Evening freight. A Southern Railway local freight makes its way east out of Knoxville, on a warm spring evening. The power this day is Southern Railway Consolidation #154 and she's picture... (more)

The local at work. Under darkening sky, a Southern Railway local freight shuttles loads to local industries in the Knoxville, TN area, with Consolidation #154 on the point. Here, she charg... (more)

Picking up empties. In the middle of a large industrial park in the Knoxville suburb of Asbury, Southern 154 and her crew pick up a couple of empty freight cars at the Tennessee Steel Proce... (more)

On the dark side at French Broad River. Here's a dark-side view of Southern Railway Consolidation #154. as she runs westbound on the shore of the French Broad River, hauling a local freight... (more)

Westbound to Knoxville. Southern Railway Consolidation #154 runs westbound along the French Broad River just a few miles east of her home base in Knoxville, TN. She's hauling a local freig... (more)

Serving Knoxville's industries. A Southern Railway local freight works its way past industrial complexes in the suburbs of Knoxville, TN, with a few loads to deliver on a fine spring mornin... (more)

130 years and still going strong. On a warm spring morning, Southern Consolidation #154 does what she's been doing for well over a century, taking a local freight east out of Knoxville, del... (more)

Engineer Scott Ogle opens the cylinder cocks as the 154 coasts downgrade with the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern 154 lets off some steam as is it departs from downtown after receiving some minor repairs.

Southern 154 crosses over the CSX connection as it powers its train east with the first departure of the day of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern 154 coasts over the Holston River bridge just outside of Marbledale with the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern 154 pauses next to her shed for some quick repairs before continuing on toward Marbledale with the 1pm departure of the Christmas Lantern Express. Hard to believe this engine will be 130 ... (more)

The evening light begins to set as Southern Railway's oldest operating steam locomotive rolls through Knoxville with last Christmas Lantern Express of the day.

Southern Railway's oldest operating steam locomotive lets out a little steam as it powers a short photo freight for the first Southern Rail Productions photo charter. The engine was decorated in a... (more)

After stopping for "story time," 154 powers through the slippery S curve just outside of Knoxville with the 1:00pm Christmas Lantern Express.