Excursions on NS!
As part of the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Program, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) will be offering a limited number of public excursions. General admission seating will be provided in climate-controlled coaches with comfortable seats and large windows. Don’t miss this opportunity to ride a vintage train in many areas long removed from passenger service. Power is scheduled to be ex-Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 built in 1904 and recently restored to service by TVRM in Chattanooga.
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) is pleased to offer public train excursions during the spring as part of Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam program. Announced trips include:
March 2 ~ Chattanooga TN to Attalla AL
March 9 ~ Bristol VA to Radford VA
March 10 ~ Bristol VA to Bulls Gap TN
March 16 ~ Roanoke VA to Walton VA
& Lynchburg VA
March 23 ~ Norfolk VA to Petersburg VA
April 13 ~ Spencer NC to Barber Junction NC
April 20 & 21 ~ Asheville NC to Old Fort NC
For more info go to http://tvrail.com/pages/21st-Century-Steam .
Fort Wayne Ry Historical Society Excursions
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS), in partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation, will host 21st Century Steam excursion trips in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the Spring of 2013. Ticket reservations may be made by calling (260) 267-5765 or writing tickets@fwrhs.org. Information on online ticket ordering, departure locations and passenger car consists will be available soon. First class and coach amenities will be offered on all trips.
This year steam locomotive no. 765 will return to Horseshoe Curve, offering the first public passenger trips behind a steam locomotive since the 1970s, and operate public trips on the former Nickel Plate Road between Rocky River and Bellevue, Ohio. An expanded operating schedule and additional information regarding no. 765 will be released later in 2013.
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May 12 – Rocky River, Ohio, to Bellevue, Ohio.
May 25, 26 and 27 – Lewistown, Pennsylvania to Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania