SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST, OPERATIONS CANCELLED, TOO HOT.

ALSO, SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND, OPERATIONS CANCELLED-INSUFFICIENT STAFF

AFTER JULY 5TH, UNTIL SEPTEMBER, CABLE CAR WILL RUN SATURDAYS IN PLACE OF LOCOMOTIVE (Hot Months Layup)

Saturday 8/1/26=NO OPERATION ||| Sunday 8/2/26=NO OPERATION

Saturday 8/8/26=Cable Car*** ||| Sunday, 8/9/26=No Operation ——– Saturday 8/15/26=Cable Car*** ||| Sunday 8/16/26=Cable Car

Saturday 8/22/26=Cable Car*** ||| Sunday, 8/23/26=Speeder ——– Saturday 8/29/26=Cable Car*** ||| Sunday 8/30/26=Cable Car

Saturday 9/5/26=LOCOMOTIVE ||| Sunday, 9/6/26=Cable Car——– Saturday 9/12/26=LOCOMOTIVE ||| Sunday 9/13/26=NO OPERATION

Saturday 9/19/26=LOCOMOTIVE ||| Sunday, 9/20/26=Cable Car ——– Saturday 9/26/26=LOCOMOTIVE ||| Sunday 9/27/26=Speeder

*planned operation. Equipment changes and cancellations sometimes occur.

***Cable Car will run in place of Steam Locomotive during our Hot Summer Layup Months of July & August

Weather Cancellations: If the Friday forecast (www.weather.gov) shows a Saturday or Sunday high of 95 degrees F or higher,

operations shall be cancelled for that date

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