Boston & Maine 1397 Strasburg Steam Photo Charter — Dynamo Productions

Dynamo Productions runs this photo charter in partnership with the Strasburg Rail Road in Ronks, Pennsylvania. For two days the railroad's Canadian National No. 89 steam locomotive is given an extensive cosmetic overhaul to resemble Boston & Maine B-15 Mogul No. 1397. The organizer says this is not a magnet set or vinyl stickers: the locomotive receives a new headlight, headlight bracket, number plate, handrails, marker light brackets and the Boston & Maine numbering and lettering. It describes No. 1397 as the first B&M-lettered steam locomotive to operate in nearly 70 years.

The charter offers freight, mixed and passenger consists across the two days, recreating what the organizer calls authentic late-steam branchline operations. A freight day, a passenger day, freight night, morning and afternoon sessions and a combined ticket are sold as separate ticket types.

Dynamo Productions says photo charters give participants access to designated private locations chosen for lighting and operating conditions, where the train performs runbys to recreate railroad operations, and, in the organizer's general description of its photo charters, historic buildings, vintage automobiles, accurate props and period actors help bring each scene to life. Participants must be 12 or older; those aged 12 to 17 attend with a parent or guardian, who pays no ticket fee if not photographing.

The organizer's ticket page lists the event hours as 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on both days. Sessions are sold separately: a freight day, a passenger day, a freight night session, a mixed freight morning, a freight afternoon and evening, and two passenger sessions; the organizer gives no separate hours for the night session. Once the event sells out the organizer emails ticket holders a basic itinerary and ticket pick-up information. Dynamo Productions reserves the right to change the date, features and equipment of an event.

Held at the Strasburg Rail Road in Ronks, Pennsylvania (the railroad's own address is 301 Gap Road); the organizer names the railroad as the venue and publishes no separate boarding point. Ages 12 and over; 12 to 17 with a parent or guardian, with no ticket fee for a non-photographer parent or guardian. Tickets are sold by the organizer through TicketLeap and a per-ticket service fee and a 3% online transaction fee are added at checkout. Refunds are only offered if an event is cancelled; the organizer may cancel a charter if the required number of tickets is not sold by its cut-off date, and railroads and organizers accept no responsibility for equipment failures, delays or cancellations. Rules set by the railroad must be obeyed or participants can be expelled.