Schedule of Traveling Steam - USA - 2025

Crescent-Zephyr · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:15 pm **Posts:** 1800

Hey everyone! I thought I would start a thread where anyone can post updates about traveling steam locomotives in 2025 - I'm talking about the Grammling Locomotives and others that travel to various railroads and museums.

I used to check railserve for this information but now I'm not sure where to look and certainly don't want to miss any.

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

Viscose #6 was down for its 1472 last year I believe, and both its and the Grammling's facebook page haven't been updated for a long time (the Grammling's website is "under construction") , so I don't know if either of these groups will be operating at all this year.

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:22 am

The Walkersville Southern Railroad in Walkersville, MD is usually a pretty reliable stop for one of the Gramling's locomotives every year - their 2025 events page indicates that steam will be returning again this year (currently listed as a TBD date):

http://wsrr.org/ws/schedule

The travelling locomotives, sadly, don't travel as much as they used to, but they still get around.

Mark Hedges · **Posted:** Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:47 am

85 has been running at Walkersville Southern over Memorial day weekend the last several years. I have not heard of any of the other Grambling locomotives running lately.

Crescent-Zephyr · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:15 pm **Posts:** 1800

moving into 2026 -

20 was in Durango of course and 315 is at the Colorado RR Museum.

For the Grammling locomotives -

126, the 0-6-0 is going to be at Oklahoma Railroad Museum in April and then Pioneer Tunnel later April.

Anyone know of other Grammling locmotive stops? Or Viscose #6? Or Eureka?

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:18 am

(deleted because I didn't do the quote right and now I can't delete the post).

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:19 am

Crescent-Zephyr wrote:

126, the 0-6-0 is going to be at Oklahoma Railroad Museum in April and then Pioneer Tunnel later April.

That's going to be one hell of a feat for it to be at Pioneer Tunnel - considering Pioneer Tunnel (Coal Mine and Steam Train), in Ashland, PA, is a narrow-gauge operation. They DO operate Lehigh Valley Coal Company #123, however. It's a fun little place, and I highly recommend it.

Wowak · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:45 am

bigjim4life wrote:

They DO operate Lehigh Valley Coal Company #123, however. It's a fun little place, and I highly recommend it.

I suspect someone mixed up 123 and 126 also.

Crescent-Zephyr · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:15 pm **Posts:** 1800

Wowak wrote:

bigjim4life wrote:

They DO operate Lehigh Valley Coal Company #123, however. It's a fun little place, and I highly recommend it.

I suspect someone mixed up 123 and 126 also.

ah! yes indeed I did. also they are advertising a "hand on the throttle" event very similar to how the Grammling engines do, so that also confused me.

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:44 pm

Crescent-Zephyr wrote:

Wowak wrote:

bigjim4life wrote:

They DO operate Lehigh Valley Coal Company #123, however. It's a fun little place, and I highly recommend it.

I suspect someone mixed up 123 and 126 also.

ah! yes indeed I did. also they are advertising a "hand on the throttle" event very similar to how the Grammling engines do, so that also confused me.

It's all good! I do look forward to seeing the Gramling engines again soon one day. I'm hoping they return to Walkersville again, as well as the Northern Central Railway (or another RR in Pennsylvania for a weekend or two).