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Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway
Gwynedd, Wales - We offer the Evening Driver Experience Course (which lasts 2 to 3 hours) which comprises of a ride on the footplate of the last passenger train of the day (15.30 or 16.20 dependent on the timetable) and then the opportunity to drive the train for one return trip to Barmouth Ferry, one return trip to the Passing Loop (the line's halfway mark) and to assist in putting the locomotive away. Everyone who completes a course receives a certificate.
Info: URL: http://www.fairbournerailway.com/driver-experience.htm (Added: 3-Jan-2001)
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Ffestiniog Railway - Guest Driving
United Kingdom - The Ffestiniog Railway offers the possibility for a limited number of guests to enjoy the thrill of the hallowed ground that is the driver's side of an FR footplate.
With a steeply graded 13-mile route and well maintained locomotives, the FR represents an unparalleled driving challenge. Our guest drivers can choose a driving package that suits them, starting with more easily handled Penrhyn Lady Class locomotives through to the ultimate challenge of handling one of the famous FR double Fairlies hauling 10 carriages.
Info: URL: http://www.ffestiniograilway.co.uk/guestdriving.htm (Added: 28-Feb-2002)
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Fort Wayne RHS - Engineer for an Hour
New Haven, IN - We have started an "Engineer for an Hour" program using our 44-ton Davenport diesel. This is the same locomotive that we use to move our equipment in and out of the shop. The program begins with an hour of general instruction on railroading, air brake operation, and diesel locomotive operation. Then you will move to the cab of the diesel, to become familiar with the control stand in our diesel. Once you're checked out on the controls, it’s time to get ready to roll.
Info: URL: http://www.765.org/ (Added: 28-Feb-2002)
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Great Central Railway - Driver Experience
United Kingdom - At the Great Central Railway budding drivers can get behind the controls and for a few hours, or even a day, enjoy the thrill of driving a giant express passenger or freight engine on Britain's only main line steam railway. As the only place in this country where you can drive a steam locomotive on a main line, this is truly the experience of a lifetime.
Info: URL: http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/drexp.htm (Added: 28-Feb-2002)
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Missing Link - Sumpter Valley RR Engineer for a Day
Missing Link - This site is currently offline.
If you have ever wanted to operate a steam locomotive, this is your opportunity! The SVRR Engineer for a Day program allows you to actually operate a steam locomotive under the supervision of qualified SVRy personnel. Participants will learn how to operate a locomotive in the McEwen yards, make up a freight train and take it out onto the main line.
Info: URL: http://www.svry.com/engineerforaday/engineerforaday.htm (Added: 8-Dec-2006)
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Monticello Railway Museum - Throttle Time
Monticello, IL - For a donation to the Museum, a participant has the opportunity to spend 30 minutes observing and learning the operation of one of the Museum's diesel locomotives and spends the following 30 minutes running the locomotive under the supervision of a museum engineer. The locomotive used for the sessions may be the Wabash F-7 #1189, former Long Island Railroad Alco RS-3 #301, Milwaukee Road NW-2 #1649, or Canadian National FPA-4 #6789. More information about the train used for throttle time can be found on the website.
Participants must be at least 18-years-old and be physically able to enter the locomotive cab and operate the controls to participate in Throttle Time. Throttle Time sessions are conducted each Spring and Fall. You may also request a session after a Saturday session during our regular season (May - October) except on special event weekends.
Info: URL: http://www.mrym.org/events/ttime.html (Added: 3-Mar-2007)
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Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Ely, NV - The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is one of the few places in the world where you can get your hands on the throttle of either a steam or diesel locomotive. And what makes the Nevada Northern truly unique is the very rare opportunity to take the locomotive out onto the mainline!
Info: URL: http://nevadanorthernrailway.net/locorental/engine_rental.htm (Added: 8-Feb-2006)
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New Mexico - Toy Train Depot Park Train Engineer Training
Alamogordo, NM - We offer a three day training program on our M.T.C. park ride trains. You will learn proper routine maintenance of a MTC G-16 locomotive. M.O.W. and safety proceedures for 16" track, switches and diamonds. Electronic crossing bells and lights. Operation contols of the G-16, and finally running the G-16 over our 10 scale miles of track in Alameda Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
Info: URL: http://toytraindepot.homestead.com/mtctraining.html (Added: 21-May-2003)
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Railroad Museum of New England - Engineer For An Hour
Thomaston, CT - Run a diesel locomotive along the scenic Naugatuck Railroad. Learn and apply the skills of a locomotive engineer on a stretch of the “Naugy” under the careful supervision of a certified instructor. The numerous curves and grades of the upper portion of our railroad will test your abilities as an engineer. Engineer for an Hour® is an integral part of the Railroad Museum of New England's education program.
Info: URL: http://www.rmne.org/efh.htm (Added: 28-Feb-2002)
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Roaring Camp and Big Trees RR - Engineer For A Day
Felton, CA - Engineer For A Day
The perfect gift anytime for your favorite railroad buff. Make him or her an Engineer For A Day! He or she simply shows up at the engine house at about 9:00 a.m. and checks in with the Supervisor-on-Duty for the official engineer cap and bandana, polishes brass to a fare-the-well, assists in oiling the engine, receives a verbal briefing on the internal workings of a steam locomotive, rides in the cab for the day's scheduled trips and boasts thereafter, to all envious friends and relatives.
Info: URL: http://www.roaringcamp.com/store.html (Added: 9-Feb-2006)
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Seashore Trolley Museum - Be a Motorman
Kennebunkport, ME - A Memorable Experience. YOU can operate one of the museum's antique trolley cars.
You will be given appropriate instruction by one of our skilled Instructors and then take the controls of the car on the museum's demonstration railway.
The cost is only $50. The money raised is used to maintain the operating fleet.
Each program lasts approximately one hour and will be remembered for a lifetime.
Your immediate family may accompany you while you operate. This experience makes a unique gift.
Info: URL: http://www.trolleymuseum.org/bam.html (Added: 8-Feb-2006)
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Shore Line Trolley Museum - Guest Operator
East Haven, CT - If you've always wanted to run a streetcar or subway train, take advantage of this opportunity at the Shore Line Trolley Museum by signing up for the Guest Operator program.
You'll be given an overview of operating principles by one of our instructors. Then it will be your turn to take the handles and operate solo! Don't worry, you won't have any regular passengers, just you, your instructor, and your invited guests.
Info: URL: http://www.bera.org/guestop.html (Added: 9-Feb-2006)
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The Wolsztyn Experience - Rannoch Adventures
Poland - Steam Locomotive Driving on PKP Polish National Railways
The Wolsztyn Experience is a British company operating in tandem with a charitable trust in western Poland, near the German border. The small, picturesque town of Wolsztyn is the center of steam rail operations conducted by the PKP, the national railroad system of Poland. Wolsztyn is one of several towns in the area where a roundhouse and maintenance facilities are maintained for steam locomotives. This is literally the last steam-hauled mainline train service in Europe and among the last in the world. Wolsztyn Experience provides financial assistance to support this attraction by providing driving courses to individual in conjunction with its regular passenger and freight service.
This is an unparalleled experience. Students actually experience on-the-job training under master "machinists" (engineers and firemen) in a scheduled rail environment. This is not a preserved railway. It is scheduled mainline service and you spend the majority of your time on the engine sitting in the right-hand seat under the careful guidance of the engineer.
Info: URL: http://www.rannochadventures.com/ (Added: 8-Feb-2006)
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Valley Railroad Company - Your Hand on the Throttle
Essex, CT - The Valley Railroad Company is proud of its educational program: Your Hand on the Throttle. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about and actually operate a full size steam locomotive.
Registrants will receive home study materials covering railroad and steam locomotive safety plus information on basic steam locomotive theory and operation. At the beginning of each session (8:00 am or 12:00 pm) each group will receive instruction on steam locomotive operation and be given a safety test. Following the test each member of the group will be allowed to operate one of our steam locomotives under the direct and constant supervision of our crew on an approximately one hour trip over The Valley Railroad
Info: URL: http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/throttle.html (Added: 28-Feb-2002)
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