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July Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 trips
Friday July 2 - St Paul circle trip via Trempealeau, WI & Winona, MN (via BNSF and CP)
Friday July 2 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday July 3 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday July 3 - St Paul to La Crescent round trip (CP) scheduled to feature a doubleheader between Milwaukee Road 261 and CPR 2816
Sunday July 4 - Minneapolis and St Paul round trip #261
For details - Milwaukee 261 and The Grand Excursion
Sunday July 4 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Monday July 5 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Wednesday July 7 - July 10 Friends of the 261 and the Canadian Pacific Railway will team up to operate public excursions over the Ex-Soo Line mainline from Minneapolis to Portal ND with ex CPRR #2816
Saturday July 10 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday July 17 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Thursday July 22 - Cheyenne to Denver empty working with UP 4-6-6-4 #3985
Friday July 23 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley. Rescheduled (was 17/18 July)
Saturday July 24 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley. Rescheduled (was 17/18 July)
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Saturday July 24 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday July 24 - Denver Post Frontier Days special train - Denver to Cheyenne and return with UP 4-6-6-4 #3985
For details - Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train
Sunday July 25 - Denver to Cheyenne empty working UP 4-6-6-4 #3985
Sunday July 25 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley. Rescheduled (was 17/18 July)
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Friday July 30 - Sunday August 1 - TrainFestival 2004 at the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, in cooperation with the Ohio Central Railroad.
For details - Train Festival 2004
Saturday July 31 - Dennison to Columbus on Ohio Central - GTW 4-8-4 #6325 (Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 unavailable)
Saturday July 31 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday August 1 - Columbus to Dennison on Ohio Central - GTW 4-8-4 #6325 (Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 unavailable)
Monday August 2 - Railfan Day at Big Valley. Locomotives #41 and #6060 scheduled.
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Saturday August 7 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday August 14 - Triangle Trip - Orrville Railroad Historical Society. From Orrville, OH to Bowerstown with GP-9 Diesel, then west to Trinway on C&OR expected to be steam.
For details - Ohio Central Steam
Saturday August 14/ Sunday August 15 - The Pere Marquette Limited: Lake Central Rail Tours operates this overnight excursion from Owosso to Cadillac with a Sunday side trip from Cadillac to Yuma. Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225.
For details - The Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc
Saturday August 14 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 August - Durango & Silverton Railfest 2004
For details - Durango & Silverton
Saturday August 21 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday August 21 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley.
Sunday August 22 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley.
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Saturday August 28 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Friday September 3 - Fernie to Cranbrook, BC - CPR 4-6-4 #2816. Depart Fernie at 1300, arriving in Cranbrook at 1800. Trip is operating for the grand opening of the the Cranbrook Museum of Rail Travel. Tickets are $200 each way, Visa & Mastercard orders welcome. Contact Lois Kelly (250) 489-3918, email Mail@trainsdeluxe.com
Saturday September 4 - Cranbrook to Fernie - CPR 4-6-4 #2816. Depart Cranbrook at 1630 and arrive in Fernie at 2030. Trip is operating for the grand opening of the the Cranbrook Museum of Rail Travel. Tickets are $200 each way, Visa & Mastercard orders welcome. Contact Lois Kelly (250) 489-3918, email Mail@trainsdeluxe.com
Saturday September 4 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday September 5 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday September 5 - Fernie to Lethbridge - CPR 4-6-4 #2816. Leave Fernie at 3 p.m.MT, arrive Kipp Rail Yard in Lethbridge at 8:30 (approximately). Tickets Employees: $100, General public: $130. No return transportation supplied. Reservations for these excursions can be made by calling Station 29 Store at 403-837-0133. All reservations are non-refundable and must be paid for in advance using Visa or Mastercard.
Monday September 6 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Monday September 6 - Okotoks to Calgary. CPR 4-6-4 #2816. Leave Okotoks at 5 p.m. arrive Odgen Rail Yard 6 p.m. Tickets: Employees: $37.50, General public: $50. No return transportation supplied. Reservations for these excursions can be made by calling Station 29 Store at 403-837-0133. All reservations are non-refundable and must be paid for in advance using Visa or Mastercard.
Monday September 6 - Grand Canyon Railway - last day of 2004 season of planned steam operation of the daily scheduled train. Otherwise trains are diesel powered.
For details - Grand Canyon Railway
Friday September 10 to Sunday September 12 - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad RAILFEST 2004 Bryson City.
Sunday September 12 - : Photo Special Steam and Diesel train. www.gsmr.com Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
For details - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Saturday September 18 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley.
Sunday September 19 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley.
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Saturday September 25 - Durango & Silverton Fall Photo Special
For details - - Durango & Silverton
Monday September 27/Tuesday September 28 - Chama - Trains Unlimited photo freight.
For details - Trains Unlimited
Wednesday September 29 - Durango - Trains Unlimited photo special.
For details - Trains Unlimited
Saturday October 2 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Saturday October 2/Sunday October 3 - Nevada Northern - Trains Unlimited photo special.
For details - Trains Unlimited
Saturday October 2 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday October 3 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Thursday October 7 - Portland to Pasco possible positioning move - unconfirmed - SP 4-8-4 4449
Friday October 8 - Pasco - Sandpoint possible positioning move - unconfirmed - SP 4-8-4 4449
Saturday October 9 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday October 9 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Saturday October 9 and Sunday October 10 - East Broad Top Railroad Fall Event including 2-8-2 #14
For details - East Broad Top Railroad
Sunday October 10 - Ex CN 4-8-2 #6060 Stettler Alberta to Big Valley.
For details - 6060 'The Spirit of Alberta'
Sunday October 10 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday October 10 - Sandpoint to Missoula via St Regis - #4449
Monday October 11 - Missoula to Bozeman - #4449
Monday October 11 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Tuesday October 12 - Bozeman to Billings - #4449
Friday October 15 - Billings to Bozeman - #4449
Saturday October 16 - Bozeman to Missoula - #4449
Saturday October 16 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday October 16 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
Saturday October 16 - The NYS&W RR will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Syracuse Binghamton & New York Railroads completion of the rail line between Syracuse and Binghamton. A weekend of festivities is planned for October 16th and 17th, 2004. Steam will return to the line in the form of the NYS&W #142. The current plan is to have a Steam (with diesel assist) train leave Binghamton at 9:00 am. on Saturday Oct. 16. Ceremonies are planned for 8:30 am. Stops are to be made at Marathon, Cortland, and Tully. After a late afternoon arrival in Syracuse, the steam engine will be dropped and the train will return to Binghamton by Diesel. The train deadheads back to Syracuse during the night.
Sunday October 17 - Sunday Oct. 17 will have the steam engine lead the train south from Syracuse at 9:00 am, with a stop at Tully for a photo runby. A stop at Cortland for water, a stop at Marathon and another runby at Whitney Point. The steam engine will stay in Binghamton and the train will return to Syracuse with diesels.
For details - Central New York NRHS
Sunday October 17 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Sunday October 17 - Missoula to Sandpoint - #4449
For details - Montana Railtours and Friends of 4449
Sunday October 17 - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR last scheduled day of the 2004 season.
For details - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and The 'Deadgoat Saloon' - in Chama
Sunday October 17 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday October 17 - Ohio Central - Dennison to Coshocton - cancelled
For details - Ohio Central Steam
Monday October 18 - Sandpoint to Pasco provisional positioning movement unconfirmed - SP 4-8-4 4449
Monday October 18 to Sunday October 24 - Third Annual 'Chama Steam (tm)' event. Cancelled
Tuesday October 19 - Pasco to Portland provisional positioning movement unconfirmed - SP 4-8-4 4449
Saturday October 23 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday October 23 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
Sunday October 24 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Sunday October 24 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Friday October 29 - Durango and Silverton final day of summer steam operation.
Saturday October 30 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Saturday October 30 - San Pedro CA - AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 in steam
For details - SBRHS
Saturday October 30 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
Sunday October 31 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Sunday October 31 - Scranton - mainline steam schedule postponed
Sunday October 31 - San Pedro CA - AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 in steam
For details - SBRHS
Saturday November 6 - Chattanooga to Summerville round trip scheduled for steam power.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 November - Nevada Northern - Industrial Heritage Photographic Workshop put on by Gordon Osmundson and the Nevada Northern Railway. This three plus day event will focus on using large format cameras and composing photos. Photographers will be able to roam the rail yard and have access to the many buildings that make up the National Historic District. The museum will also steam up locomotive 93 and position the locomotive through out the yard. Scenes will be staged at the water plug, the coaling tower, at the enginehouse, and at the depot. 93 will also hook up to a vintage ore train and head out on the line.
For details - Nevada Northern Railway
Wednesday November 24 until Sunday January 2 2005 - Durango & Silverton daily round trip to Cascade. 10am dep.
For details - Durango & Silverton RR
Dec. 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13-18, 20-23 Heber Valley RR - Heber City UT - 'Polar Express' departures at 5.00pm and 7.30pm - scheduled for steam power.
For details - Heber Valley RR
Friday December 3 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 4.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Saturay December 4 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 3.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Saturday December 4 - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR - 'Christmas Train'
Two trips are scheduled for "The Christmas Train" on December 4th. The first train will depart from Antonito, CO at 10 A.M. and return back to the Antonito Station at noon. The afternoon train will depart from Chama NM at 2 P.M. and will return to the Chama Train Depot at 4 P.M. In conjunction with the two hour ride aboard the historic steam narrow gauge train, "The Christmas Train" will include holiday refreshments, live storytelling on board the train, a special appearance by Cinder Bear and Santa Claus and a unique Santa memento for all children train riders. Additionally, both communities--Antonito, CO and Chama, NM--are planning weekend events in conjunction with the "Christmas Train" offering a variety of holiday happenings for visitors and Train riders. Local merchants, lodges and restaurateurs will be rolling out the "holiday red carpet" for this special new event.
For reservations on "The Christmas Train", call 1-888-286-2737. There is limited seating and anticipated early sellout of the 1st annual Cumbres & Toltec's own unique "The Christmas Train".
Saturday December 4/ Sunday 5 - Nevada Northern - photo freight. "The idea here is to take advantage of the fact that we are running the Polar Express Trains in the afternoon and we already have locomotive 93 steamed up. This will let photographers take advantage of an opportunity of being able to photograph steam in the winter. We will be running photo freights with a night photo shoot, too. We will be using our antique equipment, which we will hook up to 93. Included in the collection are boxcars, ore cars and ballast cars with a caboose to create a freight train from the 20’s and 30’s. Some of the equipment is fragile enough, where we will do runby’s only in the yard. Saturday evening there will be a night photo shoot at the enginehouse."
The combination of two photo freights and three passenger trains should provide a lot of opportunities for watching and photographing steam. And the cool weather will ensure dramatic steam effects. The freights will depart East Ely at 8 a.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday. The plan is for one freight to operate to Keystone, the other up the High Line to Adverse, but specifics will depend on the weather to maximize the best photo opportunities. The Polar Expresses will depart at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Steam locomotive 93 will pull all trains. The night photo shoot will begin at 6 p.m. at the enginehouse. There is a cost is twenty-five dollars for one day or forty dollars for both days to participate in the photo shoot.
For details - Nevada Northern Railway
Friday December 10 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 4.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Saturay December 11 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 3.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Sunday December 12 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 2.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Friday December 17 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 4.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Saturay December 18 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 3.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Sunday December 19 - Owosso Michigan - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 hauls 'North Pole Express' 2.30pm departure (sold out).
For details - MSTRP
Friday 31 December - Durango & Silverton - New Year's Eve evening train.
For details - Durango & Silverton RR