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Steam school dates
Classes in firing and running a traction engine. Some include the hobby boiler licence exam. Soonest first.
| Date | Location | Website or source |
|---|---|---|
| 15-16 May 2027 | Heritage Park show grounds, Forest City, Iowa, US | Jerred D. Ruble Steam School, Heritage Park of North Iowa |
| 15-16 May 2027 | Rough & Tumble grounds, Kinzers, Pennsylvania, US | Rough & Tumble Steam School |
| 15-17 May 2027 | Saegertown, PA, United States | Pioneer Steam & Gas Engine Society Steam School |
| Next dates not yet published. 2026: April to July, at Yorkton, then North Battleford, with exams at Moose Jaw | North Battleford / Yorkton (training); Moose Jaw (written exam and driving test), Saskatchewan, Canada | Steam Traction Engine Operation Course (Western Development Museum) |
| Next dates not yet published | Threshermen's Park, Pontiac, Illinois, US | Central States Threshermen's Reunion Steam School |
| Next dates not yet published | Midwest Old Threshers grounds, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, US | Midwest Old Threshers Traction Steam School |
| Next dates not yet published | Meriden, Kansas, US | KAESSA Steam School (Meriden Antique Engine & Threshers Assn.) |
| Father's Day weekend each year; registration for the June 2027 class from 29 Aug 2026 | Steamer Hill, Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, Minnesota, US | University of Rollag Steam School (WMSTR) |
| The second and third full weekends in May each year | Powerland Heritage Park (Antique Powerland), 3995 Brooklake Rd NE, Salem, Oregon, US | Western Steam Fiends Steam School |
| Each April (2026: 18-19 April). Next dates not yet published | Fairfield View Dairy Farm, Somerset, Virginia, US | Somerset Steam School |
| Next dates not yet published | North Central WI Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club show grounds, Edgar, Wisconsin, US | WHSEA Steam School (Wisconsin Historical Steam Engine Association) |