Locomotive issues have prompted the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to cancel some trips of the National Park Scenic on Friday and all trips of the Fall Flyer on Saturday and Sunday.
A notice on the railroad’s website attributed the cancellations to “unforeseen circumstances regarding our locomotive fleet.”
The affected National Park Scenic departures on Friday depart Peninsula northbound at 11:45 a.m., southbound from Rockside Road station in Independence at 1 p.m., and southbound from Peninsula at 1:45 p.m.
The website notice said passengers who have purchased tickets for the affected cancelled trips will be automatically refunded to their original credit card, which generally takes three to five business days to process.
Tickets are still available for other scheduled National Park Scenic departures, either online or at the station in the hour prior to each departure.
Comments made on the CVSR Facebook page indicated that the locomotives having mechanical issues are AlcoC420 No. 365 and FPA-4 No. 6780, which formerly operated as Baltimore & Ohio No. 800.
A poster offered a screen shot of an email he received from CVSR staff saying a replacement locomotive is expected to arrive next week.
The email didn’t provide any details, but in recent years CVSR has leased locomotive power from Cleveland-based Horizon Rail.
Tags: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, CVSR 365, CVSR Fall Flyer, CVSR FPA-4 No. 6780, CVSR locomotives, CVSR motive power, FPA-4 locomotives, National Park Scenic
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