looking for operating steam trains..?

CountryAcres · **Joined:** Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:59 pm **Posts:** 24

I just travelled to Western Maryland railroad today after not riding a steam train for years. looking for any other operating steamers in PA,MD,OH, Etc. this general area..

Dave · **Posted:** Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:09 pm

Strasburg. Go to Strasburg. Ride the train, and take the shop tour.

dave

CountryAcres · **Joined:** Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:59 pm **Posts:** 24

that ones on the list. :P looking for lesser known ones

Cjbdiesel · **Joined:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:17 pm **Posts:** 96

The Wilmington and Western Railroad (Wilmington, DE). We're operating steam trains on Saturday and Sunday. Check my sig. for tickets.

junior · **Posted:** Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:18 pm

Lets see...for steam you're pretty limited...

Wilmington & Western (DE)
Black River & Western (NJ)
Belvidere & Delaware River Railroad (NJ)
New Hope & Ivyland (PA)
Strasburg (PA)
Lehigh Gorge Scenic (PA)

...further South than MD

Cass Scenic (WV)
Durbin Rocket (WV)

but there are many a great operations out there that are Diesel but deserve our time too.

Walkersville Southern
Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern
Middletown & Hummlestown
Pine Creek (Allaire State Park - NJ)
West Virginia Central
Lorain and West Virginia
Oil Creek & Titusville
Cuyahoga Valley
Hocking Valley
.... many many more.

CountryAcres · **Joined:** Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:59 pm **Posts:** 24

Lehigh Gorge Scenic looks like its diesel?

koasterkidd · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:02 am

CountryAcres wrote:

Lehigh Gorge Scenic looks like its diesel?

Lehigh Gorge occasionally uses the Reading & Northern #425 to lead their trains, but most of the time they use SD50 #426. It'd be wise to keep an eye out on their website's schedule.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSiZ1SFHcmI

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:07 am

And don't forget the Steam Into History operation, in New Freedom, PA (south of York).

Rick Rowlands · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:28 am

Thats not a very "limited" list. try living out here in Steamless Ohio!

C. Edwards · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:56 am **Posts:** 55

The B&O Museum in Baltimore is operating St Elizabeth's Hospital #4 (Porter 1950 0-4-0T) on its excursion train every Saturday this month. Two Saturdays remaining.

Dave · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:29 am

Then, there's Cass.......devote a whole weekend to the experience. Late in the year for it right now.

dave

Mr.Starr · **Joined:** Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 100

And in the WESTERN,NEW YORK AREA - BUFFALO,NY- is the ARCADE and ATTICA RR

http://www.arcadeandatticarr.com/

Mr. Starr