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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Wednesday, 24 February 1988 | S&A 750 | New Georgia RR | CT | NGA | |
| Thursday, 7 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Irondale, AL - Wilton, AL | RT | Freight. 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, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 10 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Friday, 15 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Irondale, AL - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 16 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 17 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 18 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Salisbury, NC | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 19 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NC | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 22 April 1988 | SSW 819 | Pine Bluff, AR - Fordyce, AR | OW | P819 | |
| Saturday, 23 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Asheville, NC - Barber Junction, NC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 24 April 1988 | SSW 819 | Fordyce, AR - Pine Bluff, AR | OW | P819 | |
| Sunday, 24 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Asheville, NC - Barber Junction, NC | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 25 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Asheville, NC - Greensboro, NC | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 26 April 1988 | N&W 1218 | Asheville, NC - Greensboro, NC | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 30 April 1988 | NS | Huntsville, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 7 May 1988 | NS | Knoxville, TN - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 7 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Greensboro, NC - Spartanburg, SC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 8 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Greensboro, NC - Roanoke, VA | RT | Diesel return. | NS |
| Friday, 13 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Cincinnati, OH | OWF | KRM | |
| Saturday, 14 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Roanoke, VA - Lynchburg, VA - Alexandria, VA | OW | Ferry Roanoke - Lynchburg with freight; pick up passenger cars from Alexandria at Lynchburg. | NS |
| Saturday, 14 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Cincinnati, OH - Winchester, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Saturday, 14 May 1988 | NS | Bristol, VA - Roanoke, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 15 May 1988 | N&W 1218/diesel | Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VA | RT | Diesel Alexandria - Manassas, Front Royal - Alexandria. | NS |
| Sunday, 15 May 1988 | NS | Johnson City, TN - Asheville, NC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 15 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Cincinnati, OH - Winchester, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Tuesday, 17 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Cincinnati, OH - Paris, KY | OWF | KRM | |
| Friday, 20 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Paris, KY - Maysville, KY | RT | VIP trip. | TTI |
| Saturday, 21 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Alexandria, VA - Front Royal, VA | RT | Diesel Alexandria - Manassas. | NS |
| Saturday, 21 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Paris, KY - Maysville, KY | RT | TTI | |
| Sunday, 22 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Alexandria, VA - Charlottesville, VA - Lynchburg, VA | OW | Excursion returned to Alexandria behind diesels. | NS |
| Sunday, 22 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Paris, KY - Maysville, KY | RT | TTI | |
| Friday, 27 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Lynchburg, VA - Crewe, VA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 28 May 1988 | N&W 1218 | Crewe, VA - Roanoke, VA | OW | Diesels Richmond-Burkeville, 1218 light Crewe - Burkeville, with train Burkeville - Roanoke. Diesels Roanoke - Richmond. | NS |
| Saturday, 28 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Paris, KY - Maysville, KY | OW | "The Paris Local." Charter sponsored by Greg Scholl. | GS |
![]() 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, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Monday, 30 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Maysville, KY - Paris, KY | RT | KRM | |
| Tuesday, 31 May 1988 | L&N 152 | Maysville, KY - Paris, KY | OWF | KRM | |
| Wednesday, 1 June 1988 | L&N 152 | Paris, KY - Louisville, KY | OWF | KRM | |
| Saturday, 4 June 1988 | NS | Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SC | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 5 June 1988 | NS | Charleston, SC - Charlotte, NC | OW | NS | |
| Thursday, 9 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Roanoke, VA - Bluefield, WV | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Friday, 10 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Bluefield, WV - Portsmouth, OH | OW | "Independence Limited." P. C. "Pappy" Hausman in cab. | NS |
| Saturday, 11 June 1988 | NS | Winston - Salem, NC - North Wilkesboro, NC | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 11 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Portsmouth, OH - Fort Wayne, IN | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Sunday, 12 June 1988 | NS | Winston - Salem, NC - Roanoke, VA - Altavista, VA - Winston-Salem, NC | CT | NS | |
| Sunday, 12 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Fort Wayne, IN - Chicago, IL | OW | "Independence Limited." | NS |
| Saturday, 18 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Chicago, IL - Fort Wayne, IN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 18 June 1988 | UP 3985 | Denver, CO - Laramie, WY | RT | Denver - Cheyenne with 6936. | UP |
![]() 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, IN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 19 June 1988 | GB&L 40 | Georgetown Loop Railroad | RT | 50th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip. | RMRC |
| Monday, 20 June 1988 | N&W 1218 | Chicago, IL - Detroit, MI | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 21 June 1988 | NS diesel | Salisbury, NC - Asheville, NC | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 23 June 1988 | NKP 765 | Fort Wayne, IN - Buffalo, NY | OWF | NS | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 2 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NY | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 3 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NY | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Monday, 4 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Buffalo, NY - Niagara Falls, NY | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 9 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, IN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 10 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Detroit, MI - Fort Wayne, IN | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 12 July 1988 | C&NW 1385 | North Freedom, WI - Janesville, WI | OW | UP | |
| Wednesday, 13 July 1988 | C&NW 1385 | Janesville, WI - Milwaukee, WI | OW | UP | |
| Saturday, 16 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Detroit, MI - Ft. Wayne, IN | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 17 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Ft. Wayne, IN - Detroit, MI | OW | NS | |
| Monday, 18 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Detroit, MI - Buffalo, NY | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 22 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Buffalo, NY - Binghamton, NY | OWF | CR | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 23 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Buffalo, NY - Ashtabula, OH | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 23 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Binghamton, NY - Cranford, NJ | OWF | CR | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 24 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Bound Brook, NJ - Temple, PA | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 24 July 1988 | N&W 1218 | Buffalo, NY - Ashtabula, OH | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 30 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Hoboken, NJ - Port Jervis, NY | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 31 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Bound Brook NJ - Harrisburg, PA | RT | fwrhs | |
| Sunday, 31 July 1988 | NKP 765 | Bound Brook, NJ - Temple, PA | RT | CR | fwrhs |
| Tuesday, 2 August 1988 | NKP 765 | Cranford, NJ - Port Jervis, NY - Binghamton, NY | OWF | CR | fwrhs |
| Friday, 5 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Buffalo, NY - Conneaut, OH | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 6 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NY | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 7 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NY | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 8 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Conneaut, OH - Buffalo, NY | RT | NS | |
| Wednesday, 10 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Conneaut, OH - Bellevue, OH | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 13 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Cleveland, OH - Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OH | RT | Diesels Cleveland-Bellevue, 1218 Bellevue-Columbus-Bellevue, diesels Bellevue-Cleveland. | NS |
| Sunday, 14 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Cleveland, OH - Bellevue, OH - Columbus, OH | RT | Cancelled. | NS |
| Friday, 19 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Bellevue, OH - Toledo, OH | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 20 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Toledo, OH - Columbus, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 21 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Toledo, OH - Portsmouth, OH | OWF | 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, WV | RT | NS | |
![]() 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, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 28 August 1988 | PRR 1361 | York, PA - ? | RT | YCOC | |
| Monday, 29 August 1988 | N&W 1218 | Portsmouth, OH - Columbus, OH | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 10 September 1988 | N&W 611 | Irondale, AL - Wilton, AL | RT | Freight. Test run. | NS |
| Thursday, 15 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Binghamton, NY - Buffalo, NY | OWF | CR | fwrhs |
| Friday, 16 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Buffalo, NY - Bellevue, OH | OWF | NS | fwrhs |
| Saturday, 17 September 1988 | N&W 1218 | Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OH | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 17 September 1988 | NKP 587 | Indianapolis, IN - Logansport, IN | RT | First public excursion. | ITM |
![]() 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, OH | OWF | NS | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 18 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Brewster, OH - Bellevue, OH - Orrville, OH | RT | NS | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 18 September 1988 | N&W 1218 | Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OH | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 18 September 1988 | NKP 587 | Indianapolis, IN - Logansport, IN | RT | ITM | |
| Monday, 19 September 1988 | N&W 1218 | Columbus, OH - Portsmouth, OH - Ludlow, KY | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 20 September 1988 | UP 8444 | Cheyenne, WY - North Platte, WY | OW | UP | |
| Wednesday, 21 September 1988 | UP 8444 | North Platte, WY - Omaha, NE | OW | UP | |
| Friday, 23 September 1988 | L&N 152 | Louisville, KY - Lebanon, KY - Campbellsville, KY - Lebanon, KY | OW | 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, TN | OWF | Freight. En route Chattanooga to return train pulled by 1218 from Lexington. | NS |
| Saturday, 24 September 1988 | N&W 1218 | Lexington, KY - Chattanooga, TN | OW | NS | |
| Sunday, 25 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Orrville, OH - Pittsburgh, PA | rt | CR | fwrhs |
| Sunday, 25 September 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Lexington, KY | OW | 611 to Ludlow after passengers detrain. | NS |
![]() 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, AL | OWF | Freight. | NS |
| Sunday, 25 September 1988 | L&N 152 | Lebanon, KY - Louisville, KY | OW | KRM | |
| Sunday, 25 September 1988 | NS | Johnson City, TN - Marion, NC - Asheville, NC | CT | NS | |
| Monday, 26 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Orrville, OH - Huntington, WV | OWF | FWRHS | |
| Friday, 30 September 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | OWF | FWRHS | |
| Saturday, 1 October 1988 | UP 3985 | Cheyenne, WY - Laramie, WY | RT | UP | |
| Saturday, 1 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Ludlow, KY - Muncie, OH | OW | NS | |
| Saturday, 1 October 1988 | N&W | Roanoke, VA - Bristol, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 2 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Hinton, WV - Clifton Forge, VA | OW | USF&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, KY | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 3 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Clifton Forge, VA - Huntington, WV | OWF | FWRHS | |
| Saturday, 8 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hurricane, WV | RT | CSX | CPH |
| Saturday, 8 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Ludlow, KY - Danville, KY | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 8 October 1988 | N&W 1218 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 8 October 1988 | HART 11 | Hartwell, GA - Bowersville, GA | 2RT | HART | |
| Sunday, 9 October 1988 | N&W 1218 | Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 9 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Danville, KY - Chattanooga, TN | OWF | NS | |
| Sunday, 9 October 1988 | N&W | Hagerstown, MD - Shenandoah, VA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 9 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hurricane, WV | RT | CSX | CPH |
| Monday, 10 October 1988 | N&W | Hagerstown, MD - Shenandoah, VA | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 15 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 15 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Sunday, 16 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 16 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Wednesday, 19 October 1988 | NS diesel | Spencer, NC - Raleigh, NC | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 22 October 1988 | NS | Asheville, NC - Bulls Gap, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 22 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Saturday, 22 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TN | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 23 October 1988 | NS | Asheville, NC - Pisgah Forest, NC | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 23 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Huntington, WV - Hinton, WV | RT | CPH | |
| Sunday, 23 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Oneida, TN | RT | NS | |
| Tuesday, 25 October 1988 | NKP 765 | Columbus, OH - Fort Wayne, IN | OWF | NS | fwrhs |
| Friday, 28 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 29 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 30 October 1988 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Thursday, 3 November 1988 | N&W 1218 | Irondale, AL - Chattanooga, TN | OWF | Freight. | NS |
| Thursday, 3 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SC | OWF | NS | |
| Friday, 4 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Greenville, SC - Chattanooga, TN | OW | NS | |
| Saturday, 5 November 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Chattanooga, TN | RT | NS | |
| Saturday, 5 November 1988 | SSW 819 | Pine Bluff, AR - Texarkana, TX | OW | Stop in Camden for historic ceremony. | P819 |
![]() 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, AL | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 6 November 1988 | SSW 819 | Texarkana, TX - Tyler, TX | OW | P819 | |
| Sunday, 6 November 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Toccoa, GA | RT | Meet diesel excursion on return. | NS |
| Sunday, 6 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Chattanooga, TN - Atlanta, GA - Greenville, SC | OW | Diesels Atlanta-Greenville. (Meet 1218's excursion en route.) | NS |
| Monday, 7 November 1988 | N&W 1218 | Atlanta, GA - Irondale, AL | OWF | NS | |
| Monday, 7 November 1988 | SSW 819 | Tyler, TX - Pine Bluff, AR | OW | P819 | |
| Wednesday, 9 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Macon, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Thursday, 10 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Macon, GA - Jacksonville, FL | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 12 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Sunday, 13 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Valdosta, GA | RT | NS | |
| Monday, 14 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Jacksonville, FL - Macon, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Tuesday, 15 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Macon, GA - Atlanta, GA | OWF | NS | |
| Wednesday, 16 November 1988 | N&W 611 | Atlanta, GA - Irondale, AL | OWF | NS | |
| Saturday, 3 December 1988 | RDG 2102 | Temple, PA - Norristown, PA | RT | BM&R | |
| Friday, 9 December 1988 | C&NW 1385 | North Freedom, WI - Monroe, WI | OWF | MCRM | |
| Saturday, 10 December 1988 | C&NW 1385 | Monroe, WI - Brodhead, WI | 4RT | MCRM | |
| Sunday, 11 December 1988 | C&NW 1385 | Monroe, WI - Brodhead, WI | 4RT | MCRM | |
| Monday, 12 December 1988 | C&NW 1385 | Monroe, WI - North Freedom, WI | OWF | MCRM | |
| Wednesday, 14 December 1988 | SP 4449 | Portland, OR - Eugene, OR | OW | SP | |
| Thursday, 15 December 1988 | SP 4449 | Eugene, OR - Roseburg, OR | OWF | SP | |
| Friday, 16 December 1988 | SP 4449 | Roseburg, OR - Medford, OR | OWF | SP | |
| Saturday, 17 December 1988 | SP 4449 | Medford, OR - Portland, OR | OWF | SP | |
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