On this slightly cool early September evening. TVRM train Nº 225 is claiming uphill as it makes the return trip eastbound back Grand Junction. after taking the passenger toward downtown Chattanoo... (more)

The rarely seen in operation TVRM GP7L Nº 1829 is slowly bringing the Dinner train down the East Chattanooga Belt Line on this cool spring evening. If only the Eden Isle was in the place of the S... (more)

Another weekend, another TVRM Nº 225 this time with TAG Nº 80 at the helm leading the return trip back from downtown Chattanooga. The Tunnel Blvd bridge is a symbolic location on this piece of... (more)

TVRM Nº 225 makes the run up hill as the dinner train is making the run eastbound back to Grand Junction. NCStL Nº 710 was assigned to the train as the now 72 year old locomotive crosses over th... (more)

NC&StL Nº 710 emerge around the curve at East Chattanooga as it slowly pulls the late 8:30 pm TVRM train Nº 225 Valentines Dinner Train westbound for the belt-line in East Chattanooga.

The second schedule Dinner Train is slowly working its way westbound for the East Chattanooga Belt Line with the only sole survivor of the Tennessee Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive Nº 80. T... (more)

Moving at it's top track speed of 10 mph TVRM 225 "Dinner Train is making it's return trip back to Grand Junction after making the westbound run toward Lucey Boiler. The consist is running at... (more)

This location was made famous in recent years for steam running hard up the steepest part of the Missionary Ridge on the Belt Line. Today steam has taken the back seat for diesels, seen here TVRM ... (more)

On the last official day of winter the quiet air that blanket East Chattanooga was broken by the sound of TVRM Nº 225 as it cruises westbound as the four car train crossing the Awtry Street bridg... (more)

TVRM 225 makes its way towards Missionary Ridge Tunnel as the rain continues to fall necessarily on the railroad as the saying goes, but it was certainly falling on me.

TVRM 225 crosses Tunnel Boulevard as Southern 5000, or Andre as some of us at work call it (lets see how many people can figure out why it's called that), leads the first Valentine's Dinner train ... (more)

Andre bask in the evening sun at GJ, waiting to haul TVRM 225.

After spending some time in the shop over the summer to receive some repairs, Southern 5000, or Andre, is seen on the point of its first passenger train since 2017. Andre, the first GP38-2 built f... (more)

After making the run around to the other end of it's train. The Tennessee Valley Railroad's restored NC&StL 710 is now facing westbound "the right direction" and is waiting for the 8:15p... (more)

It's a Cold February night and passengers has already de-trained from the last schedule Valentines Dinner train for the evening. The foggy background starts to light up while the northbound NS 28... (more)