Southern 4501 coming out of the tunnel finished in 1858 as he approaches the split to head down to Summerville, GA.

A southbound Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Autumn Leaf excursion coming thru Lafayette Ga.

A southbound Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Autumn Leaf excursion near Lafayette Ga.

Southern 4501 eases around the "S" curve in Rock Spring, GA with the TVRM special in tow.

The Summerville Steam Special arrives back on TVRM property as they climb the impressive grade off the East Chattanooga Belt Line. The '01 had to work hard to pull the nine car train up the grade,... (more)

Steam in Summerville: An annual tradition throughout the month of October, one of Tennessee Valley Railroad Summerville Steam Special trips arrives at its namesake city in northwest Georgia... (more)

The Summerville Steam Special glides over the Cane Creek trestle south of LaFayette as the excursion closes in on the its destination.

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.