Engineer Scott Ogle opens the cylinder cocks as the 154 coasts downgrade with the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern 154 lets off some steam as is it departs from downtown after receiving some minor repairs.

1277 makes a brief stop as the hand breaks are released on a cut of two scrap gondolas at CMC Steel.

WRRX 1277, built for the C&NW pauses briefly with a cut of loaded scrap gondolas before continuing about its switching duties. 1277 is employed by the CMC (formerly Gerdau) steel mill in Knoxville... (more)

Southern 154 crosses over the CSX connection as it powers its train east with the first departure of the day of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern 154 coasts over the Holston River bridge just outside of Marbledale with the Christmas Lantern Express.

CTC 4 rolls past McWherter park, leading 3RR's Christmas Lantern Express east on its first run of the day.

CTC 4 slides into one of the many S-curves that wait ahead as the 3RR's Christmas Lantern Express rolls east.

Southern 154 pauses next to her shed for some quick repairs before continuing on toward Marbledale with the 1pm departure of the Christmas Lantern Express. Hard to believe this engine will be 130 ... (more)

After drilling CMC (formerly Gerdau Ameristeel) train 101 rolls east, preparing to make the climb up to Coster and begin the days switching.

The engineer of 2241 calls milepost 4, as train 102 rolls through University Commons, headed east to Forks of the River.

102 wobbles down a section of straight alignment headed south for Forks of the River behind 2241. This 13 car consist is coming up on it next challenge, the hill at Tyson Park–a daunting task fo... (more)

2241 leads a 13 car 102 through the remainder of yesterdays snow as the consist rolls downhill from Coster and prepares to pass Tamko Paper.

125 glides thru City Yard and past the stately old Southern Railway Depot.

The evening light begins to set as Southern Railway's oldest operating steam locomotive rolls through Knoxville with last Christmas Lantern Express of the day.