Train 100 eases down the steep grade coming into the hollow with an afternoon Christmas train in tow. The railroads’s former C&O GP7 does the honors for the season.

The Summerville Steam Special passes what is likely the most famous building in Rock Spring on a gorgeous fall afternoon.

Southern Railway mikado No. 4501 tackles the Missionary Ridge grade out of Rossville as the Summerville Steam Special treks south. The foliage surrounding Chattanooga is at peak for the yea... (more)

Southern mikado No. 4501 makes its presence known before entering the east portal of the Missionary Ridge Tunnel as it leads the second to last Summerville Steam Special excursion of 2018.

Jeddo Coal Company No. 85 pulls ahead towards the museum's connection to the NS Washington-Atlanta mainline, the tracks of which are in the foreground. The caboose train's regular locomotive, 50-T... (more)

A young farmer gazes from his Farmall Super C at a Vulcan 0-4-0T simmering away after working the Hazelton, PA mine on a warm evening in a scene out of the early 1950s. In reality, this was at t... (more)

Southern Railway SW7 No. 8202 poses with the work train on the museum's main line. The locomotive is not currently operable but is under restoration, and is slowly being put back together after re... (more)

A rugged ex-Santa Fe Warbonnet C44-9W leads hot intermodal 211 through the s-curves at Red Lane. Even splotched and faded, it's hard to beat the famed red, yellow, and silver.

Train 100 emerges from the shadows as they approach the Walk-Up Trail crossing. The empty train is on its way to the shop to tie up after pulling guests around the rock on the annual Yellow Daisy ... (more)

The final excursion of the day approaches the Mesimore spring switch at the west lead of the museum. As an added bonus to the steam powered trips, the 611 sports a single bulb headlight for a more... (more)

Labor Day weekend marked the N&W 611's return to service for 2018 following off-season repair work. In coordination with the North Carolina Transportation Museum, the long holiday weekend offered ... (more)

Train 100 waits for an afternoon thunderstorm to pass before continuing on with the remainder of the day's trips around the mountain. Former Southern Railway FP7 No. 6147 reflects in a small pool ... (more)

Overcast morning skies gave way to afternoon blue skies, just as Fort Worth and Western's Cresson Turn began their southbound trek. The locomotives notch up as they cross the Clear Fork Trinity Ri... (more)

Having successfully made the 17 mile climb over the mountain, 221 accelerates past Cornelia as the rain begins to pick up again.

The rain has slowed to a drizzle as NS 221 crosses the Tugalo River into Georgia on a rain soaked summer afternoon. A western trio, headed by a former Burlington Northern SD60M, leads the Charlott... (more)