Summer of 2023 with steam kicks off with a very unorthodox way. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum introduce the Evening Ridge Runner excursion, where we catch steam running during the late even... (more)

CSX M533-08 coming through the rip-rap into Downtown Nashville this evening with BNSF 716 leading. Still supporting the Red and Silver AT&SF paint scheme with ā€œSanta Feā€ still retaining in th... (more)

Still at home, this former Clinchfield unit is sitting outside the former passenger depot. Even in those days oil bath air filters were rare on 38s. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

Standard cabs hanging around the shops. Chattanooga Tn

"Brrrrr, hey guys, it's cold out here, start me up, get a broom, come on!" Former L&N unit toughs it out on a winter's day. In its zeal to repaint into Family Lines L&N jumped (or were... (more)

At a time when the yard was much busier than today a former Family Lines rests between moves. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.

Central of Georgia Also RS-3 109 sits at the Soule Shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

They didn't seem to be much of a rebuild at the time but they've hung in there with many still serving honorably, old by either built date or rebuild date. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection... (more)

Southern 4501 begins to pull the TVRM Missionary Ridge special as BNSF 9973 and BNSF 8511 push hard on a loaded eastbound coal train.

NS 4453 leads two other engines out of the north end of the Norfolk Southern DeButts yard. In the distance are NS SD40-2 and slug units used to switch cars in the large classification yard.

Southern Railway 3170 sitting at Grand Junction in the display yard on a cool Friday night

Not only is TAG 80 one of the best looking diesels at TVRM, it also has a unique history. The locomotive was one of the first GP38s ever built and served as a demonstrator for EMD before going to ... (more)

BNSF 6431 idles on the main line next to the Norfolk Southern DeButts yard, waiting for a new crew to take the train to a power plant in Georgia.

Southern 4501 waits at the depot while passengers board the train for the tip through the Missionary Tunnel and down to the TVRM Soule Shop.