On a cold Sunday morning, 2 ex-Southern steam engines were under steam on the Norfolk Southern in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gulf & Ohio's 1890 Schenectady built Southern 2-8-0 #154 teamed up with the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's 1904 ALCO built Southern 2-8-0 #630 to pull a train for the Lexington Group in Transportation History on the Norfolk Southern branch to Alcoa, Tennessee. The #154 started off the trip, departing from next to the old Southern Railway depot in downtown Knoville. At Alcoa, #630 was waiting to take over from the #154 and flew along the branch on the return trip to Knoxville. This was #154's first trip on the NS and #630's first trip on the Alcoa branch. The 2 engines put on a heckuva show for the railfans out to chase it, and we hope you enjoy it too!
For a few of my photos from this day go to:
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php
NS Steam Program:
www.21stcenturysteam.com
Three Rivers Rambler:
www.threeriversrambler.com
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum:
www.tvrail.com