What to do choose? Long train-ride with electro-diesel locomotive or short ride with steam-locomotives?

Hello everyone.
I face a bit of a dilemma, I think to myself.

In Denmark, there are Steam Days on September 19th, where the Danish railway clubs fire up their steam locomotives.
In Odense, Denmark, at the Danish Railway Museum, it is possible to drive a steam locomotive from Odense to Nyborg and back with the DSB Class K.
The steam locomotives K 563 and K 564 will be used.
Ticket price is about 32 USD.
Link to the event Veterantog for fuld damp 18. september fra Odense til Nyborg - Sorry it's on Danish, the museum has not translated it.

On September 25th, it is possible to drive around Central Jutland with the famous train DSB Class MY. It's MY Veterantog (English: MY Veterantrain) that have created the event.
The trip starts and ends in Odense, you get past a number of past cities in Jutland with a 3 hour break in the Jutland city of Herning.
This will be the last chance to ride a MY train around Jutland, as BaneDanmark will switch to a new signaling system in Jutland in 2022.
MY 1126 will be used.
Ticket price about 85 USD.
Link to the event Midtjylland rundt - Sorry it's on Danish, the veteran-train club has not translated it.

I can actually afford both trips and want them both, but would also like to save some money. However, I do not know if this is the last time that it is possible to drive a steam locomotive.

What do you think? πŸ€”

Below I have the link to the descriptions of the trains, links are in Danish tho, but I think that Google Translate can help a little to understand what is written.

Description of DSB Class K 563
Description of DSB Class K 564
Description of DSB MY 1126

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Questions about dual-mode (electro-diesel) locomotives and operations

Been doing some reading lately about dual-mode locomotives. Pretty much all American ones in use now are used for service in and out of Penn and Grand Central because of restrictions on diesel exhaust. There are three types currently in use by Amtrak, NJT, LIRR, and MNR:

MNR operates the P32 into Grand Central for service beyond the end of electrification on the Hudson and Harlem lines, and Amtrak operates it into Penn Station for its routes north of the city (except for this summer while construction at Penn has shifted them to Grand Central).

From what I could glean from various internet train forums, the P32s operate in electric mode as little as possible -- both Amtrak and MNR's P32s always switch over to diesel mode pretty much as soon as they can, even though third rail electrification continues much farther north on the Hudson and Harlem lines. I found several reasons for this thrown around (no official sources), but the main reason seemed to be that because the P32 has to draw enough power for the entire train (unlike EMUs), electric arcing between the shoes and third rail is much more severe and could damage the locomotive, especially at higher speeds/throttle.

Is this mostly correct? Anybody know any more details about this, like where the switchover typically occurs?

That leads me to wonder about the LIRR's DM30AC. I found nothing indicating they operate under similar restrictions as the P32s. Do they operate in electric mode for farther out of Penn? If so, why wouldn't they suffer from similar issues as the P32s?

(Also, the DM30ACs are getting old and have always been temperamental, so I hear. Is the LIRR considering replacing them any time soon? If so, with what?)

Finally, I'm guessing the ALP-45DP doesn't suffer from this type of issue at all because the catenary reduces arcing issues, right?

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How does a train turn? Cab, steam locomotive, electro, diesel etc.

I know how a cab can turn in curves. It has axes. Like in this picture, or? http://unrealengine4.de/index.php/Attachment/1898-EisenbahnAchse-jpg/

And here general stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agd8B-31bjE

But how does a steam locomotive turn?! So? http://www.alte-spur-0.de/maerklin/lokomotiven/hr66_12920_maerklin_dampflok_20_volt_2c1_schwarz Front has axe? Back too? Middle not?

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I have a book on freight locos but it only goes up to the 1990s and I don’t know anything about what I would see if I went railfanning.

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This weekend marks the end of diesel locomotives in danish passenger services. The ME locomotives will be replaced by Siemens Vectron locos starting from tomorrow.
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Max Grade for Diesel Locomotive Passenger Train

Trying to figure out if it’s possible for a diesel passenger train to climb more than standard 1.5% grade for US freight. Ideally, train is no more than 8 cars & one locomotive. Thinking after leveling the terrain could become 2%-2.5% changing ~10-12ft for every 500 ft. This section would be on a curve with a speed of about 15-20 miles per hour or less.

Is this possible?

Edit: thank you all for the responses! Much appreciated!

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