The North Reading Fast Freight emerges from the North end of the 926 foot long Tamaqua Tunnel. Built in 1854 by the Philadelphia and Reading RR for the primary purpose of moving Anthracite Coal.
Gorge(ous) Route.
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern GP38-2 no. 2013 (EMD, 1972-1986) is seen on the south end of a gorge train running through the Lehigh Gorge during peak fall foliage!