RBMN 2102 charges up the hill at Nesquehoning as it begins its return trip to Reading, Pennsylvania.

Reading and Northern #2102 rolls into the bustling town of Jim Thorpe, where passengers will spend the next four hours before heading back to Reading.

RBMN 2102 leads the Fall Foliage Excursion through the short tunnel beneath Pennsylvania Route 93 in Nesquehoning on its return trip to Reading.

A Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway train pauses at the historic Jim Thorpe depot as it boards passengers for its next excursion.

Reading & Northern #2102 pulls into Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania as onlookers watch from the parking lot.

A Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway excursion train pulls into Jim Thorpe. Getting this shot was tricky as the tracks were almost entirely covered in shadow by the adjacent trees, except for a small opening seen here. The town gets flooded with tourists every Fall who come to enjoy the foliage from aboard this train, leading to heavy congestion on Highway 209. It took me about 20 minutes to cover the last half mile coming into town!

EMD F9A #270 leads the Fall Foliage Excursion into Port Clinton, Pennsylvania. #270 and F7B #275 previously led Norfolk Southern's Office Car Specials across the eastern United States until they were auctioned off in 2019. They were acquired by the Reading & Northern and painted into the railroad's bold "Marlboro" scheme.

Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern #2102 pulls the Fall Foliage Excursion into the 1888 Central of New Jersey depot at Jim Thorpe. After all passengers unload, the train will spin the wye north of here in preparation for its 4:20PM departure back to Reading.

Reading and Northern's Fall Foliage Excursion pulls out of Port Clinton on its way to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

The Top of Ganoga Falls at Ricketts Glen State Park

Luzerne/Sullivan Counties, Northeastern Pennsylvania

Accessed via Pennsylvania Route 487

Date taken: October 4, 2014

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Ricketts Glen State Park is situated along the Allegheny Front in the Pennsylvania mountains. Well known for its waterfalls, Ricketts Glen features a waterfall loop trail along two branches of Kitchen Creek that showcase over twenty waterfalls, one after the other after the other, making this location a waterfall photographers dream! The photograph shown was taken looking downstream just before the drop of the highest waterfall within the park, Ganoga Falls. What caught my eye here was the way in which the fallen leaf litter was catching in the thick green moss of the river stones, allowing the colors to glitter in the water like seasonal jewels.

For those that enjoy more narrative, check out the blog on my trip to Pennsylvania's Ricketts Glen State Park HERE.