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Steam train events in US and Canada

This listing is maintained for personal use and is not intended to be a complete diary of steam train events in the USA and Canada. SVS Film will not be responsible for any errors or omissions, nor will be responsible for any expenses or other costs incurred as a result of the information printed here. All schedules are subject to change without notice. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SCHEDULE TO MAKE TRAVEL PLANS WITHOUT CHECKING WITH THE RAILROAD/OPERATOR FIRST.

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Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 #611 at Portsmouth, Ohio in 1984. Will she ever run again?
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Latest Steam Train Diary updates: March 3, 2010

March 15, 16 - Virginia City NV - V&T Railfan Spectacular.
April - November - Cheyenne WY, UP Steam Program schedule for 2010 announced.
May 21, 22, 23 - Cass WV, 2010 Cass Railfan Weekend.
May - October - New Haven Kentucky, L&N #152 schedule.
June 12 - Elbe WA, 'Rainier Rambler' special train.
June 13 - Chehalis WA, photo special with 2-8-2S #15.
June 24 and 26 - NRHS Convention steam excursions.
June 25 - 27 - Petersburg WV, 'West Virginia Rails 2010' event.

Diary for 2010

[Jan] [Feb] [Mar] [Apr] [May] [Jun] [Jul] [Aug] [Sep] [Oct] [Nov] [Dec]

March 2010

March 14, 20 and 21 - Sunol CA: Niles Canyon Railway - Steamfest, with Quincy Railroad #2, Robert Dollar #3, Granite Rock #10 and Mason County Logging #7 expected during the three days.
For details - Niles Canyon Railway Steamfest

March 15 and 16 - Virginia City NV - Virginia and Truckee Railfan Spectacular.
For details - Trains & Travel

March 27, 28 - Sunol CA: Niles Canyon Railway - SP 4-6-2 #2472 'Spring Steam in the Canyon'.
For details - Golden Gate Railroad Museum

April 2010

April 2 - 29 - Cheyenne WY: UP Steam special operation 'The Pioneer', destination Harlingen, Texas. 3985 or 844. More details to follow.
For details - Union Pacific Railroad

May 2010

May 1 - Durango CO: 2nd 'Presidential Photographers Train' with all Tuscan Red consist.
For details - Durango & Silverton Railroad

May 1 - Los Angeles CA: AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 mid morning departure from LAUS to San Diego - return on Surfliner, or overnight stay options.Tickets now on sale.
For details - Golden State Rails

May 2 - San Diego CA: AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 mid morning departure from San Diego to Los Angeles - return on Surfliner options. Tickets now on sale.
For details - Golden State Rails

May 8 and 9 - San Bernardino CA: AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 will visit San Bernardino for the town's Railroad Days and Bicentennial celebrations.
For details - San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society

May 8 and 9 - Williams AZ: Grand Canyon Railway 8 mile roundtrips with #4960. Hourly 10am to 4pm and 6pm (with a photo runby).
For details - Grand Canyon Railway steam events

May 10 - 17 - Wolsztyn, Poland: Carl Franz organised tour. As student engineer/fireman on 2-6-2s, 2-8-2s and occasionally, 'Beautiful Helena' a green 4-6-2 there are more than 400 miles of cab-time on regular trains.
For details - email Carl Franz

May 17, 18 - Ely NV: HTP and Railfan & Railroad Magazine organised photo event with both 40 and 93 including the northern Hi-Line.
For details - Steam Specials

May 20, 21 - Heber City UT: HTP and Railfan & Railroad Magazine organised photo event with Heber Valley #618 in 'Overland Route' paint scheme.
For details - Steam Specials

May 21, 22, 23 - Cass WV: 2010 Cass Railfan Weekend including Bald Knob Summit.
For details - Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association

May 29 and 30 - Williams AZ: Grand Canyon Railway 8 mile roundtrips with #4960. Hourly 10am to 4pm and 6pm (with a photo runby).
For details - Grand Canyon Railway steam events

May 29, 30, 31 - Abilene Kansas: AT&SF 4-6-2 #3415 planned steam operating days.
For details - Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

May 29 - 31 - Ely NV: Members Weekend on Nevada Northern - locomotives 40 & 93 will be fired up along with steam crane demos.
For details - Nevada Northern Railway

May 29, 30, 31 - New Haven KY: L&N 4-6-2 #152 steam operating day at Kentucky Railway Museum.
For details - Kentucky Railway Museum

May 29, 31 - Sunol CA: Niles Canyon Railway - SP 4-6-2 #2472 'Memorial Weekend Steam'.
For details - Golden Gate Railroad Museum

May 30, 31 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track.
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

June 2010

June 4 - 12 - Ely NV: Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp - adults.
For details - Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp

June 12 - Elbe WA: 'Rainier Rambler' double-header over newly reopened bridge over the Nisqually River with photo runbys.
For details - Rainier Rambler

June 13 - Chehalis WA: Photo special with #15 1918 Baldwin 2-8-2S on Chehalis-Centralia Railroad to Ruth.
For details - Chehalis Western Express

June 19,20 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track.
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

June 19 - 20 - New Haven KY: L&N 4-6-2 #152 steam operating day at Kentucky Railway Museum.
For details - Kentucky Railway Museum

June 21 - 26 - Scranton PA: NRHS Convention 2010 'Endless Mountain Rails' - excursions planned including a trip to Jim Thorpe and Port Clinton with Reading & Northern 4-6-2 #425.
For details - 'Endless Mountain Rails' - NRHS Convention 2010

June 24 - Scranton PA: NRHS Convention 2010 'Endless Mountain Rails' - steam/diesel excursion from Scranton to Delaware Water Gap - details to follow.
For details - 'Endless Mountain Rails' - NRHS Convention 2010

June 25 - 26 - Cheyenne WY: UP Steam special operation 'City of Milliken' centennial special, destination Milliken CO. 3985 or 844. More details to follow.
For details - Union Pacific Railroad

June 25 - 27 - Petersburg WV: 'West Virginia Rails 2010' - rail event with steam and diesel action including Flagg Coal Company #75 and New Hope Valley #17. WM 2-8-0 #734 will haul special from Romney WV to Petersburg on Friday June 25, returning from Petersburg to Romney on Sunday June 27.
For details - West Virginia Rails 2010

June 26 - Scranton PA: NRHS Convention 2010 'Endless Mountain Rails' - Scranton (bus transfer to boarding point in Duryea) - Jim Thorpe - Port Clinton one way with bus return to Scranton, steam power with diesel helpers.
For details - 'Endless Mountain Rails' - NRHS Convention 2010

June 26 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Delaware Water Gap. Depart Scranton 9am, return 5.30pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown excursion schedule

June 26 - July 3 - Wolsztyn, Poland: Carl Franz organised tour. As student engineer/fireman on 2-6-2s, 2-8-2s and occasionally, 'Beautiful Helena' a green 4-6-2 there are more than 400 miles of cab-time on regular trains.
For details - email Carl Franz

July 2010

July 3, 4 - New Haven KY: L&N 4-6-2 #152 steam operating day at Kentucky Railway Museum.
For details - Kentucky Railway Museum

July 3 and 4 - Williams AZ: Grand Canyon Railway 8 mile roundtrips with #4960. Hourly 10am to 4pm and 6pm (with a photo runby).
For details - Grand Canyon Railway steam events

July 3, 10, 17, 21 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Moscow. Depart Scranton 1pm, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

July 3, 4, 24, 25 - Abilene Kansas: AT&SF 4-6-2 #3415 planned steam operating days.
For details - Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

July 4 - 11 - Wolsztyn, Poland: Carl Franz organised tour. As student engineer/fireman on 2-6-2s, 2-8-2s and occasionally, 'Beautiful Helena' a green 4-6-2 there are more than 400 miles of cab-time on regular trains.
For details - email Carl Franz

July 4, 24, 25 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track.
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

July 17 - Ely NV: Locomotive 40's Centennial Birthday Celebration. Special runs along with a christening..
For details - Nevada Northern Railway

July 22 - Cheyenne WY: Cheyenne to Denver special for UP staff. UP steam planned.
For details - UP Steam Shop schedule

July 23 - 31 - Ely NV: Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp - teens.
For details - Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp

July 24 - Denver CO: Frontier Days special excursion to Cheyenne and return. UP steam planned.
For details - Denver Post Frontier Days Train

July 24 - Garibaldi OR: the 'Oregon Coast Crawler' steam hauled on Tillamook Branch Line to Wheeler OR and return, probably with Curtiss Lumber Heisler #2.
For details - Garibaldi Steam

July 24 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Tobyhanna. Depart Scranton 11am, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

July 26 - Denver CO. Lionel Collectors Club of America special to Cheyenne. UP steam planned.
For details - UP Steam Shop schedule

August 2010

August 4, 5, 6 - Abilene Kansas: AT&SF 4-6-2 #3415 planned steam operating days.
For details - Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

August 7, 14, 21 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Moscow. Depart Scranton 1pm, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

August 20 - 24 - Durango CO: Annual 'Railfest 2010' on Durango & Silverton.
For details - Durango & Silverton Railroad

August 21 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track. Special 'throttle time and firing day'
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

August 27 - September 4 - Ely NV: Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp - adults.
For details - Nevada Northern Railroad Reality Camp

August 28 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Tobyhanna. Depart Scranton 11am, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

August 28-30 - Further revised dates Chama NM: Cumbres & Toltec 40th Anniversary celebrations.
Details to follow.

September 2010

September 2 - 5 - Calgary: to be confirmed 2816 'Empress' 4-6-4 trip to Vancouver via Banff. Sep 2 Calgary to Lake Louise, Sep 3 to Revelstoke, Sep 4 to Kamloops, Sep 5 to Port Coquitlam (Vancouver BC)
For details - Society of Int Railway Travelers

September 4 and 5 - Williams AZ: Grand Canyon Railway 8 mile roundtrips with #4960. Hourly 10am to 4pm and 6pm (with a photo runby).
For details - Grand Canyon Railway steam events

September 4 and 5 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Moscow. Depart Scranton 1pm, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

September 4 and 5 - Scranton PA: Steamtown, Railfest 2010.
For details - Steamtown Railfest 2010

September 4, 6 - Sunol CA: Niles Canyon Railway - SP 4-6-2 #2472 'Labor Day Steam'.
For details - Golden Gate Railroad Museum

September 4, 5, 6 - Abilene Kansas: AT&SF 4-6-2 #3415 planned steam operating days.
For details - Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

September 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 19 - New Haven KY: L&N 4-6-2 #152 steam operating day at Kentucky Railway Museum.
For details - Kentucky Railway Museum

September 6, 17, 18, 19 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track.
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

September 8 - 24 - Cheyenne WY: UP Steam special operation 'Portland Rose' Pendleton Roundup Centennial Special, destination Pendleton Oregon. 3985 or 844. More details to follow.
For details - Union Pacific Railroad

September 18 - Williams AZ: Grand Canyon Railway #4960 scheduled to power the round trip to Grand Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Railway steam events

September 25 and 26 - Alamosa CO: Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Fall Photo Special. More details to follow.
For details - Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

September 25 - October 1 - Calgary: to be confirmed 2816 'Empress' 4-6-4 trip to Vancouver via Banff.
For details - Society of Int Railway Travelers

September 30 - October 15 - Cheyenne WY: UP Steam special operation 'Missouri River Eagle' Sedalia Sesquicentennial Special, destination Sedalia MO. 3985 or 844. More details to follow.
For details - Union Pacific Railroad

October 2010

October 2, 3 - Abilene Kansas: AT&SF 4-6-2 #3415 planned steam operating days.
For details - Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

October 2, 3, 9, 10, 23, 24 - New Haven KY: L&N 4-6-2 #152 steam operating day at Kentucky Railway Museum.
For details - Kentucky Railway Museum

October 2, 9, 16, 30 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Moscow. Depart Scranton 1pm, return 3pm ( Oct 2 - 11am and 2pm departures).
For details - NPS Steamtown

October 2 - 8 - Vancouver BC: to be confirmed 2816 'Empress' 4-6-4 trip to Calgary via Crowsnest.
For details - Society of Int Railway Travelers

October 3, 10, 23 - Scranton PA: Steamtown special steam excursion to Tobyhanna. Depart Scranton 11am, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

October 9, 10, 16, 23, 24 - Freeport Illinois: Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway operate 36 ton Heisler built in 1912, runs on 1.7 miles of ex-Milwaukee Road track.
For details - Silver Creek & Stephenson Railway

October 23 - Cancelled Chama NM, Chama Steam Fall Classic photo special.
For details see - Chama Steam

November 2010

November 10 - 14 - Cheyenne WY: UP Steam special operation UP Steam Program 50th Anniversary, destination Council Bluffs Iowa. 3985 or 844. More details to follow.
For details - Union Pacific Railroad

November 26, 27 - Scranton PA: Steamtown 'Holiday Express'. Depart Scranton 11am, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

December 2010

December 4 - Scranton PA: Steamtown 'Holiday Express'. Depart Scranton 11am, return 3pm.
For details - NPS Steamtown

Diary for 2011

June 9-13 2011 - Skagway AK: White Pass and Yukon Railfan Weekend. Five days of steam events including a trip over the entire railroad from Carcross to Skagway. Both locomotives 69 and 73 scheduled.
For details see - Extra2200south.com

June 20 - 26 - Tacoma WA: Cascade Rails 2011, the annual NRHS convention.
For details - to follow

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2005 - January - June ... July - December
2006 - January - June ... July - December
2007 - January - June ... July - December
2008 - January - June ... July - December
2009 - January - June ... July - December
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