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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 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 1 (Yard Goat Images)
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 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 26-28: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photo Freight Charter
(postponed to 2018)
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 powers a 3-day photo freight between Cumberland and
Frostburg, Maryland
More information:
Western Maryland Scenic
Railroad
Related photos:
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Western Maryland Steam Spectacular (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Video:
Steam Specials in the Heartland (Yard Goat Images)
OCTOBER 2017
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: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam to the Grand Canyon (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
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
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 2 (Yard Goat Images)
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
(SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
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 21-22: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
The Great Gathering at Owosso (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 28-29: 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 (SteamPhotos.com)
NOVEMBER 2017
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
November 7-9: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photo Freight Charter
(postponed to 2018)
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 powers a 3-day photo freight between Cumberland and
Frostburg, Maryland
More information:
Western Maryland Scenic
Railroad
Related photos:
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Western Maryland Steam Spectacular (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
The Great Gathering at Owosso (Yard Goat Images)
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 (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
The Great Gathering at Owosso (Yard Goat Images)
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