Southern 630 leads a Roanoke - Walton round trip excursion eastbound by the classic coaling tower at Vicker.

Southern 630 heads up the 957 excursion train ferry run, passing the old NW depot in Appomattox, VA. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit www.tvrail.com and more)

Southern 630 rounds the curve west of Portlock Yard on a cold and cloudy morning in route to Petersburg for today's steam excursion.

On a cool and cloudy morning, the Southern 630 with a load of passengers rolls through Windsor, VA with a westbound destination of Petersburg, VA. There it will reverse direction later this after... (more)

Southern 630 heads back east after a lunch stop in Petersburg. A cold and cloudy morning has turn into a nice day.

A rare event and great attraction for all ages today, the Southern 630 having left Petersburg enroute back to Norfolk, Virginia passes through the small town of Waverly. March 2013.

While early morning haze and mist lies in the still valley, Southern No. 630 storms up Christiansburg Mountain while throwing out a majestic plume of white smoke contrasting against the surroundin... (more)

On one of NS' public excursions; SOU 630 is seen going by the Lick Creek Church in Sullivan, TN. This is on the excursion from Bristol - Bulls Gap.

Bristol Va to Bulls Gap TN roundtrip excursion eastbound just outside of Bulls Gap TN

Arriving in Abingdon, VA, SOU 630 prepares to stop to de-train. The tickets for the excursion sold within hours of them going on sale. SOU 630, along with NKP 765 is part of NS' 21st Century Steam... (more)

SOU 630 bulids steam in the early morning in preparation for a westbound trek to Bulls Gap on home rails of the former Southern Ry A line.

Just back into Tennessee and on home rails, Southern Railways # 630 leads NS 957 west out of Bristol down the A-Line enroute to Bulls Gap,TN filled with happy railfans!

Tennessee Valley Railway Museum "firemen" are at the ready as SOU 630 tops Midway Hill but diesel seems to be the recommended choice of power at this point in the journey. It's all downhill to Jo... (more)

It's obvious that oil is a prime commodity with steam locomotives. Also, the oiler played a large part in the operation of the machine. These three crew members from the Tennessee Valley Railway... (more)

Eastbound just outside Bulls Gap