National Public Radio report on TrainFestival

Photo by Dennis Livesy.

NPR report here.

Steam train enthusiasts from around the world are converging on Owosso, Mich., this week for a once-in-a-generation gathering. The Steam Railroading Institute is hosting a train festival it says is unlike anything since the World’s Fair in 1984.

Also, a local TV report here.

By all accounts TrainFestival attendance is exceeding expectations – great news in the current economy.

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SP 4449 in Chicago

UPDATE:It hasn’t gotten much attention, but yesterday’s trip from Michigan City to Durand accomplished two significant ‘firsts:’

The first steam-powered passenger train over Norfolk Southern since N&W 611’s last trip in December, 1994;
The first steam-powered passenger train over Canadian National since, well, it’s been a very long time (GTW 5629?).

Let’s also note that SP 4449 made its 2,500-mile journey without a single defect or delay. Congratulations to everyone involved, and here’s to a very successful TrainFestival 2009!

ORIGINAL POST: 34 years after beginning its “American Freedom Train” career here in 1975, SP 4449 is back in Chicago after a 2200-mile trip from Portland, Oregon.

(Photo by Robby Gragg)