Summer of 2023 with steam kicks off with a very unorthodox way. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum introduce the Evening Ridge Runner excursion, where we catch steam running during the late even... (more)

SR 4501 struts it stuff down the East Chattanooga Belt Line (ECBT) as it leads the last scheduled Chickamauga Turn, out of Chattanooga for Chickamauga, GA. For what it's worth it's been a short bu... (more)

SR 4501 easily walk the 9 car train Nº 300 Chickamauga Turn up the Missionary Ridge grade on the G&W side of the former CofG Chattanooga Rome & Southern south of Fairview. We're just outside of t... (more)

Coming around the curve TVRM Nº 300 Chickamauga Turn. is about to enter deep into Long Hollow as the train navigates the former CofG Chattanooga Rome & Southern through the Chickama... (more)

On a cool June morning TVRM's Missionary Ridge Local train Nº 100 emerges out of out of the shadows as the engineer crack open the throttle even more on the famous 2-8-2 SR Nº 4501 taking the f... (more)

Southern 4501 is disguised as L&N #1593 for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society night photo session at TVRM. Lighting by "Friends of the L&NRHS" group.

Performing a photo runby as part of the Steam Returns 1977 Excursion.

Mikado #4501 nears the end of its second weekend trip as it approaches its final destination.

After unloading passengers, Master Mechanic Bill Purdie looks for the conductor's signal to move the train.

After passing the Sequatchie Concrete Facility, the star of the show SR 4501 is easing south down the main track heading for it's destination in Summerville, GA. Fortunately the weather was in our... (more)

After coming around the curve at Clifton Hills, the SR 4501 lead a 10 car train down the NS Controlled Central Of Georgia CR&S right of way heading for Summerville, GA. 4501 participating in a ser... (more)

Southern 4501 leads TVRM's 10 car Summerville Steam Special south on a crisp autumn day.

At the end of a warm October day, SR 4501 is heading west back to the East Chattanooga Shop completing another super Saturday pulling the Autumn Leaf Special 100+ rail-miles journey to Summerville... (more)

Engineer Travis Gordon is handling the 117 year old Ms-Class 2-8-2 SR 4501, like it was a walk in the park, as the train is heading westbound back to the Grand Junction Depot. SR 4501 is getting a... (more)

As the summer rain eases, the 117 year old Mikado SR 4501 leads TVRM 100 Missionary Ridge Local across the South Chickamauge Creek on heading the 2:30 Schedule train west for East Chattanooga. The... (more)