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Join New England Steam Corporation and the Downeast Scenic Railroad for our annual Touch-A-Train event on Saturday, August 17, 2024! All details can be found at www.touchatrain.org. From 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM, attendance at Washington Junction Yard is FREE for all ages! Visitors can take a ride in a caboose, ride in a railroad speeder car, blow a real steam train whistle, or ring a real locomotive bell. Explore an active railyard, climb in the cab of a working diesel locomotive, and check out the rest of Downeast Scenic’s historic railroad equipment, all of which will be on display for this event! Visitors can also tour New England Steam’s restoration shop and see the progress on Maine Central steam locomotive #470, the largest surviving steam locomotive in New England. At 1:30 PM, the Downeast Scenic’s excursion train will depart from the adjacent Washington Junction station.