This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. For tourist railroads offering regularly
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Last updated May 2, 2022.
MAY 2022
May 7: Nickel Plate 765 Night Photo Shoot
Night photo shoot with Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765, vintage freight cars, and
cabooses - New Haven, Indiana
More information:
Chris Lantz Photography
Related photos:
Nickel Plate 765 Night Photos
May 7: NC Transportation Museum "At The Throttle"
Participants can operate
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 - Spencer, North Carolina
More information:
North Carolina
Transportation Museum
May 7: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
May 7-8: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions
Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado
More information:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
May 13-15: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 leads three weekends of excursions from Independence and Akron, Ohio
More information:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad
May 20: Age of Steam Roundhouse Photo Session
Small group photo session in the roundhouse, plus operation of Morehead &
North Fork 0-6-0 #12 - Sugarcreek, OH
More information:
Trains Magazine
May 20-22: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 leads three weekends of excursions from Independence and Akron, Ohio
More information:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad
May 21: Hobo Railroad & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad "Lincoln Limited"
Excursion over the entire line from Meredith to Lincoln, New Hampshire
For more information:
Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
May 21: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove"
Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from
Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA
More information:
Everett Railroad
Related photos:
Everett
Railroad Photos
May 27-30: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
May 28: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers an excursion from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
May 29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Railfan Special
Plymouth #7 leads a freight and GE #9331 leads a passenger train with photo
runbys - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
JUNE 2022
June 4: Bradford Ohio Railroad Heritage Festival
Celebrate railroad history with model trains, museum tours, and
children's activities - Bradford, Ohio
More information:
Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum
June 4: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
June 11-12: Steamtown Railfest 2022
Excursions to Moscow, trolley rides from the Electric City Trolley Museum, locomotive shop tours and
demonstrations - Scranton, Pennsylvania
Details forthcoming: Steamtown National Historic Site
Related photos:
Steamtown Photo Gallery
JULY 2022
July 1-4: Great Western Steam Up
Visiting steam locomotives including including Southern Pacific 18,
Eureka & Palisade 4, Santa Cruz Portland Cement 2, Bluestone Mining & Smelting
1, Nevada County Narrow Gauge 5, and Cortez Mining Co “Ann Marie” - Carson City,
Nevada
More information: Great Western
Steam Up
July 1-4: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
July 2: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
July 2: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers an excursion from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
July 19: Sumpter Valley Railroad Photo Charter
Photo runbys with Heisler #3 and historic freight and
passenger equipment - Baker City, Oregon
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Sumpter Valley Railroad Photos
AUGUST 2022
August 6: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
August 6-7: Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad Steam
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 powers two weekends of
steam excursions from Lebanon, Ohio
More information: Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
August 6-7: Huckleberry Railroad Railfan Weekend
Train rides with Alaska Railroad 4-6-0 #152 plus shop tours,
demonstrations, photo special, and model trains - Flint, Michigan
Details forthcoming:
Huckleberry Railroad &
Facebook Page
Related photos:
Huckleberry Railroad Photo Gallery
August 13: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers an excursion from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
August 13-14: Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad Steam
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 powers two weekends of
steam excursions from Lebanon, Ohio
More information: Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
August 20: Black Hills Central RR Double Header & 65th Anniversary
Mallet locomotives #108 and #110 lead a doubleheader with photo
opportunities - Hill City, South Dakota
More information:
Black Hills Central
Railroad
August 25-28: Prairie Village Annual Steam Threshing Jamboree
Train rides with Lima 0-6-0 #29 and Alco 0-4-0T #11 - Prairie Village, South
Dakota
More information:
Historic Prairie Village
August 27-28: Tweetsie Railroad "Railroad Heritage Weekend"
Two days of train rides with steam locomotives 4-6-0 #12 and 2-8-2 #190 -
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
More information:
Tweetsie Railroad
Related photos:
Tweetsie Railroad Railfan Weekend Photos
SEPTEMBER 2022
September 2-5: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
September 3: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers an excursion from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
September 3 & 17: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
September 18: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove"
Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from
Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA
More information:
Everett Railroad
Related photos:
Everett
Railroad Photos
September 24: Council Bluffs Railroad Days
Celebration of railroad heritage including the RailsWest Museum and UP
Museum - Council Bluffs, Iowa
More information:
Council Bluffs
Railroad Days
September 27 - October 2: Galloping Goose
Excursions on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Excursions from Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico with Galloping
Goose #5
More information:
Cumbres &
Toltec Scenic Railroad
September 30 - October 2: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
OCTOBER 2022
October 1: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
October 1-2: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers excursions from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
October 4-5: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
Two-day photo charter featuring a log train and mixed freight led by Polson Logging 2-8-2 #2
and Craig Mountain Lumber Heisler #3 - Garibaldi, Oregon
More information:
Lerro Productions
Related photos:
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
October 6-7: Albany & Eastern Railroad Photo Charter
Two-day photo charter featuring a log train and mixed freight led by
recently acquired Santa Maria Valley 2-6-2 #205
More information:
Lerro Productions
October 8: SP&S 700 Photo Charter
Afternoon and night photo sessions feature SP&S 4-8-4 #700 at Oregon
Rail Heritage Center in Portland, OR
More information:
Lerro Productions
Related photos:
SP&S 700 Photos
October 8-9: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers excursions from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
October 13-14: Cumbres & Toltec Rio Grande Photo Special
Two-day photo charter with
D&RGW #168 and a K-36 - Chama, New Mexico
More information:
Trains & Travel
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec
Passenger Trains,
Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains
October 24-25: Cumbres & Toltec "Toltec Rattler Redux"
12-hour photo freights led by a K-36 - Chama, New Mexico
More information:
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec
Passenger Trains,
Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains
October 29-30: Reading & Northern Railroad Iron Horse Rambles
Reading & Northern 4-8-4 #2102 powers excursions from Reading
to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
NOVEMBER 2022
November 4-6: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 leads a photo freight, plus night photo sessions -
Cumberland, Maryland
More information:
Trains
Magazine
Related photos:
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photos
November 4-6: Cass Scenic Railroad 2022 Rail Heritage Weekend
Three days of photography opportunities with Heisler #6 and Shays #4 &
#5 - Durbin & Cass, West
Virginia
Details forthcoming:
Durbin &
Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Cass Railfan Weekend Photos
November 5: Everett Railroad Photo Charter
Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a mixed freight - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Chris Lantz Photography
Related photos:
Everett
Railroad Photos
November 5-6: Reading & Northern Railroad Fall Foliage Excursions
Reading & Northern 4-6-2 #425 steam excursions from Reading to Jim
Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern 425 Photo Gallery
November 5-6: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
November 11-13: Three Eras of Railroading Photo Charters
Three photo charters at Pennsylvania railroads: Northern Central,
Middletown & Hummelstown, East Broad Top
More information:
Dynamo
Productions
November 12-13: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
November 19-20: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
FEBRUARY 2023
February 2-3 & 8-9: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 pulls two weekends of photo freights -
Cumberland, Maryland
More information:
Lerro Productions
Related photos:
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photos
February 3-5: Nevada Northern Railway "Winter Steam Photo Spectacular"
3-day weekend photographing freight and passenger trains with 2-8-0 #93 and 2-80
#81 - Ely, Nevada
More information:
Nevada Northern Railway
Related photos:
Nevada Northern
Railway Winter Steam Spectacular
February 17-19: Nevada Northern Railway "Winter Steam Photo Spectacular"
3-day weekend photographing freight and passenger trains with 2-8-0 #93 and 2-80
#81 - Ely, Nevada
More information:
Nevada Northern Railway
Related photos:
Nevada Northern
Railway Winter Steam Spectacular
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