Before dawn on a Sunday morning, the 203 slowly builds steam pressure at the engine shed in downtown Knoxville. Ahead lies a day of Christmas Express trips on the Three Rivers Rambler.

In a dramatic display of steam locomotion, the 203 leads her train up Henry Hill on the outskirts of Knoxville.

The 203 departs Knoxville with a Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Express excursion. With the cloud situation being what it was, I 'pulled a Nick McLean' (photo 279950) and shot this trestle from th... (more)

The 2:00 PM "Christmas Express" nears the Three Rivers Trestle on its trip from downtown Knoxville out to Marbledale.

A black and white version of the 2:00 PM "Christmas Express" coming by the old tree at the Governor Ned McWherter/Riverside Landing Park.

KXHR 203 crosses the Holston River as it nears Marbledale with a "Christmas Express".

KXHR 203 pulls the Sunday morning "Christmas Express" past the Governor Ned McWherter/Riverside Landing Park as it departs downtown Knoxville.

KXHR 203 charges up the hill on the way to Marbledale with a "Christmas Express" during a light snowfall.

KXHR 203 departs downtown Knoxville with the 10:30 AM "Christmas Express". Seen here with a light snow accumulation at the Governor Ned McWherter/Riverside Landing Park. Most of the snow was gone ... (more)

KXHR 203 begins her day simmering inside the engine shed next to the Tennessee River on a frigid December morning. Members of the steam crew arrived long before dawn to start readying the engine f... (more)

Cylinder cocks open, KXHR 203 promptly departs downtown Knoxville at 6:00 PM on a Saturday evening Christmas excursion.

The sun drops low in the sky on a picture perfect fall day in East Tennessee as a pair of CSX GEs lead a 14,500-ton Florida-bound coal train across the Tennessee River (Lake Loudon) with a glimpse... (more)

A chilly October morning finds former Washington & Lincolnton 2-8-0 #203 pulling out of her shed and into the early morning sunlight to begin the day of pulling a trio of Three Rivers Rambler excu... (more)

A pair of Seaboard painted SD50s lead a southbound across the Knob Creek Bridge south of Knoxville on the KD Subdivision.

KXHR 203 leads the Three Rivers Ramber through a rustic scene on the way to Marbledale.