Published November 18. 2023 08:00AM
by Kelly Monitz Socha ksocha@tnonline.com
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will be making stops in Lansford today.
The railroad enthusiasts will be tracing the route of the Lehigh and New England Railroad lines, beginning in Allentown and arriving in Lansford in the afternoon, said Dale Freudenberger.
Their first stop will be the former Lehigh and New England passenger and freight station along Dock Street. The nearly 100-year-old station, built in 1925, is a rare survivor of the rail line, which ceased operation in 1961.
The railroad was owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., which was based in Lansford, Freudenberger said.
Following the tour of the station, where original artifacts will be on display, the group will visit the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum also on Dock Street in Lansford for a tour, he said.
On Sunday, the Lansford train station will hold an open house for the general public from noon to 4 p.m. to tour the building and also view the display.
A new sign has been added to the historic Lehigh and New England passenger and freight station along Dock Street in Lansford ahead of a visit by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society today and a public open house on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The sign was made by George Sabol of Nesquehoning. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS
A display set up inside the historic Lehigh and New England passenger and freight station on Dock Street in Lansford. A group of rail enthusiasts from the Lehigh Valley will visit Saturday, and the station will host an open house for the general public on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS
A new sign hangs outside the historic Lehigh and New England passenger and freight station on Dock Street in Lansford. George Sabol of Nesquehoning made the sign for the station. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS