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October 2009: Little River 110, Nickel Plate Road 765

John Craft — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:52:50 +0000

Moore-Keppel Climax no. 3 Photo Special – May 17, 2009

John Craft — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:14:56 +0000

On Sunday, May 17, HTP sponsored a half-day photo special on the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad with Moore-Keppel Climax no. 3.

The photo below was taken by first-time participant Jonathan Hallman:

We’ve created a gallery for photos from this event here. If you attended this event, log in and upload your photos.

Thanks to everyone who attended, and we hope you’ll join us again soon.

2008 in review, and looking ahead to 2009

John Craft — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:04:44 +0000

It’s been another busy and successful year at Steam Specials. In 2008 we organized 6 events featuring 10 steam locomotives, and welcomed over 20 new participants to the photo line.

In February, we hosted our second event at both the Huckleberry Railroad (17 participants) and at the Steam Railroading Institute (50 participants). In October , 17 participants took part in our events the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, the Conway Scenic Railroad, and the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New England. And in November, 25 participants took part in our SOO 1003 event in Wisconsin.

When we created this web site in 2004, we started with a mailing list of 80 people who had attended a previous photo special. Four years later, our mailing list stands at nearly 900, and over 200 people have attended at least one event. Thanks to each of you.

Looking forward to 2009, the Steam Railroading Institute’s “Train Festival 2009″ will offer us an exciting opportunity in the fall. We’re still working on the details, but save some time around Columbus Day weekend (October 9-12) on your calendar. You won’t regret it.

As always, announcements are sent via e-mail – they are not posted on our web site. To ensure that you get announcements, sign up here.

If you have questions about who we are and what we do, read our FAQ here. You will also find contact links on the FAQ page.

SOO 1003 on the road again

John Craft — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:39:17 +0000

On Sunday, November 9, Historic Transport Preservation, SOO 1003 Operations LLC, and Wisconsin & Southern Railroad partnered yet again to operate a photo special. This trip operated over “new” trackage between Waukesha, WI, and Milton, WI. (While 1003 has operated over this line numerous times, this was the first photo special.)

You can find more photos here. If you would like to join us on a future outing, sign up for event announcements here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AuWdLoKio

New England Steam in Fall Foliage

John Craft — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:10:18 +0000

Over October 3-4-5, Historic Transport Preservation partnered with the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, the Conway Scenic Railroad, and The Mount Washington Cog Railroad for a weekend of steam in New England Fall Foliage. You can see the results here. If you would like to join us on a future outing, sign up for event announcements here.

Steam Specials events featured in TRAINS magazine’s special issue “STEAM TODAY”

John Craft — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:04:02 +0000

You’ll find many photos taken during one of our events in this special publication, including pp. 52-55 (CPR 2816, May 2006 – 6 photos by 4 participants), pp. 62-71, and p. 79 (QJs, June 2007 and L&C 40, Feb. 2006). The cover image was taken by regular participant Steve Tidwell.

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PM 1225 event featured in “Railfan & Railroad” magazine “Markers” column

John Craft — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:06:09 +0000

“One of the best photography events I have ever attended . . . fantastic scenes with the Rosies and the scouts. This is the kind of stuff that I have never shot before and really gives depth to a photo collection.

One of the best bargains of the trip was the “caboose pass” that gave a photographer about 20 minutes alone in a caboose with a full crew decked out in period dress. Everything modern was stripped out of both the Pere Marquette and Ann Arbor cabeese, and the resulting shots are timeless . . . lunch in the caboose also yielded timeless photographs, from the steam rising from the cooking pan to the percolated coffee to the jams and pickled eggs on the table. And the food was delicious!

It was an absolutely incredible weekend. The depth of the photography goes well past the bazillion runby-type events. I’m still trying to sort out the A+ photos from the A photos. B, C, D, and F photos were almost impossible to come by.” – Steve Barry, Editor, “Railfan & Railroad” magazine.

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PM 1225 event featured in the Owosso “Argus-Press”

John Craft — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:07:41 +0000

“We’re here because we want to know what it looked like when the Pere Marquette was operating,” said James Gunning of Orlando, Fla., one of three directors of HTP. “We’ve attempted to create vignettes of the Pere Marquette’s working days.”

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Huckleberry Railroad event featured in the Flint (MI) Journal

John Craft — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:10:39 +0000

“They came from around the world to put one blue-sky day on film — tripods dug into snowbanks along an icy railroad track, flashing enough camera gear to make any paparazzo proud.

The object of all their lens’ desire was no fashion model or Hollywood star — It was Engine 152, the 1920s-era steam locomotive . . . ”

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