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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
Wednesday, 24 February 1988 S&A 750 New Georgia RRCT NGA
Thursday, 7 April 1988 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Wilton, ALRTFreight. Ran south as Train 187 with 11 loads, returned as X1218N with 17 loads. NS
Saturday, 9 April 1988 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 10 April 1988 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Friday, 15 April 1988 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Saturday, 16 April 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
Sunday, 17 April 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Monday, 18 April 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Salisbury, NCOWF NS
Tuesday, 19 April 1988 N&W 1218 Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NCOWF NS
Friday, 22 April 1988 SSW 819 Pine Bluff, AR - Fordyce, AROW P819
Saturday, 23 April 1988 N&W 1218 Asheville, NC - Barber Junction, NCRT NS
Sunday, 24 April 1988 SSW 819 Fordyce, AR - Pine Bluff, AROW P819
Sunday, 24 April 1988 N&W 1218 Asheville, NC - Barber Junction, NCRT NS
Monday, 25 April 1988 N&W 1218 Asheville, NC - Greensboro, NCRT NS
Tuesday, 26 April 1988 N&W 1218 Asheville, NC - Greensboro, NCOWF NS
Saturday, 30 April 1988 NS Huntsville, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Saturday, 7 May 1988 NS Knoxville, TN - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Saturday, 7 May 1988 N&W 1218 Greensboro, NC - Spartanburg, SCRT NS
Sunday, 8 May 1988 N&W 1218 Greensboro, NC - Roanoke, VARTDiesel return. NS
Friday, 13 May 1988 L&N 152 Louisville, KY - Cincinnati, OHOWF KRM
Saturday, 14 May 1988 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Alexandria, VAOWFerry Roanoke - Lynchburg with freight; pick up passenger cars from Alexandria at Lynchburg. NS
Saturday, 14 May 1988 L&N 152 Cincinnati, OH - Winchester, KYRT KRM
Saturday, 14 May 1988 NS Bristol, VA - Roanoke, VART NS
Sunday, 15 May 1988 N&W 1218/diesel Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VARTDiesel Alexandria - Manassas, Front Royal - Alexandria. NS
Sunday, 15 May 1988 NS Johnson City, TN - Asheville, NCRT NS
Sunday, 15 May 1988 L&N 152 Cincinnati, OH - Winchester, KYRT KRM
Tuesday, 17 May 1988 L&N 152 Cincinnati, OH - Paris, KYOWF KRM
Friday, 20 May 1988 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYRTVIP trip. TTI
Saturday, 21 May 1988 N&W 1218 Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VARTDiesel Alexandria - Manassas. NS
Saturday, 21 May 1988 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYRT TTI
Sunday, 22 May 1988 N&W 1218 Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA - Lynchburg, VAOWExcursion returned to Alexandria behind diesels. NS
Sunday, 22 May 1988 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYRT TTI
Friday, 27 May 1988 N&W 1218 Lynchburg, VA - Crewe, VAOWF NS
Saturday, 28 May 1988 N&W 1218 Crewe, VA - Roanoke, VAOWDiesels Richmond-Burkeville, 1218 light Crewe - Burkeville, with train Burkeville - Roanoke. Diesels Roanoke - Richmond. NS
Saturday, 28 May 1988 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Maysville, KYOW"The Paris Local." Charter sponsored by Greg Scholl. GS
 
Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 152 leads the

28 May, 1988 - Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 152 leads the "Paris Local," a photo special, leaving Paris, KY on 28 May 1988. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Sunday, 29 May 1988 L&N 152 Maysville, KY - Paris, KYRT KRM
Monday, 30 May 1988 L&N 152 Maysville, KY - Paris, KYRT KRM
Tuesday, 31 May 1988 L&N 152 Maysville, KY - Paris, KYOWF KRM
Wednesday, 1 June 1988 L&N 152 Paris, KY - Louisville, KYOWF KRM
Saturday, 4 June 1988 NS Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SCOW NS
Sunday, 5 June 1988 NS Charleston, SC - Charlotte, NCOW NS
Thursday, 9 June 1988 N&W 1218 Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WVOW"Independence Limited." NS
Friday, 10 June 1988 N&W 1218 Bluefield, WV - Portsmouth, OHOW"Independence Limited." P. C. "Pappy" Hausman in cab. NS
Saturday, 11 June 1988 NS Winston - Salem, NC - North Wilkesboro, NCRT NS
Saturday, 11 June 1988 N&W 1218 Portsmouth, OH - Fort Wayne, INOW"Independence Limited." NS
Sunday, 12 June 1988 NS Winston - Salem, NC - Roanoke, VA - Altavista, VA - Winston-Salem, NCCT NS
Sunday, 12 June 1988 N&W 1218 Fort Wayne, IN - Chicago, ILOW"Independence Limited." NS
Saturday, 18 June 1988 N&W 1218 Chicago, IL - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Saturday, 18 June 1988 UP 3985 Denver, CO - Laramie, WYRTDenver - Cheyenne with 6936. UP
 
UP 3985.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

18 June 1988 - Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 performs a photo runby at Buford, WY. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
Saturday, 18 June 1988 N&W 1218 Chicago, IL - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Sunday, 19 June 1988 GB&L 40 Georgetown Loop RailroadRT50th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip. RMRC
Monday, 20 June 1988 N&W 1218 Chicago, IL - Detroit, MIOWF NS
Tuesday, 21 June 1988 NS diesel Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NCRT NS
Thursday, 23 June 1988 NKP 765 Fort Wayne, IN - Buffalo, NYOWFNS fwrhs
Saturday, 2 July 1988 NKP 765 Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NYRTCR fwrhs
Sunday, 3 July 1988 NKP 765 Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NYRTCR fwrhs
Monday, 4 July 1988 NKP 765 Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NYRTCR fwrhs
Saturday, 9 July 1988 N&W 1218 Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Sunday, 10 July 1988 N&W 1218 Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, INRT NS
Tuesday, 12 July 1988 C&NW 1385 North Freedom, WI - Janesville, WIOW UP
Wednesday, 13 July 1988 C&NW 1385 Janesville, WI - Milwaukee, WIOW UP
Saturday, 16 July 1988 N&W 1218 Detroit, MI - Ft. Wayne, INOW NS
Sunday, 17 July 1988 N&W 1218 Ft. Wayne, IN - Detroit, MIOW NS
Monday, 18 July 1988 N&W 1218 Detroit, MI - Buffalo, NYOWF NS
Friday, 22 July 1988 NKP 765 Buffalo, NY - Binghamton, NYOWFCR fwrhs
Saturday, 23 July 1988 N&W 1218 Buffalo, NY - Ashtabula, OHRT NS
Saturday, 23 July 1988 NKP 765 Binghamton, NY - Cranford, NJOWFCR fwrhs
Sunday, 24 July 1988 NKP 765 Bound Brook, NJ - Temple, PARTCR fwrhs
Sunday, 24 July 1988 N&W 1218 Buffalo, NY - Ashtabula, OHRT NS
Saturday, 30 July 1988 NKP 765 Hoboken, NJ - Port Jervis, NYRTCR fwrhs
Sunday, 31 July 1988 NKP 765 Bound Brook NJ - Harrisburg, PART fwrhs
Sunday, 31 July 1988 NKP 765 Bound Brook, NJ - Temple, PARTCR fwrhs
Tuesday, 2 August 1988 NKP 765 Cranford, NJ - Port Jervis, NY - Binghamton, NYOWFCR fwrhs
Friday, 5 August 1988 N&W 1218 Buffalo, NY - Conneaut, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 6 August 1988 N&W 1218 Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NYRT NS
Sunday, 7 August 1988 N&W 1218 Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NYRT NS
Monday, 8 August 1988 N&W 1218 Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NYRT NS
Wednesday, 10 August 1988 N&W 1218 Conneaut, OH - Bellevue, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 13 August 1988 N&W 1218 Cleveland, OH - Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OHRTDiesels Cleveland-Bellevue, 1218 Bellevue-Columbus-Bellevue, diesels Bellevue-Cleveland. NS
Sunday, 14 August 1988 N&W 1218 Cleveland, OH - Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OHRTCancelled. NS
Friday, 19 August 1988 N&W 1218 Bellevue, OH - Toledo, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 20 August 1988 N&W 1218 Toledo, OH - Columbus, OHRT NS
Sunday, 21 August 1988 N&W 1218 Toledo, OH - Portsmouth, OHOWF NS
Friday, 26 August 1988 PRR 1361 York, PA - ?RT YCOC
Saturday, 27 August 1988 PRR 1361 York, PA - ?RT YCOC
Saturday, 27 August 1988 N&W 1218 Portsmouth, OH - Iager, WVRT NS
 
NW 1218.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

27 August 1988 - ex-N&W 2-6-6-4 1218 leads a Norfolk Southern excursion past the coaling tower at Prichard, WV, en route to Iager, WV. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Sunday, 28 August 1988 N&W 1218 Portsmouth, OH -Columbus, OHRT NS
Sunday, 28 August 1988 PRR 1361 York, PA - ?RT YCOC
Monday, 29 August 1988 N&W 1218 Portsmouth, OH - Columbus, OHOWF NS
Saturday, 10 September 1988 N&W 611 Irondale, AL - Wilton, ALRTFreight. Test run. NS
Thursday, 15 September 1988 NKP 765 Binghamton, NY - Buffalo, NYOWFCR fwrhs
Friday, 16 September 1988 NKP 765 Buffalo, NY - Bellevue, OHOWFNS fwrhs
Saturday, 17 September 1988 N&W 1218 Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OHRT NS
Saturday, 17 September 1988 NKP 587 Indianapolis, IN - Logansport, INRTFirst public excursion. ITM
 
Nickel Plate 2-8-2 587 departs Logansport, IN, in September 1988 on its first revenue run.  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

17 September 1988 - Nickel Plate 2-8-2 587 departs Logansport, IN, in September 1988 on its first revenue run. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2001 John Craft, all rights reserved.
Saturday, 17 September 1988 NKP 765 Bellevue, OH - Brewster, OHOWFNS fwrhs
Sunday, 18 September 1988 NKP 765 Brewster, OH - Bellevue, OH - Orrville, OHRTNS fwrhs
Sunday, 18 September 1988 N&W 1218 Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OHRT NS
Sunday, 18 September 1988 NKP 587 Indianapolis, IN - Logansport, INRT ITM
Monday, 19 September 1988 N&W 1218 Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OH - Ludlow, KYOWF NS
Tuesday, 20 September 1988 UP 8444 Cheyenne, WY - North Platte, WYOW UP
Wednesday, 21 September 1988 UP 8444 North Platte, WY - Omaha, NEOW UP
Friday, 23 September 1988 L&N 152 Louisville, KY - Lebanon, KY - Campbellsville, KY - Lebanon, KYOW KRM
Saturday, 24 September 1988 NS Johnson City, TN - Marion, NC - Asheville, NC CT NS
Saturday, 24 September 1988 N&W 611 Irondale, AL - Chattanooga, TNOWFFreight. En route Chattanooga to return train pulled by 1218 from Lexington. NS
Saturday, 24 September 1988 N&W 1218 Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TNOW NS
Sunday, 25 September 1988 NKP 765 Orrville, OH - Pittsburgh, PArtCR fwrhs
Sunday, 25 September 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Lexington, KYOW611 to Ludlow after passengers detrain. NS
 
  Photo by John Craft.  Copyright 2001 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.

25 September 1988 - ex-N&W 4-8-4 611 departs with an excursion to Lexington, KY. 2-6-6-4 1218, which brought the excursion into town on Saturday, will take a freight train to Birmingham, AL, later in the morning. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Sunday, 25 September 1988 N&W 1218 Chattanooga, TN - Irondale, ALOWFFreight. NS
Sunday, 25 September 1988 L&N 152 Lebanon, KY - Louisville, KYOW KRM
Sunday, 25 September 1988 NS Johnson City, TN - Marion, NC - Asheville, NC CT NS
Monday, 26 September 1988 NKP 765 Orrville, OH - Huntington, WVOWF FWRHS
Friday, 30 September 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVOWF FWRHS
Saturday, 1 October 1988 UP 3985 Cheyenne, WY - Laramie, WYRT UP
Saturday, 1 October 1988 N&W 611 Ludlow, KY - Muncie, OHOW NS
Saturday, 1 October 1988 N&W Roanoke, VA - Bristol, VA RT NS
Sunday, 2 October 1988 NKP 765 Hinton, WV - Clifton Forge, VAOWUSF&G train. FWRHS
Sunday, 2 October 1988 N&W Roanoke, VA - Shenandoah, VA OW NS
Sunday, 2 October 1988 N&W 611 Ludlow, KY - Danville, KYRT NS
Monday, 3 October 1988 NKP 765 Clifton Forge, VA - Huntington, WVOWF FWRHS
Saturday, 8 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hurricane, WVRTCSX CPH
Saturday, 8 October 1988 N&W 611 Ludlow, KY - Danville, KYOWF NS
Saturday, 8 October 1988 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Saturday, 8 October 1988 HART 11 Hartwell, GA - Bowersville, GA2RT HART
Sunday, 9 October 1988 N&W 1218 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Sunday, 9 October 1988 N&W 611 Danville, KY - Chattanooga, TNOWF NS
Sunday, 9 October 1988 N&W Hagerstown, MD - Shenandoah, VA RT NS
Sunday, 9 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hurricane, WVRTCSX CPH
Monday, 10 October 1988 N&W Hagerstown, MD - Shenandoah, VA RT NS
Saturday, 15 October 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TNRT NS
Saturday, 15 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRT CPH
Sunday, 16 October 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TNRT NS
Sunday, 16 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRT CPH
Wednesday, 19 October 1988 NS diesel Spencer, NC - Raleigh, NCRT NS
Saturday, 22 October 1988 NS Asheville, NC - Bulls Gap, TNRT NS
Saturday, 22 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRT CPH
Saturday, 22 October 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TNRT NS
Sunday, 23 October 1988 NS Asheville, NC - Pisgah Forest, NCRT NS
Sunday, 23 October 1988 NKP 765 Huntington, WV - Hinton, WVRT CPH
Sunday, 23 October 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TNRT NS
Tuesday, 25 October 1988 NKP 765 Columbus, OH - Fort Wayne, INOWFNS fwrhs
Friday, 28 October 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Saturday, 29 October 1988 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GART NS
Sunday, 30 October 1988 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TNRT NS
Thursday, 3 November 1988 N&W 1218 Irondale, AL - Chattanooga, TNOWFFreight. NS
Thursday, 3 November 1988 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SCOWF NS
Friday, 4 November 1988 N&W 611 Greenville, SC - Chattanooga, TNOW NS
Saturday, 5 November 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN RT NS
Saturday, 5 November 1988 SSW 819 Pine Bluff, AR - Texarkana, TXOWStop in Camden for historic ceremony. P819
 
SSW 819

5 November 1988 - ex-"Cotton Belt" 4-8-4 819 passes through Waldo, AR, on its first trip to Texas since restoration. Photo by John Craft. Copyright 2002 John A. Craft, all rights reserved.
 
Saturday, 5 November 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Attalla, ALRT NS
Sunday, 6 November 1988 SSW 819 Texarkana, TX - Tyler, TXOW P819
Sunday, 6 November 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA RTMeet diesel excursion on return. NS
Sunday, 6 November 1988 N&W 611 Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SCOWDiesels Atlanta-Greenville. (Meet 1218's excursion en route.) NS
Monday, 7 November 1988 N&W 1218 Atlanta, GA - Irondale, ALOWF NS
Monday, 7 November 1988 SSW 819 Tyler, TX - Pine Bluff, AROW P819
Wednesday, 9 November 1988 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Macon, GAOWF NS
Thursday, 10 November 1988 N&W 611 Macon, GA - Jacksonville, FLOWF NS
Saturday, 12 November 1988 N&W 611 Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GART NS
Sunday, 13 November 1988 N&W 611 Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GART NS
Monday, 14 November 1988 N&W 611 Jacksonville, FL - Macon, GAOWF NS
Tuesday, 15 November 1988 N&W 611 Macon, GA - Atlanta, GAOWF NS
Wednesday, 16 November 1988 N&W 611 Atlanta, GA - Irondale, ALOWF NS
Saturday, 3 December 1988 RDG 2102 Temple, PA - Norristown, PART BM&R
Friday, 9 December 1988 C&NW 1385 North Freedom, WI - Monroe, WIOWF MCRM
Saturday, 10 December 1988 C&NW 1385 Monroe, WI - Brodhead, WI4RT MCRM
Sunday, 11 December 1988 C&NW 1385 Monroe, WI - Brodhead, WI4RT MCRM
Monday, 12 December 1988 C&NW 1385 Monroe, WI - North Freedom, WIOWF MCRM
Wednesday, 14 December 1988 SP 4449 Portland, OR - Eugene, OROW SP
Thursday, 15 December 1988 SP 4449 Eugene, OR - Roseburg, OROWF SP
Friday, 16 December 1988 SP 4449 Roseburg, OR - Medford, OROWF SP
Saturday, 17 December 1988 SP 4449 Medford, OR - Portland, OROWF SP
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