The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (reporting mark RBMN) (a.k.a. Reading and Northern Railroad) is a shortline railroad operating in eastern Pennsylvania.
RBMN operates the following two divisions on 300 miles (483 km) of track:
- Reading Division: Reading-Packerton
- Lehigh Division: Packerton-Mehoopany.
RBMN interchanges with the following railroads:
- Norfolk Southern Railway – Reading, North Reading, Temple, Lehighton, Penobscot
- Canadian Pacific Railway – Taylor
- Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad – Pittston
- Lehigh Railway – Mehoopany, Towanda
- Luzerne & Susquehanna Railroad – Pittston
- Shamokin Valley Railroad – Locust Summit
RBMN operated occasional passenger excursions utilizing restored steam locomotive #425. In addition, RBMN operates the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, a heritage railway based in Jim Thorpe.
Read more about Reading Blue Mountain And Northern Railroad: Marcellus Shale
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