MINERSVILLE, Pa. — Railway Project 113, the group that has restored Central of New Jersey 0-6-0 No. 113 to operation, will be operating the train for six trips on May 18 as part of Minersville’s first Community Day.
Trips will operate from the Minersville station to Reading Anthracite’s New St. Nicholas Breaker and return. The organization says this marks the first time since 1982 that No. 113 will return to coal company property and the first time in more than 90 years that a passenger train will operate north from Minersville.
Trips will depart on the hour starting at 10 a.m., and will last about 40 minutes with narration onboard providing information on the locomotive, built by Alco in 1923, and the coal breaker. Tickets, $11 for ages 3 and up (free for under 3 with an adult), are available online or by mail. Online ticket purchases can be made here; by mail, please make checks or money orders payable to Railway Project 113, include on a separate sheet of paper your full name, the time you want to ride, and the number of tickets needed, and mail to:
Railway Project 113
113 East Sunbury St.
Minersville PA 17954
Tickets will be available at will call the day of the event.
The trips are in cooperation with Reading Anthracite and the Reading & Northern Railroad. Additional information is available at the Project 113 Facebook page.
