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Arcade & Attica May 4th: Welcome Back 18!

In Partnership with Timeless Rail Expeditions, Dynamo Productions is proud to present the return to the site of our first charter 11 years ago, New York's only operating steam railroad: The Arcade & Attica.

2-8-0 Consolidation No. 18 has been out of service for a number of years, now, recently returned to service in late 2024, the 18 will head up a day of photo and video opportunities for railfans who have been yearning to see this 1920 ALCo product under steam once more. 18 will be joined by ALCo RS3M No. 114 for a portion of the event, 114's first appearance on a photo event since arriving at the A&A in 2023. 

Tickets Available here: SOLD OUT! Wait List Open

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11:30am - 10pm: $190

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18 will be wyed to face south. Night Session Lighting provided by constant flood lighting. 

  • The 18 will be wyed to face south for optimal lighting.

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  • The charter will operate as far as Curriers depot.

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  • Period props and actors will be used to build scenes.

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  • 18 and 114 will be featured on passenger and freight, creating a truely immersive feeling of early tourist era railroading on a classic American shortline, where tourism and freight paid the bills.

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  • Night session lighting to be constant flood lighting, including static scenes and runbys. 

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  • A meal break is included, a meal is provided. 

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  • Attendee meeting and briefing at 11:30am at the Arcade depot.

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  • Charter runtime from 12 noon to 10pm May 4th, 2025.

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Number 18

Number 18 was built by ALCo in 1920 for export to Cuba - the order was cancelled before the engine shipped, and 18 spent her early years working for the Boyne City & Gaylord in Michigan. 18 was the A&A's first of two steam engines purchased for tourist use in the 1960s.

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Number 114

Another ALCo product, of 1952, 114 was built for the Delaware & Hudson. With freight traffic increasing, the A&A purchased the 114 in 2023 to take over as primary freight power on the New York shortline. 

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A classic steam era shortline

The Arcade & Attica dates back to 1917, and was an early success story in the steam tourist industry in the 1960s. Now, 18 is back in service in a 1960s inspired appearance, with the former Boonton coaches in a similarly 1960s inspired scheme, the railroad is truly ready to play the part of a 1960s tourist railroad for a day long photo and video event celebrating the railroads history and the rise of steam tourist railroading as we know it. 

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