One of Bristol's locals, sporting a 39 year old ex-Southern on the point, is preparing to call it a day as the light begins to fade.

Power for the locals, parked for the weekend, is joined by 22A on the siding.

NS #9384 passes the signals at "Wyndale" approaching Bristol, VA for its crew change.

After returning from its Bristol to Bulls Gap trip, Southern 630 un-couples from the rest of its train, and poses in front of the Bristol train station for all the photographers to get their shots... (more)

NS 16T arrives into Bristol, VA for it's crew change before departing eastbound to Roanoke.

Except for the clothing and the cell phone, this could easily be the late '50s. A father and son absorb the moment as Southern 630 slowly moves along the platform at Bristol before boarding its pa... (more)

Tennessee crew will arrive shortly to continue west.

Good-looking workhorses waiting for local duty.

Easing to a tie-down stop behind 22A.

SOU 630 bulids steam in the early morning in preparation for a westbound trek to Bulls Gap on home rails of the former Southern Ry A line.

It's obvious that oil is a prime commodity with steam locomotives. Also, the oiler played a large part in the operation of the machine. These three crew members from the Tennessee Valley Railway... (more)

With cylinder cocks wide open, Southern 630 gets underway from Bristol with an excursion for Radford. The morning eastbound passenger departure back in the mid-'50s was number 46, the streamlined ... (more)

Southern 630 slowly backs her train through the east switch of the siding at "Ford" before gaining the main line beside the passenger station. The classic State Street crossing (the rear half of t... (more)

Standing at the very spot where stablemate Southern Railway Ts and Ts-1 Mountains took over from the N&W Mountains on trains like the Memphis Special, Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited, a... (more)

A member of the TVRM steam crew checks the rod bearing grease on the engineer-side Southern valve gear of the 630.