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This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. For tourist railroads offering regularly
scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. To add your event or excursion to this page, please
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Last updated September 20, 2017.
SEPTEMBER 2017
September 22-24: Durango & Silverton "Fall Photographers Train"
Annual photo specials to Silverton (Sat/Sun) plus night sessions in the yard
(Fri/Sat) - Durango, Colorado
More information:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
September 22-24: Southern Pacific #18 at the Laws Railroad Museum
Recently restored SP narrow gauge steam locomotive #18 to operate at
the museum - Bishop, California
More information:
Carson & Colorado Railway
September 22-24: Connecticut Antique Machinery Association (CAMA) Fall
Festival
Hawaii 2-4-2 narrow gauge steam locomotive #5 expected to operate - Kent,
Connecticut
More information:
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
September 22 - October 1: 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 23: Ma & Pa Railroad Heritage Day
Motorcar train rides, displays, demonstrations, and tours of historic Muddy
Creek Forks, Pennsylvania
More information:
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society
September 23: Milford Alive
Diesel locomotive "Millie" powers free train rides over a mile of restored
track in Milford, New Jersey
More information:
Milford Alive and
NYS&W T&HS
September 23-24: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad "Steam in the Valley"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 leads excursions from Independence, Ohio (Saturday) and
Akron, Ohio (Sunday)
More information:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad
September 23-24: Bluegrass Scenic Railroad & Museum Steam Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three weekends of
excursions - Versailles, Kentucky
More information: Bluegrass Scenic Railroad &
Museum
September 23-24: Leadville, Colorado & Southern Photo Special
Two diesel-powered excursions each day including rare mileage - Leadville, Colorado
More information:
Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad
September 30: Grand Canyon Railway "Man vs. Machine"
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 -
Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
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September 30: Schuylkill Haven Borough Day
Reading & Northern 4-6-2 steam locomotive #425 leads three train rides
from Schuylkill Haven, PA
More information: Schuylkill
Haven Borough Day
Related photos:
Reading & Northern Railroad Photos
September 30 - October 1: Milwaukee Road 261 Steam Excursions
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 leads round-trip excursions with photo run-bys from Minneapolis to
Winthrop (Saturday) and Minneapolis to Glencoe, Minnesota (Sunday)
More information:
Friends of the 261
Photos:
Milwaukee Road 261 Photos
September 30 - October 1: Leadville, Colorado & Southern Photo Special
Two diesel-powered excursions each day including rare mileage - Leadville, Colorado
More information:
Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad
OCTOBER 2017
October 1: Reading & Northern "Autumn Leaf" Excursion
Diesel-powered fall foliage excursion from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information:
Reading & Northern Railroad
Related photos:
Reading & Northern Railroad Excursion Photos
October 6-8: Allentown & Auburn Railroad Steam Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 leads two weekends of trips
from Kutztown to Topton, PA
Details forthcoming:
Allentown & Auburn Railroad
October 7: Steam Railroading Institute "Northern Arrow"
Diesel-powered excursion from Kalkaska to Petoskey, Michigan
More information: Steam Railroading Institute
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in
Summer & Fall Gallery
October 7: St. Marys Railroad "Railroad Days"
Train rides with
Lehigh Valley Coal 0-6-0 steam locomotive #126, plus "at the
throttle" experience
- St. Marys, GA
More information: St. Marys Railroad
October 7: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 or 2-8-2 #4501 lead a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
October 7: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon using 2-8-2 #4960 or 2-8-0 #29 -
Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos
October 7-8: Reading & Northern "Autumn Leaf" Excursions
Reading & Northern 4-6-2 steam locomotive #425 powers excursions
from Reading to Jim Thorpe, PA
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern 425 Photo Gallery
October 7-8: 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 9: Steamtown Excursion to Carbondale
Baldwin 0-6-0 #26 powers an excursion from Scranton to
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
More information:
Steamtown National Historic Site
& Facebook Event
Related photos:
Steamtown Photo Gallery
October 14: Steam Railroading Institute "Cadillac Limited"
Diesel-powered excursion from Mt. Pleasant to Cadillac, Michigan
More information: Steam Railroading Institute
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in
Summer & Fall Gallery
October 14: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 or 2-8-2 #4501 lead a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
October 14: 470 Railroad Club "Crawford Notch Excursion"
Diesel-powered excursion with photo runbys on the Conway Scenic RR from North Conway
to Fabyans, NH
More information: 470 Railroad
Club
Related photos:
Conway Scenic Railroad Photos
October 14: Old Dominion Chapter NRHS "Autumn Leaf Rambler"
Two excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad from Dillwyn to New Canton,
Virginia and return
More information:
Old
Dominion Chapter NRHS
October 14-15: Amtrak 5th Annual "Autumn Express"
Amtrak excursion from New York Penn Station, through Newark, up the
River Line (West Shore) to Selkirk, across the Hudson at Castleton, and return
via Amtrak's Hudson Line
More information:
Amtrak
October 14-15: Sumpter Valley Railroad Photographer's Weekend
Photo runbys with Mikado #19, Heisler #3, and historic freight and passenger
equipment - Baker City, Oregon
More information:
Sumpter Valley
Railroad
Related photos:
Sumpter Valley Railroad Photos
October 14-15: Allentown & Auburn Railroad Steam Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 leads two weekends of trips
from Kutztown to Topton, PA
Details forthcoming:
Allentown & Auburn Railroad
October 14-15: Reading & Northern "Autumn Leaf" Excursions
Reading & Northern 4-6-2 steam locomotive #425 powers excursions
from Reading to Jim Thorpe, PA
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern 425 Photo Gallery
October 15: Steamtown Excursion to Delaware Water Gap
120-mile round-trip diesel-powered excursion to Delaware Water Gap from
Scranton, Pennsylvania
More information:
Steamtown National Historic Site
Related photos:
Steamtown Photos
October 21: ELDCPS Excursion from East Stroudsburg to Scranton
Diesel-powered round-trip excursion from East Stroudsburg to
Scranton, Pennsylvania
More information:
Erie Lackawanna
Dining Car Preservation Society (ELDCPS)
Related photos:
Steamtown Excursion Photos
October 21: St. Marys Railroad "Halloween Express"
Lehigh Valley Coal 0-6-0 steam locomotive #126 pulls two weekends of excursions
- St. Marys, Georgia
More information: St. Marys Railroad
October 21: Old Dominion Chapter NRHS "Autumn Leaf Rambler"
Two excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad from Dillwyn to New Canton,
Virginia and return
More information:
Old
Dominion Chapter NRHS
October 21-22: New River Train Excursions
Diesel-powered excursions from Huntington to Hinton, West Virginia,
through the New River Gorge
More information:
Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
October 21-22: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam
Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 or 2-8-2 #4501 lead a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
October 21-22: Reading & Northern "Autumn Leaf" Excursions
Diesel-powered fall foliage excursions from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information:
Reading & Northern Railroad
Related photos:
Reading & Northern Railroad Excursion Photos
October 22: Steamtown Excursion to Cresco
Diesel-powered round-trip excursion to Cresco from Scranton,
Pennsylvania
More information:
Steamtown National Historic Site
Related photos:
Steamtown Photos
October 22: ELDCPS Delaware Water Gap Excursions
Three diesel-powered excursions through the Delaware Water Gap from East
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Erie Lackawanna
Dining Car Preservation Society (ELDCPS)
Related photos:
Steamtown Excursion Photos
October 27-29: Bellefonte Railroad Historical Society "Fall Foliage
Excursions"
Two excursions per day from Bellefonte,
Pennsylvania, including a Saturday trip with layover in Tyrone
More information:
Bellefonte
Railroad Historical Society
October 28: Mass Bay RRE's "Two Rivers Steam Special" on the
Providence & Worcester Railroad
All-day excursion on the P&W and Amtrak from Worcester,
Massachusetts to Old Saybrook, Connecticut, then steam-powered excursion (with
photo runby) over all operable track on the Valley Railroad
More information:
Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
Related photos:
Valley Railroad Photos
October 28: St. Marys Railroad "Halloween Express"
Lehigh Valley Coal 0-6-0 steam locomotive #126 pulls two weekends of excursions
- St. Marys, Georgia
More information: St. Marys Railroad
October 28: Steam Railroading Institute "The Curwood Highlander"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers an excursion from Alma to Owosso, Michigan
More information: Steam Railroading Institute
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in
Summer & Fall Gallery
October 28: Old Dominion Chapter NRHS "Autumn Leaf Rambler"
Two excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad from Dillwyn to New Canton,
Virginia and return
More information:
Old
Dominion Chapter NRHS
October 28-29: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Doubleheader
Southern 2-8-0 #630 & 2-8-2 #4501 doublehead a trip from
Chattanooga, Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
October 28-29: New River Train Excursions
Diesel-powered excursions from Huntington to Hinton, West Virginia,
through the New River Gorge
More information:
Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
October 28-29: Reading & Northern "Autumn Leaf" Excursions
Diesel-powered fall foliage excursions from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information:
Reading & Northern Railroad
Related photos:
Reading & Northern Railroad Excursion Photos
NOVEMBER 2017
November 4: Falls Road Railroad Excursion
Excursion from Lockport to Brockport, NY, with photo run-bys and
visit to the Medina Railroad Museum
More information:
Niagara Frontier Chapter, NRHS
November 4: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 or 2-8-2 #4501 lead a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
November 4-5: Everett Railroad Photo Charter
Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a photo charter around Hollidaysburg,
Pennsylvania and Claysburg and Martinsburg branches, plus night photo session
More information:
Lerro Productions
November 6: Strasburg Rail Road Photo Charter
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #475 will appear as N&W #382 for an all-day photo
charter plus night photo session in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Lerro Productions
Related photos:
Strasburg Rail Road Photo Gallery
November 11-12: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam
Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 or 2-8-2 #4501 lead a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information: Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
November 17-19 & 24-26: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole
Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers the annual Christmas excursions from Owosso,
Michigan
More information:
Steam Railroading Institute
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in Winter Gallery
DECEMBER 2017
December 1-3, 8-10 & 15-17: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole
Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers the annual Christmas excursions from Owosso,
Michigan
More information:
Steam Railroading Institute
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in Winter Gallery
December 9: ELDCPS Santa Trains from East Stroudsburg to Slateford
Three diesel-powered excursions through the Delaware Water Gap from East
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Erie Lackawanna
Dining Car Preservation Society (ELDCPS)
Related photos:
Steamtown Excursion Photos
December 10: ELDCPS Santa Train from East Stroudsburg to Gouldsboro
Diesel-powered round-trip excursion from East Stroudsburg to Gouldsboro,
Pennsylvania
More information:
Erie Lackawanna
Dining Car Preservation Society (ELDCPS)
Related photos:
Steamtown Excursion Photos
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