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)

The 630 negotiates Birmingham's famous 27th Street Interlocking as it leads the first of a series of employee specials to Norris Yard in Irondale.

Southern 630 and its diesel escorts deadhead a passenger consist down the AGS from Chattanooga to Birmingham for upcoming excursions.

Southern 630 steams into Alabama as it leads a deadhead move down the AGS from Chattanooga to Birmingham for upcoming excursions.

After a day of pulling mainline excursions from Chattanooga to Cleveland and back, 630 exits the west portal of Missionary Ridge Tunnel along Tennessee Valley Railroad Museums's mainline as it ret... (more)

Southern Railway #630 flies downgrade with a public excursion on the return to Chattanooga.

Southern 630 leads the first of four 21st Century Steam Excursions to Cleveland during TVRM's Railfest weekend.

Iron Horse meets Horseless Carriage In the midst of her first run in today’s Employee Steam Special, the Southern 630 steam engine makes her way over Interstate 285 and the automobiles th... (more)

With his NS pilot standing in the gangway TVRM engineer David Pugh whistles for the State Street crossing in downtown Bristol on a dreary summer morning as TVRM's 630 is leading a deadhead move to... (more)

SOU 630 heads south on its second run of the day passing the Hapeville deport and toward Forest Park where the diesels will tow the train back to Spring for another load of passengers.

SOU 630 is heading back to NS' Inman Yard for the night as it is towed by the old Spring tower in downtown Atlanta. CNN should be covering this scene for their afternoon broadcast.

Southern 630 moves right along through Tipton Station.

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)

Southern Railway #630 leads its employee trip to Alcoa... rain or shine! In fact we got both within minutes of each other.

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