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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
Sunday, 11 January 1987 SOU 4501 Irondale, AL - Chattanooga, TNOWFTowed to TVRM. NS
Wednesday, 18 March 1987 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Birmingham, ALRT NS
Wednesday, 25 March 1987 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Birmingham, ALRT NS
Thursday, 26 March 1987 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Wilton, ALRTTest run. NS
Saturday, 28 March 1987 N&W 611 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 29 March 1987 N&W 611 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Friday, 3 April 1987 N&W 611 Irondale, AL - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Saturday, 4 April 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 5 April 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
Saturday, 11 April 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 12 April 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
 
Norfolk and Western Road Foreman Frank Collins prepares to take 4-8-4 611 out on the road.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

12 April 1987 - Norfolk and Western Road Foreman Frank Collins prepares to take 4-8-4 611 to Toccoa. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
Monday, 13 April 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Birmingham, ALOWF NS
Tuesday, 21 April 1987 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GAOWFFerry to Roanoke. Stopped at Anniston for bearing repairs. NS
Wednesday, 22 April 1987 N&W 1218 Anniston, AL - Atlanta, GA - Salisbury, NCOWFFerry to Roanoke. Stopped at Anniston for bearing repairs. NS
Thursday, 23 April 1987 N&W 1218 Salisbury, NC - Roanoke, VAOWFFerry to Roanoke. NS
Saturday, 25 April 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WVRTFirst excursion. NS
Sunday, 26 April 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Walton, VA - Roanoke, VAOW NS
Monday, 27 April 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Norfolk, VAOWF NS
Saturday, 2 May 1987 N&W 1218 Norfolk, VA - Petersburg, VART NS
Sunday, 3 May 1987 N&W 1218 Norfolk, VA - Petersburg, VART NS
Monday, 4 May 1987 N&W 1218 Norfolk, VA - Crewe, VAOWFFreight. NS
Saturday, 9 May 1987 N&W 1218 Richmond, VA - Roanoke, VART1218 Crewe - Burkeville light, Burkeville-Roanoke on excursion. Diesel Richmond-Burkeville, Roanoke-Richmond. NS
Sunday, 10 May 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Greenville, SCOWF NS
Friday, 15 May 1987 L&N 152 Louisville, KY - Lexington, KYOWF NS
Friday, 15 May 1987 N&W 611 Irondale, AL - Oakdale, TNOWFFreight. En route Stearns, KY to meet 152 and return train to Lexington, KY. NS
Saturday, 16 May 1987 L&N 152 Lexington, KY - Stearns, KY - Oakdale, TN - Knoxville, TNOWExcursion Lexington to Stearns; meet 611; light ferry train to Knoxville, TN. NS
Saturday, 16 May 1987 N&W 611 Oakdale, TN - Stearns, KY - Lexington, KY - Ludlow, KYOWLight to Stearns, KY; meet 152 and return train to Lexington, KY; ferry train to Ludlow, KY after unloading at Lexington. NS
Saturday, 23 May 1987 N&W 1218 Greenville, SC - Toccoa, GART NS
Sunday, 24 May 1987 UP 3985 Cheyenne, WY - Laramie, WYRT UP
Sunday, 24 May 1987 N&W 1218 Greenville, SC - Salisbury, NCOWExcursion returned from Kannapolis with diesels. NS
Sunday, 24 May 1987 UP 3985 Cheyenne, WY - Laramie, WYRT UP
Saturday, 30 May 1987 N&W 1218 Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NCRT NS
Saturday, 30 May 1987 L&N 152 Knoxville, TN - Appalachia, VARTCancelled. NS
Sunday, 31 May 1987 N&W 1218 Salisbury, NC - Lexington, NC - Whitney, NC circle trip FP7sCT1218 Salisbury - Lexington, diesel on remainder. 1218 light Lexington - Greensboro. NS
Monday, 1 June 1987 N&W 1218 Salisbury, NC - Greensboro, NCOWF NS
Friday, 5 June 1987 L&N 152 Knoxville, TN - Bristol, VAOWF NS
Saturday, 6 June 1987 L&N 152 Bristol, VA - Radford, VA - Walton, VARTWedding day for Preston Claytor. NS
Sunday, 7 June 1987 L&N 152 Bristol, VA - Johnson City, TN - Appalachia, VART152 Bristol - Bull's Gap, remainder diesel-hauled. 152 light Bull's Gap - Knoxville. NS
Saturday, 13 June 1987 N&W 1218 Greensboro, NC - Roanoke, VARTdiesel return. NS
Saturday, 13 June 1987 L&N 152 Knoxville, TN - Asheville, NCOW NS
Sunday, 14 June 1987 PRR 7002 Strasburg Railroad75th Anniversary of the "Broadway Limited." SRR
 
PRR 7002.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.  PRR 7002.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

14 June 1987 - crew members ham it up while waiting for a late-running Amtrak "Broadway Limited" during the Strasburg Railroad's celebration of the 75th anniversary of that train starring Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's historic PRR equipment. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2000 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
Sunday, 14 June 1987 L&N 152 Asheville, NC - Old Fort, NC - Knoxville, TNOW NS
Monday, 15 June 1987 L&N 152 Knoxville, TN - Danville, KYOWF NS
Tuesday, 16 June 1987 L&N 152 Danville, KY - Louisville, KYOWF NS
Saturday, 20 June 1987 2317, 3254 Scranton, PA - Pocono Summit, PART"Headlight to headlight" doubleheader. stmtn
Sunday, 21 June 1987 PRR 1361 Altoona, PA - Bellefonte, PART N&BE
Tuesday, 23 June 1987 N&W 611 Cincinnati, OH - Fort Wayne, INOWF NS
Wednesday, 24 June 1987 N&W 611 Fort Wayne, IN - Chicago, ILOWF NS
Saturday, 27 June 1987 N&W 611 Chicago, IL - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Sunday, 28 June 1987 N&W 611 Chicago, IL - Detroit, MIOWF NS
Saturday, 11 July 1987 N&W 611 Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Sunday, 12 July 1987 N&W 611 Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Monday, 13 July 1987 N&W 611 Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, INOWF NS
Tuesday, 14 July 1987 N&W 611 Fort Wayne, IN - Cincinnati, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 18 July 1987 SOU FP7S Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA RTReturn behind 1218. NS
Saturday, 18 July 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Charlottesville, VA - Alexandria, VAOWFreight Roanoke - Lynchburg, 2 cars Lynchburg - Charlottesville, passenger train Charlottesville - Alexandria. NS
Saturday, 18 July 1987 N&W 611 Ludlow, KY - Portsmouth, OHRTdiesel return. NS
Sunday, 19 July 1987 N&W 1218 Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VART NS
Tuesday, 21 July 1987 N&W 611 Portsmouth, OH - Bluefield, WVOWF NS
Saturday, 25 July 1987 N&W 1218 Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VART NS
Sunday, 26 July 1987 N&W 1218 Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VARTdiesel return; 1218 to Roanoke. NS
Thursday, 30 July 1987 N&W 611 Bluefield, WV - Roanoke, VAOWNRHS Convention. NS
Thursday, 30 July 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WVRTNRHS Convention.Westbound with passenger train, eastbound with freight. NS
Saturday, 1 August 1987 N&W 611 Roanoke, VA - Radford, VAOWSide-by-side with 1218. NRHS Convention. NS
 
Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 and 4-8-4 611 climb Christiansburg Grade side-by-side in August 1987.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John Craft, all rights reserved.

1 August 1987 - Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 and 4-8-4 611 climb Christiansburg Grade side-by-side during the NRHS Convention. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2001 John Craft, all rights reserved.
Saturday, 1 August 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Radford, VAOWFreight. Side-by-side with 611.NRHS Convention. NS
Saturday, 1 August 1987 N&W 611, 1218 Radford, VA - Roanoke, VAOWNRHS Convention. NS
Sunday, 2 August 1987 N&W 611, 1218 Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VAOWNRHS Convention. NS
Sunday, 2 August 1987 N&W 1218 Lynchburg, VA - Roanoke, VAOWNRHS Convention. NS
Tuesday, 4 August 1987 N&W 611 Lynchburg, VA - Charlotte, NCOWF NS
Tuesday, 4 August 1987 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WVOWFFreight ahead of passenger cars. NS
Wednesday, 5 August 1987 N&W 1218 Bluefield, WV - Kenova, WVOWF NS
 
 NW1218.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

5 August 1987 - ex-N&W 2-6-6-4 crosses the steel viaduct at Coopers, WV, on its way from Bluefield, WV to Kenova, WV. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Saturday, 8 August 1987 N&W 1218 Kenova, WV - Columbus, OHRT NS
Saturday, 8 August 1987 N&W 611 Charlotte, NC - Atlanta, GAOW NS
Sunday, 9 August 1987 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Birmingham, ALOWF NS
Tuesday, 11 August 1987 N&W 1218 Kenova, WV - Bellevue, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 15 August 1987 N&W 1218 Toledo, OH - Columbus, OHRT1218 Bellevue-Columbus-Bellevue only; Toledo-Bellevue diesel-hauled. NS
Sunday, 16 August 1987 N&W 1218 Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OHRT NS
Monday, 17 August 1987 N&W 1218 Bellevue, OH - Fort Wayne, OH - Ludlow, KYOWF NS
Saturday, 12 September 1987 N&W 1218 Ludlow, KY - Danville, KYRT NS
Sunday, 13 September 1987 N&W 1218 Ludlow, KY - Danville, KYRT NS
Thursday, 17 September 1987 NKP 765 Fort Wayne, IN - Orrville, OHOWFNS/CR fwrhs
Friday, 18 September 1987 N&W 1218 Ludlow, KY - Lexington, KYOWF NS
Saturday, 19 September 1987 N&W 1218 Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TNOW NS
Saturday, 19 September 1987 NKP 765 Brewster, OH - Vermillion, OHOWNS fwrhs
Sunday, 20 September 1987 NKP 765 Orrville, OH - Bellevue, OHRTNS fwrhs
Sunday, 20 September 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Lexington, KYOW NS
Monday, 21 September 1987 NKP 765 Orrville, OH - Pittsburgh, PA - Brewster, OHPASSCR fwrhs
Monday, 21 September 1987 N&W 1218 Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TNOWF NS
Friday, 25 September 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Huntsville, ALOWF NS
Saturday, 26 September 1987 N&W 1218 Huntsville, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 27 September 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Birmingham, ALOWF NS
Monday, 28 September 1987 NKP 765 Brewster, OH - Huntington, WVOWFNS/CSX fwrhs
Friday, 2 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, OH - Hinton, WVOWFCSX fwrhs
Saturday, 3 October 1987 UP 8444 Cheyenne, WY - Laramie, WYRT UP
Sunday, 4 October 1987 NKP 765 Hinton, OH - Clifton Forge, VARTUSF&G trip. fwrhs
Monday, 5 October 1987 NKP 765 Clifton Forge, VA - Huntington, WVOWFCSX fwrhs
Friday, 9 October 1987 L&N 152 Louisville, KY - Paris, KYOW KRM
Saturday, 10 October 1987 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Saturday, 10 October 1987 SOU FP7s Hagerstown, MD - Luray, VART NS
Saturday, 10 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRTCSX CPH
Saturday, 10 October 1987 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYRT KRM
Sunday, 11 October 1987 DRGW 480, 497 Durango, CO - Silverton, CORT D&S
Sunday, 11 October 1987 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 11 October 1987 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYRT KRM
Sunday, 11 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRTCSX CPH
Monday, 12 October 1987 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Louisville, KYOW KRM
Friday, 16 October 1987 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNOWF NS
Saturday, 17 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRTCSX CPH
Saturday, 17 October 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN RT NS
Saturday, 17 October 1987 NS Roanoke, VA - Abingdon, VART NS
Sunday, 18 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRTCSX CPH
Sunday, 18 October 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN RT NS
Monday, 19 October 1987 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Fostoria, OHOWFCSX fwrhs
Tuesday, 20 October 1987 NKP 765 Fostoria, OH - Fort Wayne, INOWFNS fwrhs
Saturday, 24 October 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN RT NS
Saturday, 24 October 1987 NS Asheville, NC - Hickory, NCRT NS
Sunday, 25 October 1987 PRR 1361 Vail, PA - Bellefonte, PART N&BE
Sunday, 25 October 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Crossville, TN RT NS
Sunday, 25 October 1987 NS Asheville, NC - Bulls Gap, TNRT NS
Monday, 26 October 1987 PRR 1361 Vail, PA - Bellefonte, PARTCrew training runs. N&BE
 
PRR 1361.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

26 October 1987 - ex-PRR K4s 4-6-2 1361 is shown at Vail, PA, on the ex-PRR trackage of the Nittany & Bald Eagle RR during a week of crew training runs. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Tuesday, 27 October 1987 PRR 1361 Vail, PA - Bellefonte, PARTCrew training runs. N&BE
Wednesday, 28 October 1987 PRR 1361 Vail, PA - Bellefonte, PARTCrew training runs. N&BE
Thursday, 29 October 1987 PRR 1361 Vail, PA - Bellefonte, PARTCrew training runs. N&BE
Friday, 30 October 1987 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Saturday, 31 October 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
Saturday, 31 October 1987 NS Greensboro, NC - Roanoke, VART NS
Sunday, 1 November 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
 
Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 meets Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 to transfer passengers in Chattanooga, TN, in November 1987.   Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John Craft, all rights reserved.

1 November 1987 - Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 meets Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 to transfer passengers in Chattanooga, TN. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2001 John Craft, all rights reserved.
Sunday, 1 November 1987 NS Greensboro, NC - Roanoke, VART NS
Saturday, 7 November 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 8 November 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
Tuesday, 10 November 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Macon, GAOWF NS
Wednesday, 11 November 1987 N&W 1218 Macon, GA - Jacksonville, FLOWF NS
Thursday, 12 November 1987 S&A 750 Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GAOWEn route to Savannah excursions. NGA
Saturday, 14 November 1987 N&W 1218 Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA RT NS
Saturday, 14 November 1987 S&A 750 Savannah, GARTSavannah shuttle trips. NGA
Sunday, 15 November 1987 N&W 1218 Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA RT NS
Saturday, 21 November 1987 N&W 1218 Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA RT NS
Sunday, 22 November 1987 N&W 1218 Jacksonville, FL - Macon, GAOWF NS
Monday, 23 November 1987 N&W 1218 Macon, GA - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Tuesday, 24 November 1987 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Irondale, ALOWF NS
 
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