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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.
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Statistics,
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YouTube Vids
Last updated May 22, 2018.
MAY 2018
May 26: Strasburg Rail Road "Red Ball Express"
Mixed train photo charter with military theme, proceeds to support Verdant
View Farm - Strasburg, Pennsylvania
More information:
Strasburg Rail Road
Related photos:
Strasburg Rail Road Photo Gallery (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
May 26: 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)
May 26-28: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls regular excursions, plus railfan
special with runbys - Walkersville, MD
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
May 26-28: 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)
JUNE 2018
June 2: 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)
June 2: 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)
June 2-3: Cumbres & Toltec Photo Freight Charter
D&RGW 315 leads a two-day photo freight from Antonito to Cumbres and
return
More information:
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec
Related photos:
D&RGW 315 on the Cumbres & Toltec (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 2 (Yard Goat Images)
June 2-3: 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 9: Black River & Western Railroad Railfest
Black River 2-8-0 #60 leads three trips from Flemington to Ringoes, plus
model railroads, live steam, and caboose rides to Bowne - Flemington, New Jersey
More information:
Black River Railroad Historical Trust
Photos:
Black River & Western Railroad Photos
(SteamPhotos.com)
June 9: Steam Railroading Institute #126 Train Rides & Hobo Camp
Visiting steam locomotive Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 pulls four trips
from 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)
June 16-17: Catskill Mountain Railroad Steam Weekend
Viscose 0-4-0 steam locomotive #6 leads four trips per day from Kingston, New York
More information:
Catskill
Mountain Railroad
June 22-24: Oil Creek & Titusville Steam Train Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 #85 & Viscose 0-4-0 #6 saddle tank engines lead excursions -
Titusville, Pennsylvania
More information: Oil Creek &
Titusville Railroad
June 24: Steam Railroading Institute #126 Train Rides & Hobo Camp
Visiting steam locomotive Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 pulls three trips
from 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)
June 30 - July 1: Allentown & Auburn Railroad Steam Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 leads two weekends of trips
from Kutztown to Topton, PA
More information:
Allentown & Auburn Railroad
JULY 2018
July 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)
July 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)
July 7: Steam Railroading Institute #126 Train Rides & Hobo Camp
Visiting steam locomotive Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 pulls three trips
from 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)
July 7-8: Allentown & Auburn Railroad Steam Weekend
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 leads two weekends of trips
from Kutztown to Topton, PA
More information:
Allentown & Auburn Railroad
July 20-22: The Stourbridge Line "Steampunk Special"
Viscose 0-4-0 steam locomotive #6 leads four trips per day from
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
More information:
The Stourbridge Line
July 21: 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)
July 21: Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train
UP 4-8-4 #844 powers the annual excursion from Denver, Colorado to
Cheyenne, Wyoming and return. Ferry move expected to Denver on Thursday (July
19).
More information:
Cheyenne Frontier Days Train
&
Union
Pacific Steam Schedule
Related photos:
Cheyenne Frontier Days Train Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
July 22: Union Pacific Museum Special
UP 4-8-4 #844 powers a public excursion from Denver, Colorado to
Cheyenne, Wyoming
More information:
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
Association
July 28-29: 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)
AUGUST 2018
August 4: Boothbay Railway Village Railfan Day
Inspection car, railbus, and steam train rides, plus demonstrations of a
velocipede, speeder, hand car, and more - Boothbay, Maine
More information:
Boothbay Railway Village
August 4: 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)
August 11: 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)
August 18-19: Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Weekend
Viscose 0-4-0 steam locomotive #6 leads two weekends of train rides -
Rush, New York
More information:
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
August 18-19: Howell Melon Festival Excursions
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 leads one hour excursions from Howell to Byron,
Michigan
Details forthcoming:
Howell Melon Festival
Related photos:
Steam Railroading Institute in Summer & Fall Gallery (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
The Great Gathering at Owosso (Yard Goat Images)
August 23-26: 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
Related video:
Trains, Tractors, Threshers: A Celebration of Rural Life (Yard Goat Images)
August 24-26: Cumbres & Toltec Trains Magazine Photo Charter
K-36s doublehead a two-day photo freight, plus Friday night photo
session - Chama, New Mexico
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 2 (Yard Goat Images)
August 25-26: 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 25-26: Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Weekend
Viscose 0-4-0 steam locomotive #6 leads two weekends of train rides -
Rush, New York
More information:
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
August 26 - September 3: Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
"Steam Show"
Pennsy B4a 0-6-0 #643 expected to operate during the annual steam show -
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Details forthcoming:
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
August 30 - September 3: Midwest Old Threshers Reunion
Midwest Central Railroad operates steam locomotives during the festival - Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa
More information:
Midwest Central Railroad
August 31 - September 3: Hesston Steam & Power Show 2018
Three gauges of operating steam trains plus steam tractor, saw mill, crane,
and more - La Porte, Indiana
More information:
Hesston Steam Museum
SEPTEMBER 2018
September 1: 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)
September 1: 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)
September 1-2: Steamtown Railfest 2018
Night photo session; 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 2018
Related photos:
Steamtown Photo Gallery (SteamPhotos.com)
September 1-3: 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 4-8: 38th National Narrow Gauge Convention
Annual convention includes a steam excursion (Duluth to Two
Harbors), layout tours, museum visits, clinics, contests, and more -
Bloomington, Minnesota
More information:
National Narrow Gauge Convention
September 8: Steam Railroading Institute #126 Train Rides & Hobo Camp
Visiting steam locomotive Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 #126 pulls three trips
from 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)
September 8-9: Tennessee Valley Railfest
Steam and diesel-powered excursions, demonstrations, and exhibits -
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
September 15: 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 15: 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)
September 15: 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)
September 15-16: Nickel Plate 765 "The Joliet Rocket"
Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 leads four round-trip excursions from Joliet,
Illinois to Chicago Union Station
More information:
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Related photos:
Nickel Plate 765 Photos
(SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Midwest Steam Part 1 (Yard Goat Images)
September 15-16: Monticello Railway Museum "Railroad Days"
Vintage steam and diesel-powered passenger and freight trains including Southern
Railway 2-8-0 steam locomotive #401 - Monticello, Illinois
More information:
Monticello Railway Museum
September 28-30: 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 29: Schuylkill Haven Borough Day
Reading & Northern 4-6-2 steam locomotive #425 expected to lead three trains from Schuylkill Haven, PA
Details forthcoming: Schuylkill
Haven Borough Day
Related photos:
Reading & Northern Railroad Photos (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Pennsylvania Steam Stories (Yard Goat Images)
September 29 - October 1: Cumbres & Toltec Photo Freight Charter
(tentative)
K-36 steam locomotive leads a photo freight to Osier and return on
Saturday, followed by 315 and 463 to Cumbres and return (Sunday/Monday) -
Antonito, Colorado
Details forthcoming:
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec
Related photos:
D&RGW 315 on the Cumbres & Toltec (SteamPhotos.com)
Related video:
Steam in the Mountains Vol. 2 (Yard Goat Images)
OCTOBER 2018
October 6: 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 6-7: 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)
October 6: 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 13: 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 13-14: 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 16-20: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Photo Charters
Two-day and three-day photo charters featuring a log train and mixed freight
led by McCloud 2-6-2 #25, Polson Logging 2-8-2 #2, and Whitney Co. 2-4-4-2
“Skookum” - Garibaldi, Oregon
More information:
Lerro Productions
Related photos:
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (SteamPhotos.com)
October 20: Steam Railroading Institute "The Curwood Highlander"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers an excursion from Alma to Owosso, Michigan
Details forthcoming: 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 20-21: 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 27-28: 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 2018
November 3: 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 10 & 11: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam
Special"
Southern 2-8-0 #630 and/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 16-18, 23-25 & 30: 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 2018
December 1-2, 7-9 & 14-16: 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)
MARCH 2019
March 17-18: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
Whitney Co. 2-4-4-2 “Skookum” and Polson 2-8-2 #2 to lead log trains and
mixed freights, plus night photo session -
Garibaldi, Oregon
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (SteamPhotos.com)
MAY 2019
May 10: Transcontinental Railroad 150th Anniversary
UP 4-8-4 #844 and Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4014 are expected to make a special
excursion along the transcontinental route (Omaha-Sacramento) in April and May
2019 prior to an anniversary celebration on May 10 in Ogden, Utah
Details forthcoming:
Union
Pacific Steam
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