SantaFe158 posted:Nothing class 1 related that I know of. I believe the Huckleberry Railroad in Flint, MI does a railfan weekend each year (already happened this year I think).
If you're interested in historical equipment, you can see and ride behind steam locomotives at Greenfield Village in Dearborn. We have three operable steam locomotives, a roundhouse you can tour as well as a lot of other historical buildings. Obviously that's an everyday museum vs. the festivals you mentioned, but it might be an option for you.
Jake,
Thanks for the leads on the historical equipment. Before moving to America, I grew up riding electric & diesel trains, in India & I have always liked modern trains. I even visited the Henry Ford museum in 2007 & looked at the steam locomotive(s), stored indoors, but it didn’t motivate me to get to know them better. But based on the replies to my original post, there appears to be more opportunities to get closer to historical equipment, than to contemporary trains. My daughter, unlike me, seems to like all trains. So, I might pay another visit to the Henry Ford museum, later this year, if she wants to see trains again.
Thanks,
Naveen
