STEAM TRAIN DIARY - earlier months


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July 2017


July 1 - North Platte NE: 'Home Plate Special'. UP 4-8-4 #844 returns to Cheyenne. Departure from Council Bluffs delayed - now on July 1
For details - UP Steam

July 1 - Williams AZ. Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 due to operate the round trip to the Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Steam Schedule

July 1 and 13 - Chattanooga TN: Tennessee Valley Railway Museum trip to Summerville GA with steam.
For details - TVRM

July 4 - Prineville OR: Mount Emily Shay #1 will operate a series of excursion trips beginning at 8am, with runs every hour on the hour until 3pm. Boarding will be at the COP Team Track located at 1521 NW Lamonta Road. Rides are FREE and open to the public and each run can accommodate 90-100 people. Directions to the COP Team Track - Enter Prineville from HWY 126 Eastbound, and then turn left at the first light onto Harwood Street. Go North from Harwood to Lamonta Road, then turn left and continue ¼ mile. The Team Track will be on your left.
For details of Mt Emily Shay - Mount Emily Shay

July 15 - Los Angeles CA: AT&SF 4-8-4 #3751 will be in steam on display at Los Angeles Union Station from 12noon until 6pm.
For details - Santa Fe 3751 Facebook Page

July 20 - Cheyenne WY: Date to be confirmed Positioning move from Cheyenne to Denver. Power UP 4-8-4 #844.
For details - to follow.

July 22 - Denver CO: 'Frontier Days' train to Cheyenne and return. Power UP 4-8-4 #844.
For details - Frontier Days Train

July 23 - Denver CO: Date to be confirmed Positioning move from Denver to Cheyenne. Power UP 4-8-4 #844.
For details - to follow.


August 2017


August 5 - Williams AZ. Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 due to operate the round trip to the Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Steam Schedule

August 5 and 19 - Chattanooga TN: Tennessee Valley Railway Museum trip to Summerville GA with steam.
For details - TVRM

August 19 and 20 - Howell MI. Pere Marquette #1225 2-8-4 heading 1 hour exursions.
For details - Steam Railroading Institute

August 30 - September 2 - Denver CO: Narrow Gauge Convention.
For details - NG Convention


September 2017


September 2 - Williams AZ. Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 due to operate the round trip to the Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Steam Schedule

September 2 and 16 - Chattanooga TN: Tennessee Valley Railway Museum trip to Summerville GA with steam.
For details - TVRM

September 4, 5, 6 - Chama NM: Special events including the Rio Grande Southern lives again with the re-creation of RGS 455.
For details - Friends of the C&TSR

September 16 - Williams AZ. Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 due to operate the round trip to the Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Steam Schedule

September 16, 17 and 23, 24 - Akron and Independence OH: Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 will operate 'Steam in the Valley' excursions along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, from Rockside Station, Independence Ohio twice on Saturdays and from Akron twice on Sundays.
For details - CVSR

September 22 - 24 - Bishop CA. "The Slim Princess Reunion" - SP narrow gauge #18 to head numerous trips at the Laws Railroad Museum.
For details - Southern Pacific NG Society

September 25 - 27 - Chama NM: Chama Steam 'Fall Madness'. Cancelled Photo freight event.
For details - Chama Steam

September 26 - 28 - Cumberland MD. Postponed until 2018 Newly restored C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 to head photo freight event on Western Maryland Scenic RR.
For details - Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

September 30 - Williams AZ. Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 due to operate the round trip to the Canyon.
For details - Grand Canyon Steam Schedule

September 30 - Minneapolis MI: MILW 4-8-4 #261 heading 'Fall Colors' excursion to Gibbon or Winthrop.
For details - Friends of 261 Excursions


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