MINERSVILLE, Pa. — Central Railroad of New Jersey No. 113 is scheduled to operate during the fall and holiday seasons. The heavy 0-6-0 switcher is in its centennial year, having been built in June 1923 by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, N.Y.
Railway Restoration Project 113 — the nonprofit organization that owns the locomotive — recently announced on Facebook their plans to host a night photo session with No. 113 under steam. Scheduled for Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., the session will take place at the former Philadelphia & Reading Railroad station in Minersville, Pa., now serving as the locomotive’s home base. Re-enactments will take place throughout the evening with professional lighting provided by Steve Barry Photography. Ticket sales are expected within the coming weeks at $30 per person and will be limited to 30 participants.
Announced a week prior is the return of the organization’s annual Santa Train excursions out of the Minersville station. While details on departure times and ticket prices are yet to be released, No. 113 is scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10 to operate 1-hour round trips on the Reading & Northern Railroad. According to the Facebook post, tickets are expected to go on sale later in September.
More information and future ticket sales can be found on the Railway Restoration Project 113’s website.
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