Southern 4501 gallops thru the Georgia woods as it leads a TVRM excursion south for Trion.

Shortly after leaving Chattanooga, Southern 4501 is in the Tennessee countryside on a beautiful spring day. The train is the Dogwood Arts Festival Special, and the destination is Knoxville. The tr... (more)

Note even sure if this was 1981 so let's say circa. I do remember our amazement that this was fantrip and we couldn't keep up. Man, that thing could run! It was a trip from Charlotte to Columbia... (more)

Former C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716 pulls a northbound Southern Railway excursion train across the James River Bridge on Independence Day 1982.

Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 722 is east on Burkeville on its excursion run to Keysville from Richmond.

Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 No. 610 nears Charlottesville with a Southern Railway train excursion from Washington, D.C.

One of the last NS excursions - headed to Appalachia, VA

The sun pops out from behind the clouds just in time as the Southern 4501 puts on a nice show during a photo runby during the NS 25 years of steam celebration.

4501 excursion on the former Tennessee Alabama & Georgia near Eagle Cliff, GA.

Flash by Alex Mayes, Mamiya 645 color negative

Note competing names on bridge fascia.

Northbound excursion on N&W Shenandoah Division crosses over the C&O and James River. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Kodachrome 64

Southern Railway fan trip heads west on the Rock Island. 4501 is now parked at the Tennessee Valley Railroad and Museum in Chattanooga.