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This calendar
features upcoming steam train charters, photo specials, mainline
steam excursions, and other unique steam operating events in the U.S. & Canada.
For a full calendar of all railfan events, including special diesel-powered
excursions, rare mileage trips, and railroad festivals, please see our
Railfan Events & Excursions Calendar. For additions to this page, please
Submit Your Event.
See also:
Tourist Railroads,
Steam Locomotives,
Locomotive Records &
Statistics,
Steam Photos,
YouTube Vids
Last updated March 25, 2020.
MAY 2020
May 2: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
May 2-3: Texas State Railroad Photo Charter
Tremont & Gulf 2-8-2 #30 (Texas State #400) leads a two-day
photo freight - Palestine, Texas
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Texas State Railroad Photo Gallery
(SteamPhotos.com)
May 16-17: 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
May 23-25: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day, plus
Saturday evening railfan
special with runbys north of Walkersville towards Woodsboro - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
May 23-25: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 2 (Yard Goat Images)
May 30-31: 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
JUNE 2020
June 6: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
June 6: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
June 13-14: Steamtown Railfest 2020
Diesel-powered excursions to Moscow, short train rides behind Baldwin 0-6-0 #26,
trolley rides from the Electric City Trolley Museum, locomotive shop tours and
demonstrations - Scranton, Pennsylvania
Details forthcoming: Steamtown National Historic Site
Railfest 2020
Related photos:
Steamtown Photo Gallery (SteamPhotos.com)
June 27-28: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Locomotive 168 Photo
Charter
D&RGW #168 leads a charter with historic passenger consist
(Saturday) and freight (Sunday) - Antonito, Colorado
More information:
Friends of
the Cumbres & Toltec
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec
Passenger Trains,
Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 2 (Yard Goat Images)
June 27-28: Carillon Park Rail Festival
Live steam trains, historical exhibits, and model train displays - Dayton, Ohio
More information:
Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society
JULY 2020
July 3-5: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 2 (Yard Goat Images)
July 4: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
July 4: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
July 11-12: Stewartstown Railroad Steam
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 powers three weekends of
steam excursions from Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
More information: Stewartstown
Railroad
July 18: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
July 18-19: Stewartstown Railroad Steam
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 powers three weekends of
steam excursions from Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
More information: Stewartstown
Railroad
July 25-26: Stewartstown Railroad Steam
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 powers three weekends of
steam excursions from Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
More information: Stewartstown
Railroad
AUGUST 2020
August 1: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
August 1: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
August 15: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
August 22-30: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Roundup of Victorian
Iron Horses
Visiting steam locomotives include Eureka & Palisade #4, Glenbrook,
and D&RGW #315 (as #425), plus recently restored D&RGW #168 - Antonito, Colorado
More information:
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec,
D&RGW #315,
Eureka & Palisade #4 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 2 (Yard Goat Images)
August 27-30: 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 29-30: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
August 30-31: Durango & Silverton Photo Charter
D&RGW K-37 #493 leads a two-day
photo freight to Silverton, plus night photo session - Durango, Colorado
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Cascade Canyon Winter Train (Yard Goat Images)
August 30 - September 7: Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
"Steam Show"
Pennsy B4a 0-6-0 #643 operates during the annual steam show -
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 2-5: 40th National Narrow Gauge Convention
Annual convention to be held in St. Louis, Missouri
Details forthcoming: National Narrow Gauge Convention
September 4-7: Hesston Steam & Power Show 2020
Three gauges of operating steam trains plus steam tractor, saw mill, crane,
and more - La Porte, Indiana
Details forthcoming:
Hesston Steam Museum
September 5: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
September 5: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
September 5-7: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 2 (Yard Goat Images)
September 19: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
September 19: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
September 23 - October 1: Colorado Steam Charters
8-day steam photo charter at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Georgetown Loop,
South Park Rail Society, and Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
More information:
Lerro
Productions
September 26: Edaville Rail Fan Day
Monson Railroad steam locomotive #3 returns to Edaville for a rare mileage
trip with photo stops - Carver, MA
Details forthcoming:
Edaville
September 26: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads a trip from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
OCTOBER 2020
October 3: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Excursion to the Canyon
Steam-powered excursion to the Grand Canyon with 2-8-2 #4960 - Williams, Arizona
More information:
Grand Canyon Railway
Related photos:
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
October 3-4: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Excursions
Steam excursions with Santa Fe 4-6-2 #3415 from
Abilene, Kansas
More information:
Abilene & Smoky Valley
Railroad
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 2 (Yard Goat Images)
October 10-11: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
October 17-18: Sierra Railway Photo Charter
Sierra Railway #3 leads a photo charter on the Sierra Northern Railway from
Jamestown, California
More information:
Lerro
Productions
Related video:
California Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
NOVEMBER 2020
November 7: Everett Railroad Photo Charter
Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 leads a full day photo charter plus night
photo session - Martinsburg, PA
More information:
Historic Transport
Preservation
Related photos:
Everett
Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
November 8: Strasburg Rail Road Photo Charter
Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #475 leads a full day photo charter plus night
photo session - Strasburg, PA
More information:
Historic Transport
Preservation
Related photos:
Strasburg Rail Road Photo Gallery (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
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