This page provides a calendar of upcoming steam train charters, photo specials, mainline steam, and other unique steam operating events. For a calendar of other railfan events, including special diesel-powered excursions, please see the Railfan Events & Excursions Calendar. For tourist railroads offering regularly scheduled steam excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. Past steam specials may be found on the Steam Specials Archive Page.

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Last updated August 27, 2010

FEATURED EVENT

September 4-5: Texas State Railroad Railfest 2010
Steam train rides with 2-8-0 engine #300, steam engines 201 & 610 on display, motor car rides, shop tours, live steamers, model railroad layouts, live entertainment, and more - Palestine, Texas
For more information: Texas State Railroad

AUGUST 2010

August 27-31: Cumbres & Toltec "40th Anniversary Celebration"
Special excursions with D&RGW 2-8-2 #483 (temporary renumbering to commemorate the first C&TS locomotive) and RGS Galloping Goose #5 between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado
For more information: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
For photos: Cumbres & Toltec Passenger Train Photos & Cumbres & Toltec Freight Train Photos

August 27-29: Whitewater Valley Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Flagg Coal Co. 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive #75 pulls excursions from Metamora, Indiana
For more information: Whitewater Valley Railroad

August 27-29: North Shore Scenic Railroad Steam Excursions
Soo Line 4-6-2 #2719 powers six-hour excursions from Duluth to Two Harbors, Michigan
For more information: North Shore Scenic Railroad

August 28: Steamtown Excursion to Tobyhanna
52-mile round-trip to Tobyhanna behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 1-6: Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association "Steam Show"
Pennsy B4a 0-6-0 #643 operates during the annual steam show - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
For more information: Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association

September 3-5: North Shore Scenic Railroad Steam Excursions
Soo Line 4-6-2 #2719 powers six-hour excursions from Duluth to Two Harbors, Michigan
For more information: North Shore Scenic Railroad

September 3-6: 54th Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show 2010
Three gauges of operating steam trains plus steam tractor, saw mill, crane, and more - La Porte, Indiana
For more information: Hesston Steam Museum

September 3-6: Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Steam Excursions
GM&N (RBMN) 4-6-2 #425 powers three excursions daily from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
For more information: Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
For photos: Reading & Northern 425 Photo Gallery

September 4-5: Texas State Railroad Railfest 2010
Steam train rides with 2-8-0 engine #300, steam engines 201 & 610 on display, motor car rides, shop tours, live steamers, model railroad layouts, live entertainment, and more - Palestine, Texas
For more information: Texas State Railroad

September 4-5: Steamtown "Lackawanna Railfest 2010"
Reading FP7 diesels power a round-trip from East Stroudsburg to Steamtown on Saturday only, plus steam excursions (CN 2-8-2 #3254) both days from Steamtown to Moscow; also visiting locomotives and rolling stock, model train displays, and trolley rides at the Electric City Trolley Museum - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

September 4-5: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursions
Eight-mile, hourly steam excursions behind Grand Canyon 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
For more information: Grand Canyon Railway

September 4-5: Little River Railroad "Double Header Weekend"
Doubleheader with Little River 4-6-2 #110 and 0-4-0T #1, plus motorcar rides - Coldwater, Michigan
For more information: Little River Railroad

September 4-6: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

September 4-6: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
First steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 (restored early '09) from Abilene to Enterprise, Kansas
For more information: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad

September 4-6: Niles Canyon Railway "Labor Day Steam"
Excursions with Southern Pacific 4-6-2 #2472 through Niles Canyon - Sunol, California
For more information: Golden Gate Railroad Museum

September 4-6: Whitewater Valley Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Flagg Coal Co. 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive #75 pulls excursions from Metamora, Indiana
For more information: Whitewater Valley Railroad

September 8-23: Union Pacific Steam "Portland Rose" Centennial Special to Pendleton, OR
UP 4-8-4 #844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Pendleton, Oregon
For more information: Union Pacific
For photos: UP 844 Photo Gallery

September 10-12: Whitewater Valley Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Flagg Coal Co. 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive #75 pulls excursions from Metamora, Indiana
For more information: Whitewater Valley Railroad

September 10-12: North Shore Scenic Railroad Steam Excursions
Soo Line 4-6-2 #2719 powers six-hour excursions from Duluth to Two Harbors, Michigan
For more information: North Shore Scenic Railroad

September 11: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad "DME Big Easy Express"
Excursion to Wheeler with Curtiss Lumber Heisler #2 and live New Orleans music - Garibaldi, Oregon
For more information: RailsNW

September 11-12: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

September 11-12: Tweetsie Railroad "Railfan Weekend"
Two days of steam trips with 4-6-0 #12 and 2-8-2 #190 - Blowing Rock, North Carolina
For more information: Tweetsie Railroad
For photos: Tweetsie Railroad Railfan Weekend

September 11-26: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Steam excursions with Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 and Viscose 0-4-0 #6 through Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Independence and Canton, Ohio
For more information: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

September 18: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
One-day only steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
For more information: Grand Canyon Railway

September 18-19: Conway Scenic Railroad "Railfans Weekend"
Steam and diesel excursions with runbys, plus night photo session - North Conway, New Hampshire
For more information: Conway Scenic Railroad
For photos: Conway Scenic Railroad Photos

September 18-19: White Mountain Central Railroad "Railroad Days"
Climax, Baldwin, and Porter steam locomotives in operation, plus Railbus - Lincoln, New Hampshire
For more information: White Mountain Central Railroad

September 18-19: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

September 18-19: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum "Steam Days"
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive #75 pulls 6-mile excursions from Calera, Alabama
For more information: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

September 18-19: Midway Fall Festival
R.J. Corman's QJ expected to run from Lexington to Midway, Kentucky for display at the festival
Details forthcoming: Midway Fall Festival

September 25-26: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum "Steam Days"
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive #75 pulls 6-mile excursions from Calera, Alabama
For more information: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

September 25-26: Durango & Silverton "Fall Photo Special"
Photo specials to Silverton with coaches in 1940's era green paint - Durango, Colorado
For more information: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
For photos: Durango & Silverton Photo Gallery

September 28 - October 14: Union Pacific Steam "Missouri River Eagle"
UP Challenger 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive #3985 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Sedalia, Missouri for the Sedalia Sesquicentennial. On the first day (September 28), the Challenger will lead the Ringling Bros. circus train between Speer, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado.
For more information: Union Pacific

OCTOBER 2010

October 2: Reading & Northern Steam Excursion - Duryea (Scranton) to Jim Thorpe
GM&N 4-6-2 #425 powers an excursion through the Lehigh Gorge to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
For more information: Reading & Northern Railroad
For photos: Reading & Northern 425 Photo Gallery

October 2: Royal Hudson Steam to Squamish
Royal Hudson 4-6-4 #2860 leads an excursion from North Vancouver to Squamish, B.C., Canada
For more information: West Coast Railway Association

October 2: Steamtown Excursion to Moscow
26-mile round-trip to Moscow behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 2-3: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
First steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 (restored early '09) from Abilene to Enterprise, Kansas
For more information: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad

October 2-3: Durango & Silverton "Fall Photo Special"
Photo specials to Silverton with coaches in 1940's era green paint - Durango, Colorado
For more information: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
For photos: Durango & Silverton Photo Gallery

October 2-3: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

October 3: Steamtown Excursion to Tobyhanna
52-mile round-trip to Tobyhanna behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 7-11: Central Coast Railroad Festival
Historical, educational, and recreational events at sites around San Luis Obispo, California
For more information: Central Coast Railroad Festival

October 8-10: East Broad Top "Fall Spectacular"
Steam engine #15, diesel M-7, motorcar M-3, and gas electric M-1 to operate, plus photographer's special on Friday (day and night) - Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
For more information: East Broad Top Railroad
For photos: East Broad Top Fall Spectacular

October 9: Reading & Northern Steam Excursion - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
GM&N 4-6-2 #425 powers day-long fall foliage excursions from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Reading & Northern Railroad
For photos: Reading & Northern 425 Photo Gallery

October 9: Steamtown Excursion to Moscow
26-mile round-trip to Moscow behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 9-10: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

October 10: Steamtown Excursion to Tobyhanna
52-mile round-trip to Tobyhanna behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 16: Steam Railroading Institute "Cadillac Fall Color Steam Special"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 powers an excursion (w/ runbys) from Alma to Cadillac, Michigan
For more information: Steam Railroading Institute
For photos: Nickel Plate 765 Photos & 765/1225 Doubleheader Photos

October 16: Steamtown Excursion to Moscow
26-mile round-trip to Moscow behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 16: Reading & Northern Diesel Excursion - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
Diesel-powered day-long fall foliage excursion from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Reading & Northern Railroad
For photos: Reading & Northern Photo Gallery

October 16-17: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum "Railfest Steam Days"
Steam train rides with 1950 Saddle Tank #4 St. Elizabeth, plus the operation of 1856 4-4-0 #25 William Mason (oldest operating steam locomotive in America) - Baltimore, Maryland
For more information: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

October 16-17: South Carolina Railroad Museum Steam Weekend
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 #75 operates on the Rockton, Rion & Western RR - Winnsboro, South Carolina
For more information: South Carolina Railroad Museum

October 16-17: Strasburg Rail Road Photo Charter
Photo freight charter and night photo session on the Strasburg Rail Road - Strasburg, Pennsylvania
For more information: Lerro Productions

October 17: Reading & Northern Steam Excursion - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
GM&N 4-6-2 #425 powers day-long fall foliage excursions from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Reading & Northern Railroad
For photos: Reading & Northern 425 Photo Gallery

October 17-18: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charter
Photo freight charter and night photo session on the East Broad Top - Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
For more information: Lerro Productions

October 18-19: Western Maryland Photo Freight
LS&I 2-8-0 #734 powers a photo freight on the Western Maryland Scenic RR from Cumberland, Maryland
For more information: E-mail Carl Franz (CMFRR@aol.com)
For photos: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photo Gallery

October 23: Steam Railroading Institute "Autumn in Alma"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 powers an excursion (w/ runbys) from Owosso to Alma, Michigan
For more information: Steam Railroading Institute
For photos: Nickel Plate 765 Photos & 765/1225 Doubleheader Photos

October 23: Steamtown Excursion to Tobyhanna
52-mile round-trip to Tobyhanna behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

October 23-24: Kentucky Railway Museum Excursion w/ L&N 152
L&N 4-6-2 #152 pulls a 22-mile round-trip from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky
For more information: Kentucky Railway Museum

October 23-24: South Carolina Railroad Museum Steam Weekend
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 #75 operates on the Rockton, Rion & Western RR - Winnsboro, South Carolina
For more information: South Carolina Railroad Museum

October 30: Steamtown Excursion to Moscow
26-mile round-trip to Moscow behind Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
For more information: Steamtown National Historic Site
For photos: Steamtown Photo Gallery

NOVEMBER 2010

November 6-7: Strasburg Rail Road "Trains & Troops"
Two steam locomotives operate, including a mixed freight train carrying re-enactors from all eras of the military - Strasburg, Pennsylvania
For more information: Strasburg Rail Road
For photos: Strasburg Rail Road Photo Gallery

November 8-14: Union Pacific Steam "50th Anniversary Special"
UP 4-8-4 #844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Council Bluffs, Iowa, including a public excursion on November 13 from Council Bluffs to North Platte and return
For more information: Union Pacific
For photos: UP 844 Photo Gallery

November 12-13: Roanoke Night Photo Session at the Virginia Museum of Transportation
Photograph N&W 611 and N&W 1218 with fog/smoke devices, props, and actors - Roanoke, Virginia
For more information: Lerro Productions

JANUARY 2011

January 2: Conway Scenic Railroad "Steam in the Snow" Photographer's Special
Grand Trunk 0-6-0 #7470 pulls an excursion to Notchland from North Conway, New Hampshire
Details forthcoming: Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
For photos: Conway Scenic Railroad Photo Gallery

JUNE 2011

June 9-13: White Pass & Yukon Railfan Week
Five days of steam and diesel excursions over the White Pass & Yukon - Skagway, Alaska
For more information: Extra 2200 South

JULY 2011

July 21-24: TrainFestival 2011
Mainline steam excursions, equipment displays, and model railroads expected - Rock Island, Illinois
Details forthcoming: TrainFestival 2011