630 leads one of this year’s annual TVRM fall leaf trips from Chattanooga, TN to Summerville, GA. Note the leaves being blasted skyward by the engine’s exhaust as it works uphill.

Steam & Stacks
The 630 takes priority today as she passes by double stacked containers and their high value cargo as she nears the halfway point in the NS Employee Steam Special runs ... (more)

The clouds have finally parted enough to allow for the iconic Birmingham shot as the NS Employee Steam Special and its star the 630 prepare to back up to the 2nd avenue drop off for the last run o... (more)

Ready to go home! TVRM #630 waits for a signal to travel onto the NS Alabama Division's ex-AGS main. The train had been in Birmingham for several weeks offering NS Employee Appreciation trips as... (more)

Just west of Birmingham, 630 trots through the ubiquitous piney woods and kudzu heaps along the NA District as she heads for Parrish.

The 630 passes through the construction area of the future interchange of Interstate 22 and Interstate 65 on the north side of Birmingham with the return trip from Parrish, AL. The area will soon... (more)

630 returns to Birmingham from Parrish with a "21st Century Steam" excursion on the NA District. Credit Terry L. for the location choice!

The 630 passes through the kudzu as it nears it's destination at Parrish, AL. The train will turn on the wye and return to Birmingham.

The 630 hammers through Brookside during a "21st Century Steam" excursion between Birmingham and Parrish, AL.

The 630 returns to Birmingham with the morning train to Parrish, AL.

Action
After turning her train for the return trip back to Birmingham, the 630 really gets going as she heads out of Irondale and shows off the moving parts that make a steam engine o... (more)

During a break in action between the first and second runs of the day passengers gather for photos in front of this live steamer while today’s current power in the form of an EMD SD70M-2 patient... (more)

After a slight hold up by CSX, NS 98A brings the Employee Steam Special over the interlocking with CSX and into the tunneled overpass of 1st Avenue North as this very fast steam engine concludes a... (more)

Planes, Trains & Aces
The Southern 630 steam engine patently waits for passengers to load onto its train at the remains of the former Terminal Station as NS 320 heads towards Norris yar... (more)

2-8-2 meet a 2-8-0 The Norfolk Southern Employee Steam Special chugs back to the 32nd Street interlocking and meets fellow steamer, more)