On the Alcoa branch with a Lexington Group excursion. No. 630 would return the train to Knoxville. The steamer is owned by the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad and was locally famous for havin... (more)

Southern Railway 154 splits a large cut with an afternoon excursion of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern Railway 154 marches up a small hill on its way towards Marbledale with a Christmas Lantern Express excursion.

Southern 154 charging towards downtown Knoxville.

Southern Railway 2-8-0 154 was built in 1890 by Schenectady Locomotive Works for theĀ East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway as ETV&G 466. Four years later, that railroad merged with the Ric... (more)

Southern 154 leading the Three Rivers Rambler through Knoxville on the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad

Southern 154 pulling the Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express up Henry Hill

The wind is heavy in the easterly direction as Southern Railway 154 departs Knoxville with the first Christmas Lantern Express of the day.

Southern Railway 154 crosses the big 4 lane road by the Thompson-Boling Arena with an eastbound excursion of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern Railway 154 lets off a little steam as it rolls out of Knoxville with a Christmas Lantern Express excursion.

Diminutive steamer 154 looks dwarfed by the big NS office car it has in tow as it blows out the cylinders on an isolated curve along the Maryville branch. The was a great Lexington Group charter.

Southern Railway 154 leads a Christmas Lantern Express by McWherther Park just outside the city limits of Knoxville.

In a very busy scene, Southern 154 eases out of the station with the 1 p.m. Christmas Lantern Express in tow. The modern urban environment provides a stark contrast to the 154 still earning her ke... (more)

Southern Railway 154 runs tender-first light back to Knoxville to take on water before leading the 1pm excursion of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern Railway 154 leaves the UT Commons area with a nice smoke plume as it leads the Three Rivers Rambler's Christmas Lantern Express on a cold Sunday morning.