Talk:Pennsylvania Railroad 520

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A fact from Pennsylvania Railroad 520 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive 520 had its boiler explode and pulled a "railfan special", before it was preserved in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/April.

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What is a "railfan special?"

A bit of Google work only reveals toy trains and whatnot except one other reference that wasn't explained. So what is the definition of "railfan special?" Is it a specific happening or simply a broad term for something a railfan would want to see? OOZ662 (talk) 03:33, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A "special" was often the term used for a charter train. A "railfan special" would presumably be carrying railfans, maybe with photo stops as well. There wasn't any details in any of the newspapers from the time, so I went with what the source I used said, which used the phrase "railfan special". Niagara ^{Don't give up the ship} 15:09, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]