Strasburg Rail Road: Christmas Steam Trains of 2024

On Friday, December 13th, 2024, I visited the Strasburg Railroad to see Norfolk & Western #475 leading their Christmas Steam Train excursions. With this being a weekday, trains were every hour, on the hour instead of every half hour, so only one train/locomotive was operating that day. Regardless, it was an excellent day to shoot steam in the beautiful Lancaster countryside.

Despite being an N&W locomotive, 475 once again sported a Southern Pacific 6 Chime, a favorite of mine and many other railfans. Additionally, I caught an unplanned meet between 475 and 8618 at Cherry Hill, as 8618 was returning from a freight run to Paradise.

Coming soon in January, we will be visiting Strasburg again to participate in the Dynamo Production's O. Winston Link Photo Charter! I am very excited about this event, so stay tuned to catch that video once it is released!

I hope you enjoy this video of my afternoon at the Strasburg Rail Road during the Christmas season!

0:00 Intro
0:25 #475 leads the consist west to Paradise, crossing at the Red Caboose Motel
1:12 #8618 awaits 475 to pass it at Cherry Hill (with the recently restored station building)
1:27 475 passes and 8618 returns to East Strasburg
4:17 Meanwhile, 475 conducts the "Ghost Whistle" at Carpenters
6:26 On the return, 475 climbs the grade to Black Horse Rd. Crossing
7:50 Cherry Hill Rd.
10:08 Esbenshade Rd.
11:38 Red Caboose Motel
12:31 East Strasburg Station
14:00 Outro

Music in this video:
Song: Tropic Fuse
Artist: French Fuse
Licensed to YouTube by: YouTube Audio Library