Now painted as WeGo Star
With two clean RJ Corman-painted standard cab GEs leading a matching streamlined passenger train, the Tennessee Central Railway Museum's Wine Tasting Train eases around a curve as it passes the Te... (more)
On a somber winter's day a passenger train with power as yet unrepainted crosses the barren landscape. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.
Tennessee Central Railway Museum's Fall Yard Sale excursion to Watertown passes through Lebanon on it's return to Nashville.
Seemed appropriate considering today's date but seemed an inappropriate time for an excursion crossing the chilly and a leafless terrain of middle Tennessee behind two former C&O workhorses. Fort... (more)
Originally C&O, later LS&I, I have seen no proof that these units were actually used on NERR. The Alco truck was notoriously hard on curves which may have been a reason.
Originally LS & I . Note the odd MU setup. Air? Have yet to see a picture of these actually doing any work on this railroad or WTNN where they went later. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my col... (more)
Now, the old Tennessee Central was not a high speed line but they did have super elevation on curves, some of it was even in the right direction. In any case this CSX graduate, before that, C&O, ... (more)
Four miles east of town and a CF7 on a passenger train. Who'd a thunk it! Ah, railroading. Photo by "Boxcar" Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
It ain't perfect but that color is pretty close to the color of the first car, which is perfect. An excursion is preparing to depart back in the early days. Photo by "Boxcar" Jim Satte... (more)
Tennessee Central's L&N GP7 405 leads their Autumn Leaf Special east as it passes through Lebanon.
Easing into downtown Lebanon.
The Old Reliable lives! This past Saturday the Tennessee Central Museum sponsored an autumn leaf special from Nashville to just beyond Watertown Tennessee. Leading the train west back to Nashville... (more)
Re-branded the "WeGo Star", Nashville's commuter railroad is heading back to the house at Lebanon after a morning turn.
A trio of Music City Star commuter trains await their afternoon trips to Nashville.