Have you ever wondered what happens to your excursion train while you're enjoying the town of Jim Thorpe? If so, here's a behind-the-scenes look at the work the crew puts in to prepare your train for the return trip.
On February 10, 2024 I had the pleasure of riding in the cab of anniversary diesel GP38-2 #2023 as the crew turned the locomotive and two of the cars on the Jim Thorpe wye.
The work started by taking the train into The Narrows south of the Jim Thorpe Station. There they disconnected the new cars, Lambert's Point and Salisbury Beach, from the consist and connected the locomotive to them.
After the 1:00 Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway trip departed the station, they followed them up to the Glen Onoko wye to turn the consist. Then it was back into The Narrows to reassemble the consist for the return trip to Reading.
I really enjoyed riding along to learn more about the work that goes into these trips, and of course enjoyed the rare mileage parts as well.
0:00 Jim Thorpe Station into The Narrows
6:06 shifting cars in The Narrows
14:08 The Narrows to River Junction
26:01 turning on the wye
30:15 Nesquehoning Junction to the Narrows
39:51 shifting cars in The Narrows
58:04 end screen
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