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Reading & Northern sets schedule for 2025 Pottsville excursions

By Trains Staff | February 20, 2025

Five trips planned to community featuring nation’s oldest brewery

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A Reading & Northern awaits departure from Pottsville, Pa., during a 2024 excursion. The trains arrive next to the community’s Outdoor Market. Reading & Northern

PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad has announced its 2025 schedule for excursions to Pottsville, Pa., with one such trip a month planned, beginning in May.

The Pottsville trips, from Reading Outer Station, feature the Pottsville Outdoor Market, featuring fresh produce, specialty food and beverages, and local arts and crafts; the Yuengling Brewery, America’s oldest; Jerry’s Classic Car Museum; and the Schuylkill County Historical Society Museum. The brewery and museums offer admission discounts to excursion passengers.

Trips will operate on Saturdays: May 17, June 14, July 12, Aug. 16, and Sept. 20. Trains depart Reading Outer Station at 10 a.m. and take about an hour to reach Pottsville, with return trips departing at 4 p.m. Tickets, priced at $39, are now available at the Reading & Northern passenger website (under “Special event tickets”) or by phone at (610) 562-2102.

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