Rail events
Railfan Photo Charters 2026
By state & province
Photo charters are trains run for photographers: staged run-pasts, period equipment and access to places you cannot normally stand. This page lists every charter we track, grouped by state and province, with the dates checked on the organiser’s official site.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do I buy tickets?▾
Always on the operator’s own website or the ticketing page it links to. Spotatrain does not sell tickets: the “Book on the official site” button on each event page takes you straight to the source.
How do you check the dates?▾
Every date on Spotatrain is read on the operator’s official website or its official ticketing page, and each event page says when we last checked it. Railroads do change schedules, so confirm on the official site before you travel — and if a date looks wrong, use the “These dates look wrong” button on the event page.
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