A rock slide has closed Route 209 in Carbon County and shut down scenic train rides amid peak fall foliage Saturday.
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
Traffic is seen backed up Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, on Route 209 near Jim Thorpe, south of where the highway was closed due to a rockslide. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway rail cars are seen Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, underneath Route 209 near Jim Thorpe. A rock slide along Route 209 between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning sent rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway rail cars are seen Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, underneath Route 209 near Jim Thorpe. A rock slide along Route 209 between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning sent rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
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A rock slide along Route 209 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, closed the highway between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning in Carbon County. The shoulder of the highway gave way, sending rocks down a hillside and onto a railroad track below, forcing the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to cancel its train rides amid peak fall foliage season. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)
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