Category Archives: Train Museums
N&W No. 611 returns to North Carolina Transportation Museum
N&W No. 611 returns to North Carolina Transportation Museum. The famed 4-8-4 will be featured in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 events. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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UP 844 steam excursion set to run from Denver-Cheyenne July 22
The Union Pacific “Living Legend,” 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 844, will operate a special passenger trip on Union Pacific’s historic equipment July 22, from Denver, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
SOU 4501 Summerville 2018 Steam Special
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum has announced their Summerville Steam Special schedule for 2018. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Smoke Over Steamtown
Through Dennis A. Livesey’s camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA for over 100 years and helped build a nation. Continue reading
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2016 Milwaukee Road No. 261 Summer Excursion
“Friends of the 261,” in cooperation with Amtrak, BNSF Railway and Lake Superior Railroad Museum, will operate the Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 pulling an excursion from Minneapolis to Duluth, Minnesota. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
2016 N&W 611 Schedule
The Virginia Museum of Transportation has announced the 2016 excursion schedule for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 steam engine. The 11 excursions will take place over four weekends. The first two, on April 9-10, will be hosted by … Continue reading
North Carolina Fall Train Rides
The North Carolina Transportation Museum is sponsoring 2015 autumn train excursions over Norfolk Southern rails from Spencer to Asheville on Oct. 31, and to Charlottesville, Va., on Nov.1. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
21st Century Steam excursions for 2015 include N&W 611, NKP 765 and Southern 4501
Norfolk Southern has published its schedule of 21st Century Steam excursions for 2015, some of which will feature the newly restored ex-Norfolk & Western J Class locomotive No. 611. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
N&W 611 Restoration Tour Feb 20th
The Virginia Museum of Transportation is offering a chartered bus trip to the North Carolina Transportation Museum (NCTM) in Spencer, NC, for an up-close tour of the restoration of the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
North Carolina Transportation Museum excursion train to Charleston, S.C.
North Carolina Transportation Museum excursion May 17-19. The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum and the North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation will sponsor the “Lowcountry Limited” excursion train between Spencer and Charleston, S.C. The train will operate on May … Continue reading
