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Saturday 21 January Elbe WA - Mt. Rainier Scenic RR Winter Spectacular. 3 locomotives under steam, Alco 2-8-2T #17, three truck Heisler #91
and three truck Climax #10.
For details - Mt. Rainier Scenic RR
Monday/Tuesday 30/31 January - Durango, Colorado - Durango & Silverton RR photo special event.
For details - Steamspecials.com
Monday-Thursday 6-9 February SBRHS AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 in steam at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal for Educational Outreach Program.
For details - San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 6/7/8 February Heber City, Utah - Heber Valley Railroad - Winter Photo Session. Locomotive 618 will do the honors on the Heber pulling vintage freight cars through stunning Provo Canyon.
For details - Heber Valley Winter Photo Session
Friday/Saturday/Sunday 10/11/12 February Ely Nevada - Nevada Northern Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. Both #93, a 2-8-0 built in 1909 and 40, 4-6-0 built in 1910 will be running.
For details - Nevada Northern Railway - Winter Steam Spectacular
Friday/Saturday 17/18 February - Strasburg PA, Strasburg RR photo special event.
For details - Steamspecials.com
Sunday 19 February - New Hope PA, New Hope and Ivyland Railroad photo special event.
For details - Steamspecials.com
Sunday February 19 - Durango Colorado - Durango & Silverton Winter Photo Special.
For details - Durango and Silverton
February 28 - New Orleans - ex SP 2-8-2 #745 due to arrive in Kansas City. Scheduled to return from Kansas City May 24.
For details - LASTA
April 28 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Denver to Sharon Springs KS.
April 29 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Sharon Springs to Salina KS, then layover and display in Salina.
May 3 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Herington to Pratt KS.
May 4 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Pratt to Guymon OK, then layover and display.
May 5 - Prineville Oregon - A half day of photography with Mount Emily Lumber Co. 1, 3-truck Shay on the City of Prineville Railroad. Price is US$200 and will be freight cars and caboose consist.
For details - Extra 2200South
May 6 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Guymon OK to Dalhart TX.
May 6 - October 28 - Durango Colorado. Daily services to Silverton.
For details - Durango and Silverton - schedule
May 5/6/7 - Cass West Virginia - Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers (CALS) 28th steam railroad weekend including trips to Old Spruce, Big Cut, Twin Bridges and Bald Knob with multiple, well managed, photo runbys.
For details - CALS
May 6-7 - Sumpter Valley, Oregon - 'White Pass' photo special. White Pass & Yukon #81 (originally Sumpter Valley #101), 2-8-2
For details - White Pass specials
May 7 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Dalhart TX to Alamogordo NM.
May 8 - Chehalis WA. A half day (afternoon) of photography on a photo freight with Cowlitz,
Chehalis & Cascade 15, 2-8-2. Cost is USD $100 per person. This event requires a minimum attendance of 10 people. Reservations now being accepted.
For details - Extra 2200South
May 8 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Alamogordo NM to El Paso TX, then layover and display.
May 9 - Mount Ranier Scenic Railroad. A full day of photography with a empty log train and Hillcrest Lumber
Co. 10, 3-truck Climax. If there is sufficient participaction a second locomotive, Mount Rainier Scenic RR 91, 3-truck Heisler, can be added for double
heading. This event will require the minimum participation of 20 people. Cost is USD $250 per person. Reservations are being accepted.
For details - Extra 2200South
May 10 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. El Paso to Alpine TX.
May 10 - Summerland BC - charter trains, morning on the Kettle Valley with Mayo Lumber Co. 3, 2-truck Shay and then move to Kamloops for an afternoon on the Kamloops Heritage Railway (ex CN) #2141, 2-8-0.
For details - Extra 2200South
May 10 - Port Alberni, BC. A half day of photography with Alberni Pacific Lumber Co. 7, 2-8-2T with a loaded log train. Cost will be CAN $100 per
person. Minimum of 10 people to make it a go.
For details - Extra 2200South
May 12-14 - White Pass and Yukon, Alaska - three day 'White Pass' photo special.
For details - White Pass specials
May 11 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Alpine to Del Rio TX.
May 12 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Del Rio to San Antonio TX then layover and display until May 19.
Saturday/Sunday May 13/14 - Cass West Virginia - Carl Franz Cass Spring Photo Special. The Saturday trip begins with the spectacular "Three train race" (three trains on three parallel tracks). The Sunday trip is on the ex-Western Maryland RR (now the West Virginia Central). About 30 photo runbys will be made during the two-day event. Other highlights include triple-headed log train runbys; some of the log cars will have LOGS!; the horseshoe curve at Spruce, WV; Shays and Heisler lettered for the "Mower Lumber Co."; see the Climax undergoing restoration; locomotive shop tour; no assigned seats; enjoy a ride in the caboose, the open car and the tourist cars, nine per cent grades and two switchbacks.
For details email CMFRR@aol.com
May 19-21 - Cass West Virginia - Railfan Weekend will start Friday evening with a program in the Cass shop. Saturday and Sunday will feature trips up Cass Hill and along Cheat River; with many opportunities to photograph the Cass geared locomotives at work.
For details - Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Association
May 19-21 - SP 2-8-2 #745 at Liberty Festival, Liberty, MO.
For details - LASTA
May 20 - Scranton PA - Steamtown historic site - excursion planned - details and motive power to follow.
For details - Steamtown - Scranton
May 20 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. San Antonio to Austin TX then layover and display.
May 22 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Austin to Palestine TX.
May 23 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Palestine to Marshall TX.
May 24 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Marshall TX to North Little Rock AR then layover and display.
May 26 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. North Little Rock to Russellville AR.
May 27 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Russellville AR to Claremore OK.
Saturday 27th May to Sunday 15 October Chama NM / Antonito CO - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad daily operation.
For details - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Saturday 27 May to Monday 4 September Grand Canyon Railway - twice daily round trip from Williams AZ to Grand Canyon South Rim during summer. Steam expected on 9.00am from Williams and 4.30pm from Grand Canyon, diesel on 1030am Williams and 3.00pm Grand Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Railway
May 28 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Claremore OK to Kansas City, then layover and display.
May 28 - Scranton PA - Steamtown historic site - excursion to Tobyhanna, probable power CN 2-8-2 #3254 outbound and diesel return.
For details - Steamtown - Scranton
May 29 - Scranton PA - Steamtown historic site - excursion to Moscow PA, probable power CN 2-8-2 #3254.
For details - Steamtown - Scranton
May 30 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Kansas City to Fairbury NE.
May 31 - UP 4-8-4 #844 publicity tour. Fairbury to North Platte NE.
Saturday 3 June - Tennessee Valley Railroad - 100-mile round-trip ride from Chattanooga to Summerville, GA. 2-8-0 #610 expected to power this trip both ways.
For details - Tennessee Valley Railroad
June 7 Chehalis, Washington - to be confirmed Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade #15, 2-8-2 steam charter round trip from Chehalis to Ruth.
For details - to follow. Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association
June 8 Morton, Washington - to be confirmed Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad steam charter to Tacoma, possibly with #17, 2-8-2T.
For details - to follow. Mount Ranier Scenic Railroad
June 10 and 11 Portland, OR - ex SP&S 4-8-4 #700 in steam at Oaks Park.
For details - Pacific Railroad Preservation Association
June 16 Phillipsburg NJ - Belvedere and Delaware River - photo event with NYS&W #142.
For details - NYS&W Tech Society
Wednesday June 21 - Minneapolis - Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 hauls one-way trip to Milwaukee. The trips will be operated with the cooperation of Canadian Pacific Railway and Amtrak. The train will include four fully restored former Milwaukee Road passenger cars: Pioneer Limited sleeper, Minnesota River, business car Montana, Super Dome 53 and Skytop observation car Cedar Rapids. This train will make all the regular Amtrak stops as it travels east over the former Milwaukee Road main line and passengers will be allowed to board at these stops.
Coach, First Class and Premium class tickets are now available on all four trips.
For details - Friends of 261
Friday June 23 - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 hauls dinner trip from Milwaukee Road Station in downtown Milwaukee to Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
For details - Friends of 261
Saturday June 24 - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 hauls round trip from Milwaukee to Wisconsin Dells. After unloading passengers at Wisconsin Dells, the train will continue on to New Lisbon, where it will be turned for the return to the Dells and Milwaukee. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Dells round trip and Wisconsin Dells-New Lisbon round trips will be sold as separate excursions.
For details - Friends of 261
Sunday June 25 - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 hauls round trip from Milwaukee to Wisconsin Dells and onwards to New Lisbon.
For details - Friends of 261
29 June - 4 July - SP 2-8-2 #745 planned to be on display at Taste of Kearney, Kearney, MO .
For details - LASTA