Closing out the final day of Railfest 2014, newly restored #4501 rests at East Chattanooga with sister #630 as crew members tend to final shutdown procedures for the evening. The glowing harvest ... (more)

Trainmen converse as Southern 4501 slowly pulls off the turntable at East Chattanooga in preparation of its return trip to Grand Junction at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Southern 630 pulls into East Chattanooga during TVRM's Railfest event.

Completing its first revenue run in 16 years, a freshly restored Southern 4501 returns to Grand Junction with the four car Missionary Ridge Local consist during the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museu... (more)

A classic scene all around the south in the days gone by. A visitor from Spencer is seen arriving at East Chattanooga with a train load of passengers during Rail Fest at TVRM

Lined up at Railfest.

Finishing the day in style, Southern 4501 and 630 doublehead out of the 1858 Missionary Ridge tunnel on the TVRM mainline as they bring the local train back to the Soule Shops at East Chattanooga ... (more)

Southern 2-8-0 630 passes by 4501 during Railfest at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

A newly restored Southern Lady, 2-8-2 #4501 debuted at TVRM's Railfest weekend in Chattanooga,TN.

Southern 2-8-2 #4501 crosses Chickamauga Creek with another load of Missionary Ridge Local riders. This was 4501's debut since restoration. Taken during TVRM's annual Railfest.

After a day of excursions during Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's annual Railfest, Southern 2-8-2 #4501 and 2-8-0 #630 doubleheaded on their final run to East Chattanooga. Shortly after departi... (more)

Returning from its first "revenue run" under steam in 16 years, Southern Railway mike 4501 puts on a show as it crosses Chickamauga Creek just west of the Grand Junction station and wye. Thanks to... (more)

Making an grand entrance giving us a display is black smoke, and cinders Southern 4501 finish up its first round trip on the Missionary Ridge local. Once the train the to the depot sister unit Sou... (more)

Closing out the initial day of Railfest 2014, newly restored #4501 doubleheads a deadhead run to East Chattanooga with #630. Thus ends the first day of public operation for #4501 since 1998.

It has been 16 years since the face of Southern Railway Steam, ran the high iron pulling railfans alike throughout the Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern System for nearly 48 years. Today South... (more)