News & Reviews News Wire RDC excursion set on Reading & Northern (corrected)

RDC excursion set on Reading & Northern (corrected)

By David Lassen | January 24, 2022

| Last updated on March 30, 2024

April event to cover about 200 miles, include main line, branches

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A Reading & Northern RDC special awaits passengers at Outer Station, Reading, Pa., on Aug. 23, 2021. Two Lehigh Valley organizations are planning an RDC excursion on the railroad in April. Dan Cupper

PORT CLINTON, Pa. — Railroad Historians of the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society are sponsoring a branchline excursion using Reading & Northern’s Budd RDCs on Saturday, April 23. The fundraising trip will cover Reading & Northern’s main line and branches, which include trackage from the Reading, Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley Railroad, and Lehigh & New England.

The all-day excursion will depart from Port Clinton at 9 a.m. and will include numerous stops or photo run-bys. Tickets are $99 per person; membership in the organizations is not required.

Seating is limited, with reservations due no later than April 15. For more information, email KGJR1554@earthlink.net.

— Updated at 9 a.m. CST to correct email address; email link corrected Jan. 29.

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