John Wilkes (train)
Passenger train of the Lehigh Valley Railroad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The John Wilkes was a passenger train of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV). It ran from New York City to the Coxton section[1] of Pittston, Pennsylvania from 1939 until the end of Lehigh Valley Passenger Service in 1961. This train was the last Lehigh Valley Passenger Service operated, along with the Maple Leaf.
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | discontinued |
Locale | Northeastern United States |
First service | June 4, 1939 |
Last service | February 3, 1961 |
Former operator(s) | Lehigh Valley Railroad Reading Railroad |
Route | |
Termini | New York, New York Pittston, Pennsylvania |
Distance travelled | 186.4 miles |
Average journey time | 4 hours, 47 minutes (eastbound) 4 hours, 57 minutes (westbound) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 28 (eastbound), 29 (westbound) |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | coach |
Catering facilities | dining car |
Observation facilities | parlor car |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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