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Norfolk Southern features No. 765 in 2015 excursion season

By Excursions, News

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – World-famous steam locomotive No. 765 and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society will once again partner with Norfolk Southern Corporation to operate a series of special passenger excursions in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York as part of Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam Program.

No. 765 will operate several round-trip excursions originating of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Youngstown, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; as well as Allentown and Scranton, Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the 765 will operate one round-trip per day. There are no no overnight trips.

Additional information including times, ticket prices, accommodations, boarding sites, and other details about each trip will be available on the event calendar. All excursions are round-trips operated once per day between the departure and arrival cities unless otherwise noted.

Tickets for the excursions will be available for purchase online at fortwaynerailroad.org and over the phone by calling 1-888-718-4253 this summer. Norfolk Southern employees can arrange for tickets through the company portal.

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Society members will receive information and advance ordering instructions in the mail.

July 18th & 19th
FORT WAYNE – LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

July 25th & 26th
YOUNGSTOWN – ASHTABULA, OHIO

August 1st & 2nd
BUFFALO – CORNING, NEW YORK

August TBD
ALLENTOWN – PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA

September 12th & 13th
SCRANTON – NICHOLSON, PENNSYLVANIA

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Spring and Summer 21st Century Steam Schedule with no. 765

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The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Corp are proud to announce the 2014 spring and summer excursion schedule for steam locomotive no. 765.  The locomotive’s fall excursion schedule will be announced at a later date.

Following a year of sold-out trips, Nickel Plate Road no. 765 will operate public passenger trains and employee appreciation specials with Norfolk Southern.

Tickets for the 765’s first public excursion The Detroit Arrow will go on sale April 16th. Ticket prices and additional information will be published on April 14th. Click here to learn more.

Railroad society members will once again enjoy a discount on coach class tickets where applicable. Norfolk Southern employees will be able to reserve tickets through the company’s employee portal.  At this time, the railroad historical society is unable to provide details or dates for non-revenue moves between towns or routing information.

PUBLIC EXCURSIONS

The Detroit Arrow
JULY 12th & 13th
DETROIT, MI – FORT WAYNE, IN

EMPLOYEE SPECIALS

The Commodore Vanderbilt
MAY 3rd & 4th
ELKHART, IN – BRYAN, OH

The Nickel Plate Limited
MAY 10th & 11th
CHICAGO (CALUMET) – ARGOS, IN

The Mercury Express
JULY 5th & 6th
DETROIT, MI – TOLEDO, OH

The Detroit Arrow marks the first passenger train since the late 1990s to serve Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers Festival, Indiana’s second-largest festival. These roundtrip excursions will depart at 8 AM from Allen Park, Michigan, arrive Fort Wayne at noon, and arrive back in Allen Park 8 PM. The 765 will also appear at Train Expo 2014 in Owosso, Michigan. Tickets for this event are on sale now.

This year’s public trips will take advantage of an improved ticketing system that will also allow for phone orders. Click here to be notified of future ticketing and excursion information. Additional information and tickets for The Detroit Arrow will be available on April 16th.