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Excursions

A 2025 Big Steam Summer
Jun 9, 2025

A 2025 Big Steam Summer

Spring has sprung some big highlights for big steam in 2025. After a two-week stay at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic…

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Short film on CPR No. 2816’s 2024 tour to premiere this fall (with video)
Jun 4, 2025

Short film on CPR No. 2816’s 2024 tour to premiere this fall (with video)

CALGARY, Alberta — CPKC will be premiering its short film of Canadian Pacific No. 2816’s 2024 tour this fall. The…

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Union Pacific Big Boy-Lincoln diesel trip set for July
May 27, 2025

Union Pacific Big Boy-Lincoln diesel trip set for July

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 and the railroad’s diesel honoring Abraham Lincoln will make a round…

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New tourist rail operation to launch in New York’s Finger Lakes region
May 20, 2025

New tourist rail operation to launch in New York’s Finger Lakes region

GENEVA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Railway will host a series of family-friendly excursions and adults-only wine-tasting trains this summer.…

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Nickel Plate Road Nos. 765 and 358 celebrate Wheeling & Lake Erie’s anniversary
May 19, 2025

Nickel Plate Road Nos. 765 and 358 celebrate Wheeling & Lake Erie’s anniversary

BREWSTER, Ohio — Following its two-week stay at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765…

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Reading & Northern No. 2102 to make three trips as part of 2025 Fall Foliage excursions
May 16, 2025

Reading & Northern No. 2102 to make three trips as part of 2025 Fall Foliage excursions

PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern has announced its 2025 Fall Foliage excursion schedule, including three trips to…

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Reading & Northern No. 2102 set for September excursion
Apr 9, 2025

Reading & Northern No. 2102 set for September excursion

PORT CLINTON, Pa. — Reading & Northern T-1 4-8-4 No. 2102 will power a Sept. 13, 2025, steam excursion through…

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Western Maryland Scenic No. 1309 set to return to operation in May
Apr 9, 2025

Western Maryland Scenic No. 1309 set to return to operation in May

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is slated to return to operation beginning May 3, powering…

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Spring for Big Steam in 2025
Mar 20, 2025

Spring for Big Steam in 2025

Spring has officially sprung, and like warmer days ahead, announcements will soon be heating up for when and where you…

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News photo: A (temporary) farewell to Hudson trips
Mar 6, 2025

News photo: A (temporary) farewell to Hudson trips

NEW YORK — The United Railroad Historical Society’s popular Hudson River Rail Excursions are done — for the time being.…

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Remembering Jim Schwinkendorf
Feb 28, 2025

Remembering Jim Schwinkendorf

For many years, operators of mainline steam locomotives knew they had a valuable friend in Jim Schwinkendorf, a veteran railroad…

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Ohio Rail Experience announces 2025 schedule
Feb 23, 2025

Ohio Rail Experience announces 2025 schedule

LEBANON, Ohio — Cincinnati Scenic Railway’s Ohio Rail Experience has announced its 2025 tour schedule, marking the return of a…

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