Southern Railway #4501 passes Genesee and Wyoming's office and homemade semaphore signal at LaFayette. A nice crowd was on hand to witness the 1911 mikado pull the last Saturday in October trip.

Southern Railway #4501 rolls through a spacious field south of Rock Spring along Highway 27.

Two years and five days removed from my first encounter with the Summerville Steam trip, a different Southern Railway locomotive leads the autumn leaf trip past the fan favorite location in the to... (more)

The famed Southern Railway mikado winds through the Chickamauga National Battlefield on a cool October morning. Chasers can be seen at the rear of the train in pursuit of the fall color excursion.

Recently restored Southern Railway mikado #4501 leads the Summerville Steam Special past the historic mill in downtown Rossville, Georgia.

Deep in the Chickamauga Battlefield, Southern 4501 leads her train south (railroad east) on a Summerville Steam Special. The sun is poking through the trees at only one spot in this solemn locatio... (more)

Steam and smoke envelop Southern Railway 4501, which has just exited the pre-Civil War Missionary Ridge Tunnel on its way to Summerville, GA for a 9-hour round trip. Other than the amount of veget... (more)

Southern Railway's most famous Mikado pulls onto the 100-foot turntable in Summerville, GA that was put into service in 2002.

The '01 leads its 9-car Summerville Steam Special train across the bridge over Cane Creek on a perfectly clear fall day.

Southern 4501 leads the Summerville Steam Special past the historic wood home in Rock Spring, GA as the trees in the yard reach their fall peak.

At the point of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Summerville Steam Special, 1911 Southern Railway Mikado 4501 is seen passing the 1905 Peerless Woolen Mills factory in Rossville, GA.

Southern 4501 starts its trek to Summerville on the TVRM mainline. The 1858 Missionary Ridge tunnel covers the 103-year old locomotive in darkness, with its headlight becoming the only visible por... (more)

rolling into 23rd st interlocking.

SOU 2-8-2 4501 pulls a TVRM Summerville Steam excursion off the East Chattanooga Belt at 23rd. St. in Chattanooga, TN. The excursion will continue to Summerville, GA on the CCKY.

Rods down as 4501 hits her 15 MPH stride south of the battlefield!