The old 'gen reminds us she's perfectly capable without the assistance of diesels as she hammers uphill near McDonald, TN... as if we ever really questioned that. It was a true pleasure to see ste... (more)

Steam over Knoxville...again! Over the course of the weekend of July 14/15 Southern Railway #630 hauled 4 employee excursions to just short of Alcoa, utilizing the K&A branch. As a bit of a... (more)

Now this is the way a small town should look on a late summer afternoon. Thanks to my triggerman, Greg Hale.

NS 955 steam special blasts upgrade into Aragon with whistle blowing and bell ringing, proudly announcing the return of the NS steam program!

Southbound Southern Rwy excursion at Starkey Hill near Roanoke, August 1972

3rd Time's the Charm...Not this time! What was suppose to be an exciting chase of one of the first mainline steam excursions on Norfolk Southern in almost 20 years ended up being a nightmar... (more)

With whistle blowing and bell ringing, 630 puts on a show coming by the depot in downtown Lafayette. The train order signal is less than authentic but still a nice touch.

21st Century Steam! SOU 630 rolls into the spot light in the little town of Niota, while quite a crowd has packed the town for NS 951's arrivial,as it heads South towards Chattanooga from K... (more)

TVRM's 630 makes its presence known in the town of Chickamauga.

One of many steam trips that occurred during the 1970 NRHS convention was this Charleston-Savanna roundtrip excursion, seen here southbound on ACL rails. On this day Consolodation #722 led Mikado... (more)

A Southern steam special on the N&W crosses the James River enroute to Shenandoah. More Southern 4501 shots are seen from that steamy September 1970 at ... (more)

Southern 722 and 750 lead a doubleheaded excursion over a trestle at Hurt, VA in 1971. This particular excursion ran from Roanoke to Hurt on the old VGN, Hurt to Lynchburg on the Southern, and Lyn... (more)

The Dogwood Arts Festival Special ran from Chattanooga to Knoxville, a distance of approximately 111 miles each way. The power was Southern Ms Class 2-8-2 4501. Southern 4501 was built in 1911 by ... (more)

The April 20, 1985 Dogwood Arts Festival Special ran from Chattanooga to Knoxville, a distance of approximately 111 miles each way. The power was Southern Ms Class 2-8-2 4501. Southern 4501 was bu... (more)

The April 20, 1985 Dogwood Arts Festival Special ran from Chattanooga to Knoxville, a distance of approximately 111 miles each way. The power was Southern Ms Class 2-8-2 4501. Southern 4501 was bu... (more)