All clean and ready for duty, this handsome 2,000 Horsepower beast waits at the museum with three cars till its ready for showtime.

Southern 4501 passes the tree next to Oakwood Baptist Church near Chickamauga on her way to Summerville, Georgia. Photo By Elliott Hool.

It's a pleasant autumn morning in Chattanooga, TN as the TVRM crew prep for the final trip to Summerville, GA and return behind Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501.

Back at Peachtree Station again but the leaves have begun to turn as the "Crescent", now with only three units prepares to depart for New Orleans. In the days before Amtrak.

it's a summer of change, new car, new wife and soon a new assignment. Here 4-unit power off the Southbound "Crescent" is coming off and the three replacements are in the distance at Pea... (more)

Steaming through the community of Noble, Southern 4501 blow’s for Reed RD as it leads the Summerville Steam Special south to LaFayette, Georgia

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum "Summerville Steam Special" enters the city limits of Summerville, GA with the pride of the old Southern Railway, Baldwin 2-8-2 no. 4501 pulling the ... (more)

Southern Railway 4501 rolls onto the turntable in Summerville, Georgia getting ready for the return trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee with the Summerville Daylight

Departing from Chattanooga, Southern 4501 leads the Summerville Steam Special around the corner at Stephens Street heading south towards Rossville, Georgia

A TVRM doubleheader rolls north along the C&C

Rikki Durden, who is a qualified Engineer, Fireman, and Conductor on the Tennessee Valley Scenic Railroad in Chattanooga, Tennessee, checks the fire in Southern 4501. She is also a qualified mecha... (more)

A rainy day look back through time... Finding steam is the strangest of places... Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 630 escorts a 21st century steam program excursion train through Raitt, Va., hea... (more)

After making their run south to Summerville, GA., Southern Railway Steam Locomotive's #630 and #4501 are double heading on TVRM Train 325 northbound back to Chattanooga, TN., they're seen here pas... (more)

After making their run south to Summerville, GA., Southern Railway Steam Locomotive's #630 and #4501 are double heading on TVRM Train 325 northbound back to Chattanooga, TN., seen here crossing th... (more)

Southern Railway Steam Locomotive's #630 and #4501 are double heading down the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway on TVRM Train 325 southbound to Summerville, GA., from Chattanooga, TN. They're see... (more)