With its second run almost in the books, TVRM 630 shoves back to the passenger pickup point and will pass historic Sloss Furnaces in the background as well as soon to be new signals at 24th street... (more)

After letting AB62 pass it on track 2 moments earlier, the second run of today’s NS Employee Steam Special begins the tre... (more)

Highball
With another successful turning of the train complete, the Southern 630 gets up to speed and takes her employee special train back to Birmingham while a double stack train wa... (more)

Southern still serves the South

Who needs a caboose? This train certainly doesn’t as the first run of today’s NS Employee Steam Special is near its completion and splits the signals of 32nd Street which are seen disp... (more)

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)

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)

Steel and Steam The Clinchfield brings up the rear of today's NS Employee Steam Special as the passenger train embarks on its second run of the day and crosses the 27th Street interlocking ... (more)

630 pulling the Employee Specials for Birmingham Departs for Irondale on there 2nd run for the day.

630 pulling the Employee Specials for Birmingham make's her back up move to the Wye at Irondale for the Trip back to Birmingham.