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Engines that have pulled my Excursion Trains through the years Part 5



by Chris Guenzler



W.H. Eccles Lumber Company wood-burning Heisler 3 pulled my Sumpter Valley Railway trip on 6/18/2011.





Yakima Trolley 1776 gave me a ride on 6/19/2011.





For the NRHS 2011 Convention, Southern Pacific 4449 took me from Portland to Tacoma on 6/21/2011.





For the NRHS 2011 Convention, Northwest Railway Museum's Engine 4024 gave us all a ride on 6/22/2011.





Burnaby Central Railway gave us a complete ride on 6/24/2011.





For the NRHS 2011 Convention, Southern Pacific 4449 took over Stampede Pass on 6/25/2011.





For the NRHS 2011 Convention, Southern Pacific 4449 took us from Tacoma to Portland on 6/26/2011.





At the Oregon Electric Railway Museum Open Car 1187 built by the Meadowbrook Car Company in 1912 for Sydney, Australia, gave us a ride on 6/26/2011.





The Northeast Missouri Old Threshers ran their steam engine, Solvay Process Works 0-4-0T 57, for me on 7/15/2011.





I rode the Rothwell Park Magic City Line Miniature Railroad on 7/16/2011.





I rode the second run of the Columbia Star Dinner Train pulled by F7A 1951 and 1950 on 7/16/2011.





For Train Festival 2011, they ran Iowa Interstate QJ 6088 on the Iowa City Steam Trip on 7/23/2011.





Western Pacific F7A 918-D and Quincy Railroad 2 was the power for our Pacific Locomotive Associations 2012 Winterail Photography Special on 2/11/2012.





Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 took me from San Bernardino to LAUPT on 4/21/2012.





East Troy Electric Railroad Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company 1583 gave me a ride on 6/16/2012.





I rode the Rockford Park District Trolley Car 36 on 6/16/2012.





I rode the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad Heisler 2 on 6/16/2012.





Union Pacific SD70ACe 1995, in Chicago and North Western heritage paint scheme, and Amtrak 40 was the power on the NRHS Special Train Chicago to Cedar Rapids on 6/17/2012.





I rode behind the Surry, Sussex & South Hampton Railway 2-6-0 6 and Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway 381 at the NRHS Convention 2012 Midwest Old Threshers: Midwest Central Railroad & Midwest Electric Railway Trip on 6/18/2012.





Iowa Northern F40PH 451 and 678, Rock Island Heritage Unit 513 and Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 QJ 6988 on the NRHS Cedar Rapids to Rock Island Steam Westbound Trip on 6/19/2012.





Iowa Northern F40PH 451 and 678, Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 QJ 6988 and Iowa Interstate 712 was our power on the NRHS Cedar Rapids to Newton Steam Westbound Trip on 6/20/2012.





Boone and Scenic Valley Chinese 2-8-2 JS8419 and Charles City Western Car 50 provided the power for the NRHS Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Trip on 6/21/2012.





Iowa Northern F40PH 451 and 678 and Crandic slug 125 and Engine 122 was the power for the NRHS Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Trip on 6/22/2012.





Iowa Northern F40PH 451 and 678 was the power on the NRHS Iowa Northern Railway Cedar Rapids to Waterloo on 6/23/2012.





Iowa Northern F40PH 451 and 678 was the power on the NRHS Iowa Northern Railway Cedar Falls to Manly on 6/24/2012.





Union Pacific 4373 and 5038, with Amtrak 40, was the power on the NRHS Special Train Cedar Rapids to Chicago on 6/25/2012.





San Diego & Arizona 80 Ton switcher 7285 was the power on my Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Trip at Campo on 7/8/2012.





The 2.5 ton Brookville Locomotive that pulled our train at the Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway on 7/21/2012.





This locomotive pulled our train on the Smith Ranch & Julian Railroad Golden Express Gold Mine Train on 7/21/2012.





Poway Midland 0-4-0 3, built by Baldwin in 1907, pulled our train at Poway on 9/2/2012.





Metrolink 902 was the power on the Port of Long Beach Tour Train on 10/20/2012.





Clover Valley Lumber 4 was the power on our Niles Canyon Railway Winterail Photo Special on 3/9/2013.





Hillcrest Farms Hillcrest & Wahtoke Railroad Engine 13 gave me a ride on 3/10/2013.





Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 took me from San Bernardino to LAUPT on 4/28/2013.





Interlake 95 Tonner 11 provided the power on the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum Trips on 5/11/2013.





Coopersville and Marne SW9 7014 was the power for our trip on the Coopersville & Marne Railway on 5/12/2013.





Charlotte Southern GE 44 tonner 3 was the power for our trip aboard the Charlotte Southern Rail Road Old Dinner Train on 5/13/2013.





Southern Michigan Railroad Society 44 ton switcher, built 7/43 as Western Maryland 75, was the power for our trip on the Southern Michigan Railroad Society on 5/13/2013.





Adrian & Blissfield GP9R 1751 was the power on our Adrian & Blissfield Railroad Old Road Dinner Train on 5/13/2013.





Ashtabula, Carson and Jefferson S-1 7371 was the power for our trip on the Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad on 5/14/2013.





Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company 2 was used for my ride at the Ohio Railway Museum on 5/15/2013.





Amtrak 202 and 133 was the power for the NASCAR Express 2013 to Sonoma Speedway Train on 6/23/2013.





Pennsylvania Railroad Doodlebug 4662 "The Paul Revere" gave us a ride on the Wilmington & Western Railroad Trip on 7/19/2013.





North Shore SW1500 1946 and 1940 was the power for our trains to Bloomsburg and Northumberland on the Iron Heritage Festival Trips out of Danville, PA on 7/20/2013.





Lehigh Valley SW-1 112 was our power on the Black River & Western Railroad Caboose Hops Ringoes to Three Bridges trip on 7/20/2013.





Northern Central Railroad 44 ton switcher 10 was the power for our Steam into History aboard the Northern Central Railroad on 7/21/2013.





Pennsylvania Railroad 0-6-0 653 pulled our train at the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association on 7/21/2013.





Tanana Valley Railroad 0-4-4 1 gave me many rides around Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska on the first day of our 2013 NRHS Convention in Alaska on 9/14/2013.





Alaska Railroad GP40-2's 3013 and 3003, as well as F40PH 32, was the power for our NRHS 2013 Convention North Pole Excursion and Fairbanks to Saulich Excursion Public Trips on 9/15/2013.





Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4324 and GP40-2 3013 was the power on our NRHS 2013 Convention Alaska RR charter train one-way from Fairbanks to Denali Park on 9/16/2013.





Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4324 and GP40-2 3013 was the power on our NRHS 2013 Convention Denali Park to Anchorage One Way Excursion on 9/17/2013. Chris Parker photography used with permission.





Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4324 and GP40-2 3013 was the power on our NRHS 2013 Convention Anchorage to Seward Excursion on 9/19/2013.





Alaska Railroad GP40-2 3011 and 3013, with F40PH 31, was the power on our NRHS 2013 Convention Palmer Branch and Anchorage Terminal Tour Excursion on 9/20/2013.





Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4234 and GP40-2 3013 was the power on our NRHS 2013 Convention Anchorage to Whittier & Spencer Excursion on 9/21/2013.





This speeder was at the ready for my first ride of four that I would make on this trip at NRHS 2013 Convention The Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry on 9/22/2013.





Nickel Plate Railroad 2-8-4 765 pulled our train on the trip Fort Wayne to Lafayette and Return on 10/26/2013.





Stillwater Central SD40-2's 4137 and 4140 was used on the Eastern Flyer Trip between Sapulpa and Oklahoma City on 2/23/2014.





Norfolk Southern 8099 was used on the Attalla Special from Chattanooga, TN to Attalla, AL on 3/29/2014.





Norfolk Southern 8099 was used on the Oneida Flyer from Chattanooga, TN to Oneida, TN on 3/30/2014.





Pennsylvania Railroad E8 5898 was used on the St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Trip on 4/5/2014.





Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 took me westbound from San Bernardino to LAUPT on 4/13/2014.





I did the Branson Scenic Railroad on 6/9/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Bentonville Branch Train was pulled by Arkansas & Missouri Railroad C-420s 66 and 44 on 6/10/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Springdale to Mountainburg Photo Freight was pulled by Arkansas & Missouri Railroad C-420s 44 and 66 on 6/10/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Ozarks Rail and Water Tour: Silver Dollar City Railroad Trip was pulled by Orenstein & Koppel Germany 2-4-0T 13 on 6/11/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Ozarks Rail and Water Tour: Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway Trip was pulled by Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway SW1 4742 on 6/11/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Arkansas & Missouri Railroad - Springdale to Fort Smith Round-trip was pulled by Arkansas & Missouri Railroad C-420s 44 and 66 on 6/12/2014.





The NRHS 2014 Convention Arkansas & Missouri Railroad - Springdale to Monett Round-trip was pulled by Arkansas & Missouri Railroad C-420s 66 and 44 on 6/14/2014.





Riding the train to the NASCAR Race at Sears Point was pulled by California Locomotive 2015 on 6/22/2014.





Big Trees & Pacific CF-7 2641 pulled my Santa Cruz Beach Train on 8/14/2014.





Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad 2 truck Shay 1 "Dixiana" pulled my trip up Bear Mountain on 8/14/2014.





California Western 2-8-2 45 pulled my train from Fort Bragg to Northspur on 8/16/2014.





California Western Motorcar M100 would be my ride to Willits and the back to Northspur for a barbecue dinner on 8/16/2014.





California Western GP9 64 pulled me from Northspur back to Fort Bragg on 8/16/2014.





I participated in a speeder trip on the Amador Central Railroad on 10/18/2014.





I had the opportunity to ride on West Side and Cherry Valley Railbus 12 at the Nevada County Narrow Gauge and Transportation Museum on 11/29/2014.





I was able to ride San Francisco Municipal PCC Car 1016 at the Western Railway Museum on 11/29/2014.





I rode the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad Latrobe Breakfast Special on 11/30/2014.





I did the speeder trip on the Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway and Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway on 4/25/2015.





Delware & Hudson RS-32 5017 pulled my train on the Delaware and Ulster Railroad on 6/13/2015.





Catskill Mountain Davenport 20 ton switcher pulled the Catskill Mountain Esopus Scenic Train Trip on 6/13/2005.





The Catskill Mountain Railroad Kingston Limited was pulled by RS-1 401 on 6/13/2015.





The NRHS 2015 Convention Photo Freight Rutland to Ludlow was pulled by Green Mountain Railroad RS-1 405 on 6/14/2015.





The NRHS 2015 Convention Saratoga & North Creek Trip was pulled by Amtrak 701 from Rutland to Saratoga, and Saratoga & North Creek BL-2 52 to North Creek on 6/15/2015.





The NRHS 2015 Convention Rutland-Bellows Falls Trip was pulled by Vermont Railroad GP40 301 eastbound and Green Mountain GP40 304 westbound on 6/16/2015.





The NRHS 2015 Convention Rutland-Burlington was pulled by Vermont Railroad GP40-2LW 311 northbound and Vermont Railroad GP40 301 southbound on 6/18/2015.





NRHS 2015 Convention Train Trip to the Omya processing plant was pulled by Vermont Railroad GP40-2LW 311 northbound and Vermont Railroad GP40 301 southbound on 6/19/2015.





NRHS 2015 Convention Rutland and North Bennington/Hoosic Junction Trip was pulled by Vermont Railroad GP40 301 southbound and Vermont Railroad GP40-2LW 311 northbound on 6/20/2015.





The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad Bike Week Service was pulled by Hobo Railroad SW1000 1012 on 6/21/2015.





The White Mountain Central Railroad Climax 6 pulled our train at the Clark Trading Post on 6/21/2015.





The Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train was pulled by Hobo Railroad S-1 958 on 6/21/2015.





The Mount Washington Cog Railway train was pushed by Mount Washington Cog Railroad Ammonoosuc 2 on 6/22/2015.





The Sandy River & Rangeley Lake Railroad train was pulled by SR&RL 0-4-4T 4, a gasoline-powered replica on 6/22/2015.





The Conway Scenic Railroad Notch Train was pulled by North Conway Scenic GP38 216 on 6/23/2015.





The Silver Lakes Railroad was ridden on a Boston & Maine Railroad speeder 1555 on 6/23/2015.





The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad was ridden on a 1925 Ford Rail Bus 4 on 6/24/2015.





The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum train was pulled by Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum diesel switcher 1 on 6/25/2015.





The Seashore Trolley Museum trips were Boston Elevated Railroad 5821 built by J. G. Brill Company in 1924 and Connecticut Company Open Air Trolley 303 built by the J. G. Brill Company in 1901 on 6/25/2015.





At the National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, Massachusetts, we rode the Gamaco Trolley Company 1602 on 6/25/2015.





The Cape Flyer Trip was pulled southbound by MBTA F40PH-2C 1036 and northbound by MBTA HSP-46 2038 on 6/26/2015.





Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum GE 25 ton switcher gave us a ride on 6/27/2015.





The Essex Steam Train was pulled by New Haven 2-8-2 3025 built by Tangshan as 1658 in 1989 on 6/27/2015.





At the Shore Line Trolley Museum, I rode New Orleans Streetcar 850 on 6/27/2014.





At the Connecticut Electric Railway Museum, I rode Montreal Tramways 2600 built in 1929 by the Canadian Car & Foundry Company New Orleans Public Service Car 836 on 6/28/2015.





At the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, I rode Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway Car 10, a combination passenger-baggage trolley car built by the Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1896, on 6/27/2015.





Norfolk Southern's Steam Program Nickel Plate 2-8-4 765 pulled our train from Youngstown to Ashtabula on 7/25/2015.





At the Hesston Steam Museum, we rode the 7.5 gauge train followed by the 36 inch gauge train (pulled by Flying Dutchman Railroad diesel 15), then the 24 inch gauge train on 7/26/2015.





McCloud 25 pulled our post-Winterail Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad excursion from Garibaldi to the north bank of the Nehalem River on 3/20/2016.





Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 611 pulled me on the Virginian from Spencer to Lynchburg on 4/9/2016 and on the Blue Ridge Special from Spencer to Asheville on 4/10/2016. These trips are the first time I had ridden behind Norfolk & Western 611.





Amtrak P42 139 and 14 pulled my NASCAR Race train to Sears Point on 6/26/2016.





Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad K-36 481 Durango to Silverton and return on 7/4/2016.





Fort Collins Municipal Railway Birney Safety Car 21 gave me rides in Fort Collins on 7/09/2016.





At the Terry Bison Ranch, we rode the 4:30 Bison Train Tour on 7/09/2016.





At the Tiny Town Railroad in Morrison, Colorado, I rode behind 2-6-6 15" gauge 12 "Mary Ross" on 7/11/2016.





I rode the Georgetown Loop Railroad behind Porter 1208 on 7/11/2016.





I rode the Black Hills Central Railroad behind Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T 110 eastbound and Black Hills Central Railroad GP9 63 westbound on 7/14/2016.





I rode the Platte Valley Trolley 1977 on 7/16/2016.





I rode the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad from Antonio to Osier behind K27 463 "Mudhen", and from Osier to Chama behind K36 484 on 7/17/2016.





I rode the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railway behind Cripple Creek & Victor Railway 3 on 7/18/2016.





I worked the NRHS 2016 Convention Royal Gorge Lunch Train riding behind CRRX F7A 403, CRRX F7B 1503 and CRRX GP7 2238 on 7/19/2016.





I rode the NRHS 2016 Convention Guided light rail/commuter rail tour behind RTD Trolley 322 and Fastrack Commuter Rail Cars 4025 and 4039 on 7/20/2016.





I worked the NRHS 2016 Convention Georgetown Loop Photo Bus Trip and we rode behind Westside Lumber Shay 9 and Porter 1208 on 6/21/2016.





At the NRHS 2016 Convention's visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum, I rode behind Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 on 7/21/2016.





I rode Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway 25 to the summit of Pikes Peak and back on 7/22/2016.





At the Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway, I rode in SEPTA PCC 2129 on 7/22/2016.





I worked the NRHS 2016 Convention Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad Trip to Climax behind the Leadville, Colorado and Southern GP9 1918 on 7/23/2016.





I rode the El Dorado Express in Long Beach on 10/8/2016.





I rode the Descanso Garden Enchanted Railroad in La Canada Flintridge on 10/8/2016.





I rode the Santa Ana Zoofari Express Train Trip in Santa Ana on 10/11/2016.





I rode Tom's Farm Train in Glen Ivy on 10/15/2016.





I rode the Goat Hill Railway Orange County Model Engineers train on Costa Mesa on 10/15/2016.





I rode the Griffith Park & Southern Railroad train trip in Los Angeles on 10/16/2016.





I rode the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad in Los Angeles on 10/16/2016.





I rode the Travel Town train ride on Los Angeles on 10/16/2016.





I rode the El Dorado & Western Railroad Train in Shingle Springs on 11/12/2016.





I rode the Folsom Valley Railway in Folsom on 11/12/2016.





I rode the Tioga Pass private car trip Los Angeles to San Diego and return on 12/11/2016.





I rode the Pacific Railroad Society presents Excursion 552, The Perris Express, on 1/21/2017.





I rode the Albany & Eastern excursion train on Lebanon, Oregon on 3/17/2017 that I was the organizer of.





I rode the Lake Region Pioneer Treshersmen Association train in Dalton, Minnesota on 6/2/2017.





I rode behind Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 261 Davenport to Lisbon on 6/2/2017. I also rode Davenport to Breckenridge that same night.





I rode Milwaukee Road 261 Davenport to Lisbon on 6/2/2017.





I was on the Southern Railway No. 154 Photography Charter Photo Freight on Knoxville on 6/17/2017.





I rode the Big South Fork Scenic Railway in Stearns, Kentucky on 6/18/2017.





I rode the NRHS Summerville steam trip on 6/20/2017.





I rode the NRHS Convention 2017 My Old Kentucky Dinner Train on 6/22/2017.





I rode the NRHS Nashville Convention 2017 Tennessee Central Trip to Cookeville on 6/24/2017.





During this Milwaukee Road 261 excursion, a photo runby was held at Bongards, Minnesota on 10/1/2017.





Twin Cities & Western GP39-2 2301 would be pulling the train back to the Twin Cities on 10/1/2017.





I rode the Southern Railway 401 Charter Train at Monticello, Illinois on 5/18/2018.





I rode Canadian Pacific Railway track speeder 7700-12 at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois on 5/19/2018.





I rode the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Heritage Center miniature train on 7/27/2018.





I finally rode the Durbin Rocket with Cass Heisler 3 truck 6 on 7/28/2018.





I rode behind Tweetsie Railroad 4-6-0 12 at the Tweetsie Railroad Park on 7/29/2018.





I rode the New Jersey Museum of Transportation Pine Creek Railroad behind United States Army narrow gauge 25 ton switcher 7751 on 8/3/2017.





I rode the Walkersville Southern Railroad behind 44 EMD Model 40 101 on 8/4/2018.





I rode the National Capitol Trolley Museum aboard the Blackpool Transport Services Boat Car 606 English Electric on 8/4/2018.




I rode these cars at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, which were United Railways and Electric Company JG Brill "Peter Witt" car, Baltimore Traction Company open car 445 and SEPTA PCC 2168, on 8/4/2018.





I rode the West Chester Railroad with GP38 7706 on the point on 8/6/2018.





I rode behind the Strasburg Railroad's former Great Western 2-10-0 90 on 8/5/2018.





I rode behind Cass Scenic Railroad Pacific Coast Shay 2 to Bald Knob 8/7/2018.







I rode NRHS 2018 Convention Cass to Elkins behind Cass Scenic Shay 4 and Cass Scenic Shay 2 to Old Spruce, then behind Cheasapeake & Ohio F7A 709 and Western Maryland BL2 82 from Old Spruce to Elkins on 8/8/2018.





I rode the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad behind Western Maryland GP30 501 on 8/9/2018.





I rode the NRHS 2018 Convention Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad behind Baltimore and Ohio F7A 722 and GP9 6250 on 8/10/2018.





I rode the NRHS 2018 Convention Everett Railroad 2-6-0 11 on 8/11/2018.





I rode the Heber Valley Railroad on 5/4/2019.





I rode the train at the Lagoon Amusement Park on 5/5/2019.





I rode the UTA Light Rail Train. We boarded the West Valley Central train to Gallivan Plaza. On this train we stopped at Temple Square, Civic Center and of course, Gallivan Plaza on 5/7/2019.





At Draper, they added one car making this set a three-car train. I had never seen them do this with a light rail train before. We took this train back to Fashion Place West where we would board our next train.





Our train at Daybreak Parkway. We returned to Center Pointe.





At Center Pointe we took the train to West Valley Central and then reversed back to Center Pointe.





The S Line streetcar built by Siemens arriving at Central Pointe that we made a roundtrip on.





I then went north and I boarded this train for the rest of the UTA Red Line to University Medical Center.





My train at University Medical Center. I then returned to the Arena station.





My last train of the day at the Arena station after I detrained.





The train arrived into Salt Lake Central station which we took to Ogden on 5/8/2019.





The train arrived into Ogden to take us back to Salt Lake City.





We took this trolley to the Salt Lake City International Airport.





Our trolley at the Salt Lake City Airport station.





A few minutes later we arrived at the Salt Lake Central station on 5/9/2019.





Our Frontrunner train for Ogden arrived into the Salt Lake Central station and we all boarded the second car.





Our train pulled into Ogden station and we took this train to Provo.





Our train in Provo which we took back to Salt Lake Central.





NRHS 2019 Convention Heber Valley Railroad Trip 0.2 miles due to a derailment on 5/11/2019.





Nevada Northern 40 to Keystone Trip on 5/12/2019.





I rode the Oklahoma City Streetcar on 5/23/2019.





I rode the TEXRail Fort Worth to DFW Airport and return.





I rode Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261 to Brownton, Minnesota where a photo runby was included there on 6/22/2019.





I rode Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261 to Winthrop, Minnesota, where two photo runbys were held at Hamburg on 6/23/2019.





I rode Southern Pacific Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 9010 Debut Run at Sunol on 7/20/2019.







I was a car host on the Union Pacific 4014 East trip to Barstow then Yermo on 10/12/2019.





I car hosted on the Union Pacific 4014 West from Yermo to Barstow then to West Colton on 10/13/2019.





Georgetown Loop 2-8-0 40 was ridden behind on my honeymoon trip with my new wife Elizabeth on 7/10/2020.





The Terry Ranch Bison Train was ridden by me and Elizabeth on 7/11/2020.





The Black Hills Central was ridden on our honeymoon on 7/13/2020.





The Heber Valley Railroad was ridden on our honeymoon on 7/16/2020.





We rode the Nevada Northern Robinson Canyon Steam Trip on our honeymoon on 7/17/2020.





I rode the Nevada Northern Star Train on 7/17/2020.





We rode behind the Skookum on the Niles Canyon Railroad on 9/12/2020.





We rode the Black Hills Central Railroad Steam Double Header on 10/03/2020.





We rode the Sumpter Valley Railway Fall Foliage Trip on 10/9/2020.





We rode a private Sumpter Valley Railway Photo Train on 10/9/2020.





We rode the Oregon Pacific Railroad on 10/10/2020.





We rode the Ride the Number 7 for the 1744 passenger train on the Niles Canyon Railway on 12/6/2020.





We rode the Verde Canyon Railroad behind FP7s 1510 and 1512 on 2/02/2021.





We rode Fillmore and Western Railway S-6 1059 on 2/20/2021.





We rode behind Nevada Northern 2-8-0 93 at Ely, Nevada on 2/27/2021.





We rode behind the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine 3 truck shay 15 on 4/2/2021.





At Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, we rode behind RS4TC 1265 at Jamestown on 4/3/2021.





On the Sacramento Southern Railroad, we rode behind United States Air Force 80 ton switcher 1655 on 4/4/2021.





We rode Ventura County Railway 2-6-2 2 at Perris on 4/11/2021.





At the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, we rode behind Calera and Shelby SW8 2019 on 4/18/2021.





We rode CaterParrott Railnet's Azalea Sprinter Trip Nashville to Willacoochee behind CaterParrott Railnet GP40 7000 on 4/17/2021.





We rode CaterParrott Railnet's Azalea Sprinter Trips Nashville to Valdosta behind CaterParrott SW1500 3000 on 4/17/2021.





We rode the Wales West Light Railway behind the Huey, a diesel, in Silverhill, Alabama, on 4/18/2021.





We rode the Wales West Light Railway behind the engine on the 7 1/2" gauge track on 4/18/2021.





At the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri, we rode behind gasoline-powered "CP Huntington" on 4/22/2021.





We rode Ohio Rail Experience's Cincinnati, Ohio to Greensburg, Indiana excursion behind Nickel Plate Road GP30 901 and Chesapeake and Ohio GP7 5704 on 5/15/2021.





We rode the Royal Gorge Scenic Railroad behind Royal Gorge F7A 402 and 403 and GP40-2 728 on 5/22/2021.





We rode the Durango and Silverton Railroad behind 2-8-2 493 on 5/25/2021.





We rode behind Fillmore and Western F7A 100 and GP35 3501 on 6/19/2021.





We rode behind Georgetown Loop 2-8-0 111 on 7/2/2021.





We rode behind Tiny Town Railroad 2-6-6 15" gauge 12 "Mary Ross" on 7/3/2021.





We rode on Fort Collins Municipal Railway Car 25 on 7/4/2021.





We rode on Car 18 on the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway on 7/5/2021.





We rode behind the Cumbres and Toltec K36 2-8-2 487 on 7/6/2021.





We rode on the replica of Rio Grande Southern Motor 1 at the Ridgway Railway Museum on 7/7/2021.





Heber Valley Railroad Provo Canyon Limited with Maine Central GP9 52 leading to Provo Canyon on 8/17/2021.





Black Hills Central Railroad 9:00 AM train with Black Hills Central 2-6-6-4T 110 to Keystone and return on 8/19/2021.





We rode the Fenelon Place Elevator Company Funicular Railway in Dubuque, Iowa on 8/20/2021.





We rode the train at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum behind RS-4-TC-A1 1256 on 8/21/2021.





At the Fox River Trolley Museum, we rode on North Shore Line steel car 715 and Chicago Transit Authority Steel Rapid Transit Car 4451 on 8/22/2021.





At the NRHS 2021 National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, we took rides behind Canadian National SW1500 1563 on 8/24/2021.




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At the NRHS 2021 East Troy Electric Railroad, I rode on Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad 761, Chicago Elevated 4420 and Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Diner 24 "Beverly Shores" on 8/25/2021.





At the NRHS 2021 convention visit to Christopher Farm & Gardens in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, we rode the Dairyland Express on 8/27/2021.





At the NRHS 2021 Metra Commuter Special Excursion, we rode behind Metra MP36 405 (the Milwaukee Road heritage locomotive) and Metra MP36 402 "State of Illinois" locomotive on 8/28/2021.





We rode the Royal Gorge Route behind Royal Gorge Route SD40-3 601 (ex. Escalante Western 601) and Royal Gorge Route GP40-2 728 (originally Altanta and West Point GP40 728) on 9/01/2021.





We rode the Durango and Silverton Railroad Trains Magazine Extra with K37 493 Photo Charter on 9/2/2021.





We rode the Durango and Silverton Railroad Trains Magazine Extra 493 Photo Charter along with Southern Pacific 18 on 9/3/2021.





We rode behind Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 during the Trains Magazine Photo Charter on 9/5/2021.





We rode the River Fox Train Railbikes excursion on 9/24/2021.





We rode a handcar on the Monterey Branch on 9/25/2021.





We rode the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway Trip behind Big Trees and Pacific CF7 2600 on 9/26/2021.





We rode the Durango and Silverton Fall Colors Trip with Southern Pacific 18 on 10/01/2021.





We rode the Durango and Silverton Fall Colors Galloping Goose 5 to Durango on 10/02/2021.





We rode the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Trip behind K36 487 on 10/03/2021.





We rode the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railway Trip on 10/4/2021.





We rode the Utah FrontRunner behind Utah Transit Authority MP36PH-3C 16 on 10/5/2021.





A Tioga Pass Trip to remember the late Chris Parker, 1956-2021, was taken on 10/15/2021.





We rode the Amador Central Railroad History and Geology Trip on 10/30/2021.





We rode the Hillcrest Farms' Hillcrest & Wahtoke Railroad on 10/31/2021.





We rode the San Diego Blue Line Extension Pre-Opening Trip on 11/06/2021.





We rode the Railbikes on the Nevada Southern Railway on 12/10/2021.





Our Brightline Trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on 1/26/2022.





We rode the Seminole Gulf Murder Mystery Train on 1/28/2022.





We rode the Trains Magazine Photo Charter U.S. Sugar 148 Trip Day 2 on 1/30/2022.

These are the engines that have pulled my excursion trains so far. As I do more trips this page with be updated. Thank you for looking!

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