2026 Fall Foliage Train Excursions
From
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Regional Railroad Station at Pittston (All seating options)
Penobscot (Mountain Top) Station (Standard Coach seating only)
Sorry, Fall Foliage trains do not stop at White Haven.
See the Fall Colors By Train!
Join us for a train ride to experience all of the fantastic fall colors that Pennsylvania has to offer! Travel by train to Historic Jim Thorpe, PA. Board the train at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Regional Railroad Station at Pittston, or Penobscot Station (Mountain Top) for an all-day outing! Passengers will have time to explore historic Downtown Jim Thorpe during the layover. Seating options and pricing are listed below.
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All riders, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
All pricing based on round trip!
Seating Options
All ticket pricing is per person, regardless of age. All trips will be operated with diesel locomotives.
Standard Coach
Boarding at Pittston and Penobscot
$49.00/ticket
This coach is equipped with functional windows, clean restrooms, and comfortable padded seats with backs that flip to face the direction the train is traveling.
Crown Class Coach
Boarding at Pittston only
$64.00/ticket
This coach offers guests a more comfortable ride than our Standard Coach car. Features plush, larger, reclining seats similar to a charter bus; and has clean restrooms available.
Vista Class Dome
Boarding at Pittston only
$99.00/ticket
Ride in the sky with panoramic views of the Pennsylvania mountains. Relax comfortably in our high back padded seats. This car offers clean restrooms and is fully climate controlled.
Pullman Sleeper Rooms
Boarding at Pittston only
$149.00 Per Room (Single Occupancy / 1 Person)
$298.00 Per Room (Quadruple Occupancy / 4 People)
Our 1950s Pullman sleeper car, Schuylkill River, features 6 single occupancy rooms (1 person each) and 2 quadruple occupancy rooms (4 people each). This car is climate controlled and has a restroom available at one end of the coach. This car offers guests a great private option!
*TICKETS FOR THE PULLMAN ROOMS MUST BE PURCHASED OVER THE PHONE BY CALLING OUR TICKET OFFICE AT 610.562.2102*
First Class Lounge/Observation
Boarding at Pittston only
$99.00/ticket
Featuring plush armchairs at either end, this car also offers restaurant-style booth seating as well as a wood-paneled snack bar situated in the middle of the coach that is occasionally used to serve refreshments to guests. There are clean restrooms on board, and this car is fully climate controlled.
2026 Fall Foliage Excursion Dates
- All Saturdays and Sundays -
September 26 & 27
October 3 & 4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25
October 31 & November 1
November 7 & 8
November 14 & 15
Click the green button below to view the calendar with all available dates and to purchase tickets.
Be sure to advance the calendar to September, October, and/or November by clicking on the name of the month in black to the right of the currently displayed month to find your desired date.
Itinerary
Departure Times
Boarding at Pittston begins at 8:00am
Pittston Station at 8:45am
Penobscot (Mountain Top) Station at 9:39am
Arrive in Jim Thorpe at 11:05am
Reboard in Jim Thorpe at 3:20pm
Depart from Jim Thorpe at 3:40pm
Return Times
Penobscot (Mountain Top) Station by 5:12pm
Pittston Station by 6:05pm
-OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION-
Please arrive at your boarding station least ONE HOUR prior to your departure time to allow time for parking, check-in, and boarding.
Free parking is available at Pittston Station and Penobscot Station.
Please bring your e-mail confirmation with you the day of your train ride.
Your tickets will be ready for you to pick up at the station prior to boarding the train.
While in Jim Thorpe, you can also ride the 45-minute Autumn Leaf Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway train*! Available departures are 12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm. Click HERE for more information and to PRE-PURCHASE your LGSR tickets!
*Subject to availability. Riding any LGSR train departing later than 2:00pm during your stay in Jim Thorpe will result in you missing the excursion train back to Penobscot or Pittston! The Lehigh Gorge train travels a portion of the same route as the excursion train from Pittston.