October 1-4: Galloping Goose Excursions on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Excursions from Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico with Galloping Goose #5.Sponsorship: Galloping Goose Historical Society
October 3: Steam Railroading Institute "Cadillac Fall Color Steam Limited"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 and Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 doublehead from Alma to Cadillac, Michigan. Leaves Owosso 4:30a for a scheduled 9am departure in Alma. 765 leads northbound;
1225 southbound.Sponsorship: Steam Railroad Institute
October 3: Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad "All Day Autumn Leaf Special"
Diesel-powered, 76-mile rare-mileage roundtrip from Meredith to Lincoln, New Hampshire.Sponsorship: Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad
October 3-4: Emmaus 250th Anniversary Train
Excursions
Reading FP7s 902/903 power four excursions each
day on the East Penn Railway from Emmaus, Pennsylvania.Sponsorship: Emmaus
250th Anniversary Celebration
October 9-11: East Broad Top "Fall Spectacular"
Train
rides with steam engine #15, diesel M-7, motorcar M-3, and gas
electric M-1 - Orbisonia, Pennsylvania.
Sponsorship: East
Broad Top Railroad>
October 10: Reading & Northern Steam Excursion - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
GM&N 4-6-2 #425 powers a day-long
fall foliage excursion from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania.>
Sponsorship: Reading
& Northern Railroad
October 10: Orrville Railroad Heritage Society Medina Loop
Fall Foliage Excursion
All-day excursion to Medina on the
Wheeling & Lake Eric Railway - Orrville, Ohio.
Sponsorship:Orrville
Railroad Heritage Society
October 10-11: Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 Minneapolis to
La Crescent Excursion
Round-trip excursions from Minneapolis
to Winona, and from Winona to La Crescent, Minnesota.
Sponsorship: Friends
of the 261
October 10-11: Upper Perkiomen Valley Autumn Train
Excursions
Reading FP7s 902/903 power four excursions each
day on the East Penn Railway from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
Sponsorship: Upper
Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce
October 10-11: Finger Lakes Scenic Railway "Fall Foliage Train Excursions"
Lehigh Valley RR Historical Society sponsors
24-mile excursions between Shortsville and Victor, New York.
Sponsorship: Finger
Lakes Scenic Railway
October 13-20: Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 return from Minneapolis
Return trip from Minneapolis, Minnesota to
Portland, Oregon via BNSF. Train will be daylight running only with
departure dates as follows:
October 13: Minneapolis to Fargo, departs 10a
October 14: Fargo to Minot, departs 8a
October 15: Layover in Minot
October 16: Minot to Havre, departs 7a
October 17: Havre to Whitefish, departs 8a
October 18: Layover in Whitefish
October 19: Whitefish to Spokane, departs 8a
October 20: Spokane to Portland, departs 8a
The following private car owners are selling tickets for one-day
and/or full trips:
The
Caritas
Colonial
Crafts
California
Zephyr Railcar: Silver Lariat, Silver Rapids & Silver
Solarium
October 17: Steamtown Excursion to East Stroudsburg
CN
2-8-2 #3254 powers a 100-mile round-trip to East Stroudsburg -
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Sponsorship:Steamtown
National Historic Site
October 17: 470 Railroad Club "Crawford Notch
Excursion"
Diesel-powered excursion on the Conway Scenic RR
from North Conway to Fabyans, New Hampshire
Sponsorship: 470 Railroad Club
October 17: Mass Bay RRE's "Fall Circle Tour" on the
Providence & Worcester Railroad
All-day excursion on the
P&W from Worcester, Massachusetts to Providence and
Groton
Sponsorship: Massachusetts
Bay Railroad Enthusiasts
October 17: Pacific Railroad Society "Barstow
Flyer"
Amtrak special with six coaches plus private cars from
Los Angeles over Cajon Pass to Barstow, California
Sponsorship: Pacific
Railroad Society
October 17-18: Reading & Northern Steam Excursion - Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe
GM&N 4-6-2 #425 powers day-long
fall foliage excursions from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Reading
& Northern Railroad
October 17-18: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum "Railfest
Steam Days"
Steam train rides with 1950 Saddle Tank #4 St.
Elizabeth, plus the operation of 1856 4-4-0 #25 William Mason
(oldest operating steam locomotive in America) - Baltimore,
Maryland
Sponsorship: Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Museum
October 17-18: "New River Train"
Excursions
Diesel-powered excursions from Huntington to
Hinton, West Virginia, through the New River Gorge
Sponsorship:Collis
P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
October 17-18: Louisiana Steam Train Festival
Southern
Pacific 2-8-2 #745 on display at a bluegrass music festival - New
Orleans, Louisiana
Sponsorship:Louisiana
Steam Train Association
October 17-18: South Carolina Railroad Museum Steam
Weekend
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 #75 operates on the Rockton, Rion
& Western RR - Winnsboro, South Carolina
Sponsorship: South
Carolina Railroad Museum
October 17-18: Reading & Northern Diesel Excursion - Port
Clinton to Jim Thorpe
Diesel-powered day-long fall foliage
excursion from Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Sponsorship:
Reading & Northern Railroad
October 19: Western Maryland Photo Freight (John Helmstetter
Farm Fund Benefit)
LS&I 2-8-0 #734 powers a photo freight
with guest of honor John Helmstetter - Cumberland,
Maryland
(note: additional photo freights will operate October
26 & November 9)
Sponsorship: John
Helmstetter Farm Fund
October 23-24: Railroad & Heritage Museum Railfan
Weekend
Tour of the Ft. Hood Army Base railhead, plus model
railroad operating sessions; Temple, Texas
Sponsorship:
Railroad
& Heritage Museum
October 24: Cumbres & Toltec "Chama Steam Fall
Classic"
Tripleheader steam to Cumbres Pass, single-head to
Osier and return - Chama, New Mexico
Sponsorship: Chama
Steam
October 24: Metro-North 6th Annual Fall Foliage Rail
Excursion
Private Metro-North train from Grand Central
Terminal to Cold Spring, New York
Sponsorship: Metro-North
Railroad
October 24-25: "New River Train"
Excursions
Diesel-powered excursions from Huntington to
Hinton, West Virginia, through the New River Gorge
Sponsorship: Collis
P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
October 24-25: South Carolina Railroad Museum Steam
Weekend
Flagg Coal Co 0-4-0 #75 operates on the Rockton, Rion
& Western RR - Winnsboro, South Carolina
Sponsorship: South
Carolina Railroad Museum
October 26: Western Maryland Photo Freight (John Helmstetter
Farm Fund Benefit)
LS&I 2-8-0 #734 powers a photo freight
with guest of honor John Helmstetter - Cumberland,
Maryland
(note: additional photo freights will operate October
19 & November 9)
Sponsorship: John
Helmstetter Farm Fund
October 31 - November 1: New Hope Valley Railway
"Double-headed Thunder"
Doubleheaded trips with Vulcan 0-4-0T
#17 and Flagg Coal 0-4-0ST #75 - Bonsal, North Carolina
Sponsorship: New
Hope Valley Railway
October 31 - November 1: North Carolina Transportation Museum Autumn Train Excursions
Round-trip excursions from the museum
to Charlottesville, Virginia (Saturday) and Ashville, North Carolina
(Sunday) using Amtrak and vintage equipment - Spencer, North
Carolina
Sponsorship: N.C. Transportation Museum
NOVEMBER
November 5-8: TRAIN Grand Rails ’09
Annual Tourist
Railway Association Convention includes a steam excursion with 2-8-2
#4960 on the Grand Canyon Railway - Williams, Arizona
Sponsorship:TRAIN
Grand Rails '09
November 7: Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad "Entire Railroad
Special"
Diesel-powered excursion on the entire railroad from
Petersburg, West Virginia to Green Spring
Sponsorship:
Potomac
Eagle Scenic Railroad
November 7: Michigan Railroad History Conference (10th
Annual)
Historical presentations plus tour of the former Michigan Central Jackson shop buildings - Jackson, Michigan
Sponsorship: MRHC
November 7-8: Strasburg Rail Road "Trains & Troops"
Two steam locomotives operate, including a mixed
freight train carrying re-enactors from all eras of the military -
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Sponsorship: Strasburg
Rail Road
November 8: Texas State Railroad "Fall Photo
Excursion"
2-8-0 #300 excursion from Rusk to Palestine, Texas
with runbys, turntable photo ops, and T&P 2-10-4 #610
Sponsorship: Texas
State Railroad
November 9: Western Maryland Photo Freight (John Helmstetter
Farm Fund Benefit)
LS&I 2-8-0 #734 powers a photo freight
with guest of honor John Helmstetter - Cumberland,
Maryland
(note: additional photo freights will operate October
19 & October 26)
Sponsorship: John
Helmstetter Farm Fund
November 13-14: Roanoke Night Photo Session at the Virginia
Museum of Transportation
Photograph N&W 611 and N&W
1218 with fog/smoke devices, props, and actors - Roanoke,
Virginia
Sponsorship: Lerro
Productions
November 26 - December 18: Canadian Pacific 2009 Holiday
Train
CPR's annual Holiday Train travels throughout the
Northeast, Midwest, and Canada
Sponsorship: Canadian
Pacific Railway
November 27-29: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers 10am & 4pm
excursions from Owosso to Chesaning, Michigan
Sponsorship: Steam
Railroad Institute
DECEMBER
December 4-6: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation "Holiday Express"
Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 powers 40-minute trips from Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, Oregon
Sponsorship:Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
December 5-6: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers 10am & 4pm
excursions from Owosso to Chesaning, Michigan
Sponsorship: Steam
Railroad Institute
December 11-13: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation "Holiday Express"
Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 powers 40-minute trips
from Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, Oregon
Sponsorship:Oregon
Rail Heritage Foundation
December 12: Wilmington Chapter NRHS "Christmas Lights Special"
Night photo session with a PCC trolley decorated for
the holidays - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsorship:
Wilmington Chapter, National Railroad Historical Society
December 12-13: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers 10am & 4pm
excursions from Owosso to Chesaning, Michigan
Sponsorship: Steam
Railroad Institute
December 19-20: Steam Railroading Institute "North Pole Express"
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 powers 10am & 4pm
excursions from Owosso to Chesaning, MichiganSponsorship: Steam
Railroad Institute
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