

 

We have the various excursion planning responsibilities among the 765 crew well divided. My area of responsibility with the 765 crew is to work out the details of the railroad operations. Ticket sales, promotions, procurement of passenger cars and all the other tasks associated with running one of these excursions are divided among a few other people. Since I've never actually ordered any of our tickets, I wasn't sure of the process!

on the operation side, I can't even imagine all the details that have to be worked out for these trips. Thanks again to the 765 crew and Norfork Southern  for doing these trips 

My son and I have ridden behind and chased 425 the last two years, from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, during their Autumn Leaf excursion. Beautiful trip, and there was lots to do once we arrived at Jim Thorpe. The scenery in October in that neck of the woods is breath taking, and riding behind the 425 was a thrill.

Will passengers be allowed off the train at any time during the Allentown trips ?

Yes...2-hour layover in Jim Thorpe.

Just printed my tickets or 8/23! We got the dome car. Even got a room at the Marriott for the night before so I can see the train come back..

I'm doing the same thing, arrive Saturday, hope to see 765 pull in from the days trip.  Ride Sunday, go home Monday.

 

For those wondering about updates I noticed where to park, and boarding times have changed.  Listed on the website.

Can a local fan give us an idea when the last steam operated on this line?  NKP 759 ran to Jim Thorpe on the CNJ in 1968.  Apparently this is a combined route: CNJ south of a certain point and LV north of that.  If you are thinking about buying tickets, how long might it be before you have a chance to ride this line again?  Decades?

425 sometimes runs on the line north of Jim Thorpe but not very often. This year it runs a trip from Duryea to JT in late September. But, on the NS portion south of Packerton, and south of Jim Thorpe station for that matter, there hasn't been steam since October, 1988 I believe when 2102 ran a trip from Temple to JT. 765 also ran through Bethlehem and Allentown that year on the Bound Brook, NJ to Reading, PA trips which stopped at BM&R's Temple station which is now currently unused but still owned by the RBMN.

My son and I have our tickets for Saturday, Aug 22. Really looking forward to riding behind the 765!! According to the website, boarding is 7:30, departure is 8AM, correct?

Correct.

Thank you, Rich.