Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
Class II railroad in eastern Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN), sometimes shortened to Reading and Northern Railroad, is a regional railroad in eastern Pennsylvania. Its headquarters is in Port Clinton. The RBMN provides freight service on 400 miles (640 km) of track. Its mainline consists of the Reading Division between Reading and Packerton and the Lehigh Division between Lehighton and Dupont. Its main freight cargo is anthracite coal.[2]
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Headquarters | Port Clinton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Reporting mark | RBMN |
Locale | Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Dates of operation | 1983–present |
Predecessor | Conrail |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 400 miles (640 km)[1] |
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Website | www |
Passenger excursions also run on RBMN tracks. The RBMN itself operates excursion service from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, and the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) offers service between Jim Thorpe and Lehigh Gorge State Park.