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| Definitions for "Type" Codes Used CT - Circle Trip; (n)RT - (number of) Round Trip(s); O - Other; OW - One Way OWF - One Way Ferry (Non-Revenue Positioning Move); P-Plandampf; T - Tour | |||||
Country / Date | Engine(s) | Journey | Type | Details | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||||
| Saturday, 1 February 1986 | S&A 750 | New Georgia Railroad | CT | First public excursions. | NGA |
| Saturday, 1 March 1986 | MISS 77 | Magnolia State Railway | RT | "$20 Charter" with Tom Schultz, David Johnston, Louis Saillard, Leon Ford, David Hurt. | JAC |
| Thursday, 6 March 1986 | SP 4449 | Portland, OR - Klamath Falls, OR | OWF | SP | |
| Friday, 7 March 1986 | SP 4449 | Klamath Falls, OR - Oakland, CA | OWF | SP | |
| Saturday, 8 March 1986 | SP 4449 | Oakland, CA - Los Angeles, CA | OWF | SP | |
| Saturday, 5 April 1986 | SOU FP7s | Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 6 April 1986 | SOU FP7s | Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 12 April 1986 | SBD Fs | Erwin, TN - Elkhorn City, KY | RT | SBD | |
| Saturday, 12 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 12 April 1986 | SP 4449 | Los Angeles, CA - Bakersfield, CA | OWF | SP | |
| Sunday, 13 April 1986 | SP 4449 | Bakersfield, CA - Sacramento, CA | OWF | SP | |
| Sunday, 13 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 13 April 1986 | SBD Fs | Erwin, TN - Spartanburg, SC | RT | SBD | |
| Monday, 14 April 1986 | SP 4449 | Sacramento, CA - Klamath Falls, OR | OWF | SP | |
| Tuesday, 15 April 1986 | SP 4449 | Klamath Falls, OR - Portland, OR | OWF | SP | |
| Friday, 18 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 19 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 20 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 26 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SC | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 26 April 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Lexington, KY | RT | First public excursion. | KRM |
| Sunday, 27 April 1986 | NS | Roanoke, VA - Martinsville, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 27 April 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 1 May 1986 | NS | Sheffield, AL - Huntsville, AL | OW | NS | |
| Saturday, 3 May 1986 | NS | Knoxville, TN - Jellico, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 3 May 1986 | NS | Huntsville, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 5 May 1986 | NS | Sheffield, AL - Chattanooga, TN | OW | NS | |
| Friday, 9 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SC | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 10 May 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Lexington, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Saturday, 10 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Greenville, SC - Atlanta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 10 May 1986 | SOU FP7s | Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 11 May 1986 | SOU FP7s | Salisbury, NC - Whitney, NC - Lexington, NC - Salisbury, NC | CT | NS | |
| Sunday, 11 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Greenville, SC - Atlanta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 12 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Greenville, SC - Lynchburg, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 13 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Lynchburg, VA - Norfolk, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 14 May 1986 | NS | Roanoke, VA - Martinsville, VA | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 15 May 1986 | NS | Norfolk, VA - Elizabeth City | RT | NS | |
| Friday, 16 May 1986 | NKP 765 | Fort Wayne, IN - Youngstown, OH | OWF | NS/CR/P&LE | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 17 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Norfolk, VA - Petersburg, VA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 17 May 1986 | NKP 765 | Youngstown, OH - Pittsburgh, PA | RT | P&LE | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 17 May 1986 | NKP 765 | Struthers, OH - Pittsburgh, PA | RT | Cancelled. | ORHC |
| Sunday, 18 May 1986 | NKP 765 | Youngstown, OH - Pittsburgh, PA | RT | P&LE | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 18 May 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Lexington, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Sunday, 18 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Norfolk, VA - Petersburg, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 18 May 1986 | PRR 1223, 7002 | Strasburg, PA - Philadelphia, PA | RT | SRR | |
| Sunday, 18 May 1986 | NKP 765 | Struthers, OH - Pittsburgh, PA | RT | Cancelled. | ORHC |
| Monday, 19 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Norfolk, VA - Crewe, VA | OW | NS | |
| Tuesday, 20 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Crewe, VA - Roanoke, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 21 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Walton, VA - Roanoke, VA | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 22 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Crewe, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 24 May 1986 | SOU FP7s | Alexandria, VA - Harrisonburg, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 25 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Crewe, VA - Alexandria, VA | OW | NS | |
| Saturday, 31 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 31 May 1986 | N&W 611 | Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 1 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 5 June 1986 | NKP 765 | Youngstown, OH - Bellevue, OH | OWF | P&LE/CR/NS | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 7 June 1986 | S&A 750 | New Georgia Railroad. | CT | Including photos of Preston Claytor, John Barnette, Wallace Heywood. | NGA |
![]() June 2000 - Preston Claytor, Wallace Heywood, and John Barnett in charge of Savannah & Atlanta 750. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved. | |||||
| Saturday, 7 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Alexandria, VA - Petersburg, VA - Roanoke, VA | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 8 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Alexandria, VA | OW | NS | |
| Monday, 9 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Alexandria, VA - Roanoke, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 13 June 1986 | SSW 819 | Pine Bluff, AR - Little Rock, AR | OW | En route display for Arkansas Sesquicentennial. | P819 |
| Saturday, 14 June 1986 | SSW 819 | Little Rock, AR | OW | On display for Arkansas Sesquicentennial. | P819 |
| Saturday, 14 June 1986 | SSW 819 | Little Rock, AR | OW | On display for Arkansas Sesquicentennial. | P819 |
| Tuesday, 17 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Frankfort, IN - Detroit, MI | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 20 June 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Clermont, KY | OWF | KRM | |
| Saturday, 21 June 1986 | L&N 152 | Clermont, KY - Bardstown, KY | 3RT | KRM | |
| Saturday, 21 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Walton, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Roanoke, VA | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 22 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Walton, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 22 June 1986 | L&N 152 | Clermont, KY - Bardstown, KY | 3RT | KRM | |
| Monday, 23 June 1986 | L&N 152 | Clermont, KY - Louisville, KY | OWF | KRM | |
| Tuesday, 24 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WV | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Wednesday, 25 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Bluefield, WV - Portsmouth, VA | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Friday, 27 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Portsmouth, VA - Bellevue, OH | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Saturday, 28 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Bellevue, OH - Frankfort, IN | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Saturday, 28 June 1986 | S&A 750 | Atlanta, GA - Jonesboro, GA - Lovejoy, GA | RT | Ferry Atlanta to Jonesboro for 50th anniversary of the publishing of "Gone With The Wind." Jonesboro - Lovejoy shuttle trips. | NGA |
| Sunday, 29 June 1986 | N&W 611 | Frankfort, IN - Decatur, IL - St. Louis, MO | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Saturday, 5 July 1986 | N&W 611 | St. Louis, MO - Moberly, MO | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 6 July 1986 | N&W 611 | St. Louis, MO - Moberly, MO | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 8 July 1986 | N&W 611 | St. Louis, MO - Kansas City, MO | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 12 July 1986 | NS | Brewster, OH - Rook, OH | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 12 July 1986 | S&A 750 | Atlanta, GA - Rockmart, GA | RT | Ferry Atlanta - Rockmart; shuttle trips out of Rockmart. | NGA |
| Saturday, 12 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Kansas City, MO - Moberly, MO | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 13 July 1986 | NS | Brewster, OH - Rook, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 13 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Kansas City, MO - Moberly, MO | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 15 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Kansas City, MO - St. Louis, MO | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 16 July 1986 | N&W 611 | St. Louis, MO - Frankfort, IN | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 16 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Frankfort, IN - Detroit, MI | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 26 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, IN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 27 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, IN | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 28 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Detroit, MI - Bellevue, OH | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 29 July 1986 | N&W 611 | Bellevue, OH - Buffalo, NY | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 2 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Buffalo, NY - Erie, PA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 3 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Buffalo, NY - Erie, PA - Bellevue, OH | OW | NS | |
| Saturday, 9 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 10 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OH | RT | NS | |
| Friday, 15 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Bellevue, OH - Kenova, WV | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 16 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Kenova, WV - Columbus, OH | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 16 August 1986 | S&A 750 | Atlanta, GA - Conyers, GA | 2RT | NGA | |
| Sunday, 17 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Kenova, WV - Columbus, OH | RT | Cancelled? | NS |
| Monday, 18 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Kenova, WV - Ludlow, KY | OWF | Run on 17th. | NS |
| Saturday, 23 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Ludlow, KY - Portsmouth, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 24 August 1986 | N&W 611 | Ludlow, KY - Danville, KY | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 26 August 1986 | UP 8444 | Cheyenne, WY - Denver, CO | OW | UP | |
| Wednesday, 27 August 1986 | UP 8444 | Denver, CO - Oakley, KS | OW | UP | |
| Thursday, 28 August 1986 | UP 8444 | Oakley, KS - Salina, KS | OW | UP | |
| Friday, 29 August 1986 | UP 8444 | Salina, KS - Topeka, KS | OW | UP | |
| Friday, 29 August 1986 | NKP 765 | Bellevue, OH - Fort Wayne, IN | OWF | fwrhs | |
| Tuesday, 2 September 1986 | UP 8444 | Topeka, KS - North Platte, NE | OW | UP | |
| Wednesday, 3 September 1986 | UP 8444 | North Platte, NE - Cheyenne, WY | OW | UP | |
| Friday, 12 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Ludlow, KY - Lexington, KY | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 13 September 1986 | NKP 765 | Fort Wayne, IN - Peru, IN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 13 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TN | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 14 September 1986 | NKP 765 | Fort Wayne, IN - Peru, IN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 14 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Lexington, KY | OW | NS | |
| Monday, 15 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TN | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 16 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Irondale, AL | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 20 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 21 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 22 September 1986 | MISS 77 | Amory, MS - Fulton, MS | RT | 77 is subbing for S1 321, out of service with failed traction motors. | MISS |
| Wednesday, 24 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Irondale, AL - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Thursday, 25 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Columbia, SC | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 26 September 1986 | MISS 77 | Amory, MS - Fulton, MS | RT | 77 is subbing for S1 321, out of service with failed traction motors. I fired this trip. | MISS |
| Saturday, 27 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Columbia, SC - Spartanburg, SC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 28 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Columbia, SC - Spartanburg, SC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 28 September 1986 | NKP 765 | Fort Wayne, IN - Huntington, WV | OWF | NS/CSX | fwrhs |
| Monday, 29 September 1986 | N&W 611 | Columbia, SC - Charlotte, NC | OWF | NS | |
| Monday, 29 September 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Thurmond, WV | OWF | CSX | fwrhs |
| Tuesday, 30 September 1986 | NKP 765 | Thurmond, WV | Filming "Matewan." | fwrhs | |
| Wednesday, 1 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Thurmond, WV - Hinton, WV | OWF | CSX | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 4 October 1986 | MISS 77 | Magnolia State Railway | RT | 1986 Railfan Weekend. | MSRY |
4 October 1986 - Mississippian 2-8-0 77 at Amory, MS, October 1986. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved. | |||||
| Saturday, 4 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Lexington, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Saturday, 4 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Charlotte, NC - Roanoke, VA | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 5 October 1986 | MISS 77 | Magnolia State Railway | RT | 1986 Railfan Weekend. | MSRY |
| Sunday, 5 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Hinton, WV - Clifton Forge, VA | RT | CSX | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 5 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Roanoke, VA - Charlotte, NC | OW | NS | |
| Monday, 6 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Charlotte, NC - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Monday, 6 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Hinton, WV - Huntington, WV | OWF | CSX | fwrhs |
| Tuesday, 7 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | OWF | NS | |
| Thursday, 9 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Winchester, KY - Corbin, KY | OW | KRM | |
| Friday, 10 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Corbin, KY - Harlan, KY | OW | KRM | |
| Saturday, 11 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Saturday, 11 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Harlan, KY - Appalachia, VA | RT | KRM | |
| Saturday, 11 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN | RT | 611 off at Rockwood. | NS |
| Sunday, 12 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Harlan, KY - Corbin, KY | OW | KRM | |
| Sunday, 12 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Sunday, 12 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN | RT | 611 off at Rockwood. | NS |
| Monday, 13 October 1986 | L&N 152 | Corbin, KY - Lebanon, KY - Louisville, KY | OW | KRM | |
| Friday, 17 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN | RT | 611 off at Rockwood. | NS |
| Friday, 17 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Saturday, 18 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN | RT | 611 off at Rockwood. | NS |
| Saturday, 18 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Saturday, 18 October 1986 | CSX | Erwin, TN - Elkhorn City, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Sunday, 19 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN | RT | 611 off at Rockwood. | NS |
| Sunday, 19 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Cincinnati, OH | OWF | FWRHS | |
| Sunday, 19 October 1986 | CSX | Erwin, TN - Marion, NC | RT | KRM | |
| Monday, 20 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Cincinnati, OH | OWF | CSX | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 25 October 1986 | NS | Asheville, NC - Bulls Gap, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 25 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Cincinnati, OH - Russell, KY | RT | FWRHS | |
| Sunday, 26 October 1986 | NS | Asheville, NC - Statesville, NC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 26 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Cincinnati, OH - Russell, KY | RT | FWRHS | |
![]() ex-NKP 2-8-4 765 departs Cincinnati,OH on an excursion to Russell, KY, 26 October 1986. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John Craft, all rights reserved. | |||||
| Monday, 27 October 1986 | NKP 765 | Cincinnati, OH - Fort Wayne, IN | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 31 October 1986 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 1 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 2 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 8 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 9 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 10 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Macon, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 11 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Macon, GA - Jacksonville, FL | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 15 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 16 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 22 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 23 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 24 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Macon, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 25 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Macon, GA - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 26 November 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Irondale, AL | OWF | NS | |
| Monday, 29 December 1986 | N&W 611 | Irondale, AL - Atlanta, GA | OWF | Freight. En route to pull Bob Claytor's retirement special. | NS |
| Tuesday, 30 December 1986 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Irondale, AL | OW | Bob Claytor's retirement special. | NS |
![]() 30 December 1986 - Robert Claytor combines the Claytor family's traditional post-Christmas trip to New Orleans with a retirement special, powered from Atlanta to Birmingham by N&W 4-8-4 611, which Claytor returned to service in 1982. After a stop in the Irondale shops to view progress on the overhaul of 2-6-6-4 1218, FP7s will take the train to New Orleans. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved. | |||||
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