Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway

Jim Thorpe, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

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Running daily through the Autumn Leaf season to November 15, 2026, then a regular schedule November 16 to 26 and Santa Claus Special trains November 27 to December 24; the posted schedule stops there.

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 19 minutes from Reading, 53 miles1 hour 14 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour from Hamburg · 1 hour 40 minutes from Morgantown

Where1 Susquehanna Street, Jim Thorpe, PAOpen in maps →

OpenAutumn Leaf trains run daily September 26 to November 15, 2026; a regular schedule follows November 16 to 26, then Santa trains November 27 to December 24.Autumn Leaf weekday departures 11:00 AM, noon, 1:00, 3:00 and 4:00 PM, with more on weekends; Santa trains 10:30 AM, 1:00 and 3:30 PM.

AdmissionStandard coach adults $25, kids 3 to 12 $9; open-air car $28 and $10; dome car $32 and $21; first-class lounge $54 and $45; 2 and under free. Fares through November 15, 2026; dome adults $35 after.

Plan on45 minutes round trip during the Autumn Leaf season, 70 minutes on the regular schedule and 80 minutes on Santa trains, plus the hour the railway says to allow for parking.

Good forlittle kids, big kids, adults, older adults, dogs welcome

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway is a tourist train ride from the station in Jim Thorpe, PA, run by the Reading & Northern Railroad along the Lehigh River into Lehigh Gorge State Park.

The narrated 16-mile round trip follows the Lehigh River through the gorge to Old Penn Haven, past Glen Onoko at the southern gateway to Lehigh Gorge State Park, in coaches the railroad says Bethlehem Steel built in 1932, open-air cars or a dome car. Autumn Leaf trains run daily through November 15, 2026, and Santa rides with treats for the children start November 27.

Before you go

Buy ahead online (sales close at midnight the night before) and pick up tickets at the station window; same-day tickets are sold only at the booth. Arrive an hour early; all parking in Jim Thorpe is run by Carbon County, not the railway. Trains run in any weather; well-behaved pets ride free.

Coming up

Autumn Leaf trains run daily through November 15, 2026, then Santa Claus Special trains leave at 10:30 AM, 1:00 and 3:30 PM on November 27 to 30 and December 4 to 6, 11 to 13 and 18 to 24.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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