PA Getaway

Mine tour · Ashland, Schuylkill County

Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine

Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine: This is a working, coal-burning steam locomotive used to head tourist trains at the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ride an open mine car 1,800 feet into the side of a mountain, then take a narrow-gauge steam train past strip mines and a bootleg coal hole.

What you will find

  • Museum or exhibits

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Weiser State Forest

    State forest · 4 miles away

    Coal-region ridges hold these scattered tracts of mountain forest, the best known being the Roaring Creek Tract, a favorite for walks and bike rides along a stream and old reservoirs.

  • Knoebels Amusement Resort

    Amusement park · 11 miles away

    Tucked into a wooded hollow, a family-owned amusement park with much-loved wooden coasters like the Phoenix and Twister, an antique carousel with a brass-ring grab, and a campground.

  • Locust Lake State Park

    State park · 12 miles away

    Campers fill sites on both sides of this forest-fringed mountain lake, with a beach, fishing and paddling close at hand and trails winding through the woods.