This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. For tourist railroads offering regularly
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Last updated April 26, 2024.
FEATURED EVENTS
May 17-18: Durango & Silverton Photo Charter
Pulled by a K-36 or K-37, our photo charter will feature a work
train consist with MOW hoppers and flat cars headed toward Needleton. A night
photo session in the Durango Yard and roundhouse rounds out the event. Durango,
Colorado
More information:
Dak Dillon Photography
September 21: Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Steam Mixed Train Charter
& Night Shoot
2-foot narrow gauge 0-4-4 No. 9 of the WW&F Railway leads a noon-9pm
charter with historic freight and passenger equipment. A night session with
runbys and staged statics will wrap up the evening. Runbys coordinated for
optimal lighting and enhanced with period props and actors. Alna, Maine
More information:
Dynamo Productions
APRIL 2024
April 24 - May 28: CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour
Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 #2816 tours from Calgary to Mexico City to
celebrate the anniversary of the CP/KCS merger
More information:
CPKC
April 27: Ashland Train Day
20th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland,
Virginia
For more information:
Ashland Train Day
April 27: Sugar Express "Lake Placid Limited"
U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads an excursion from Clewiston to Lake Placid,
Florida
More information:
Sugar Express
Related video:
US Sugar 148 (Dynamo
Productions)
April 27-28: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions
Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado
More information:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
April - December: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad "Experience Georges
Creek"
Series of photography events that document rehabilitation of Georges Creek
Railway in western Maryland, including track work sessions, first passenger
train miles, and photo freight w/ WM GP9 #25
More information:
Gunnoe Media
MAY 2024
May 9: East Broad Top Photo Freight
EBT 2-8-2 #16 leads a photo freight, plus workshop tour - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
More information:
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical
Society
Related photos:
East Broad Top Railroad Photos
May 11: CNJ 113 Night Photo Session
CNJ 0-6-0 #113 will be fired up for the event, with Project 113 volunteers
posing for scenes - Minersville, Pennsylvania
More information:
Railway Restoration Project 113
May 17-18: Durango & Silverton Photo Charter
Pulled by a K-36 or K-37, our photo charter will feature a work
train consist with MOW hoppers and flat cars headed toward Needleton. A night
photo session in the Durango Yard and roundhouse rounds out the event. Durango,
Colorado
More information:
Dak Dillon Photography
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
May 18: Granite State Scenic Railroad "Granite State Special"
Excursion over the entire line from Meredith to Lincoln, New Hampshire
For more information:
Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
May 18: Sugar Express "Lake Placid Limited"
U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads an excursion from Clewiston to Lake Placid,
Florida
More information:
Sugar Express
Related video:
US Sugar 148 (Dynamo
Productions)
May 18-19: 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 18-19: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special
0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio
More information:
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
May 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions
Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado
More information:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
May 20: Colorado Railroad Museum Photo Special
Photo opportunities featuring RGS 20 and Rio Grande 491 plus night photo
session - Golden, Colorado
More information:
Dak Dillon
Photography
May 25: Reading & Northern Iron Horse Ramble
Reading 4-8-4 T-1 #2102 leads an excursion from Reading Outer
Station to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
May 25: 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
May 25-27: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day, plus
Saturday evening photo special - Walkersville,
Maryland
More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad
JUNE 2024
June 1: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads an excursion from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
June 1-2: 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 22: Reading & Northern Iron Horse Ramble
Reading 4-8-4 T-1 #2102 leads an excursion Nesquehoning to
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania for the 43rd annual Founders Day Festival
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
June 22: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads an excursion from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
June 29: Sugar Express "Lake Placid Limited"
U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads an excursion from Clewiston to Lake Placid,
Florida
More information:
Sugar Express
Related video:
US Sugar 148 (Dynamo
Productions)
JULY 2024
July 20-21: Prairie Village Railroad Days
Train rides with Lima 0-6-0 #29, doodlebug, and motorcars - Prairie Village, South
Dakota
More information:
Historic Prairie Village
AUGUST 2024
August 3: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
K-27 steam locomotive #463 leads a mixed train charter to Osier from Antonito,
Colorado
More information:
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec
Freight,
Cumbres & Toltec Passenger,
D&RGW 315
August 17: Reading & Northern Iron Horse Ramble
Reading 4-8-4 T-1 #2102 leads an excursion Nesquehoning to
Pittston, Pennsylvania for the annual Tomato Festival
More information: Reading & Northern
Railroad
Related photos:
Reading &
Northern Photo Gallery
August 20: Summerail
Multimedia presentations and train show & sale - Marion, Ohio
More information:
Summerail
August 24: Tamaqua Railfest
Railroad displays, exhibits, and model trains, plus excursion from Reading
to Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
More information:
Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce
August 24-25: 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
August 31: 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
SEPTEMBER 2024
September 9: Kentucky & Tennessee Railway #12 Photo Charter
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 (as K&T #12) leads a charter with photo
run-bys, antique props, and period actors - Chattanooga, Tennessee
More information:
Steven Saine Railfan
Productions
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
September 14 & 28: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads an excursion from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
September 19-23: White Pass & Yukon Rail Enthusiast Spectacular
3-day charter featuring Baldwin 2-8-2 #73 and GE shovelnose diesels
operating the full route between Carcross, Yukon and Skagway, Alaska
More information:
Trains & Travel International
September 21: Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Steam Mixed Train Charter
& Night Shoot
2-foot narrow gauge 0-4-4 No. 9 of the WW&F Railway leads a noon-9pm
charter with historic freight and passenger equipment. A night session with
runbys and staged statics will wrap up the evening. Runbys coordinated for
optimal lighting and enhanced with period props and actors. Alna, Maine
More information:
Dynamo Productions
OCTOBER 2024
October 5, 12-13 & 19-20: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads an excursion from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
October 8-9: Valley Railroad Company Photo Charter
Two days of photo opportunities in beautiful fall colors including a
passenger and freight consist, pulled by 2-8-2 #40 and 2-8-2 #3025. Essex,
Connecticut
More information:
Dak Dillon Photography
Related photos:
Valley Railroad
October 9: Virginia & Truckee Railroad Railfan Spectacular
McCloud River Railroad 2-8-2 #18 leads a photo special - Virginia City, Nevada
More information:
Trains & Travel International
Related photos:
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
October 10: Albany & Eastern Railroad Photo Special
Santa Maria 2-6-2 #205 leads a two-day rare mileage photo freight from
Lebanon, Oregon
More information:
Brodie Photography
October 10-11: East Broad Top Railfan Spectacular
EBT 2-8-2 #16 leads a photo freight, plus workshop tour - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
More information:
Trains & Travel International
Related photos:
East Broad Top Railroad Photos
October 15: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
McCloud River 2-6-2 #25 leads a photo freight - Garibaldi, Oregon
More information:
Brodie Photography
Related photos:
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
October 18-19: Durango & Silverton Photo Charter
Two-day charter led by a K-28 steam locomotive, plus night photo
session in Silverton. Durango,
Colorado
More information:
Trains Magazine
Related photos:
Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos
October 21-27: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Photo Charter
Charter features D&RG 4-6-0 #168, 2-8-0 #315/425, K27 #463,
and a K36 doubleheader with a variety of consists between Chama, New Mexico and
Antonito, Colorado
More information:
Lerro Photography
Related photos:
Cumbres & Toltec
Freight,
Cumbres & Toltec Passenger,
D&RGW 315
October 28: Santa Fe 2926 Yard Photo Shoot
Short photo runbys and staged scenes with Santa Fe 4-8-4 #2926 -
Albuquerque, New Mexico
More information:
Lerro Photography
NOVEMBER 2024
November 2-3: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special"
Southern 2-8-2 #4501 leads an excursion from Chattanooga,
Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia
More information:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Related photos:
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Photos
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