Train Tuesdays While visiting my inlaws in east Tennessee, we saw the 630 in Bulls Gap. This photo was taken after the train turned on the wye for its return trip to Bristol. Today, the train arrived in Roanoke for the 21st Century Steam excursions scheduled for next weekend. Video added 3/13/2013: Tweet
Train Tuesdays Big news from Norfolk Southern today with the announcement of their 21st Century Steam program’s Spring 2013 schedule of excursions: March 9: Bristol, Va., to Radford, Va. Host: TVRM. Steam locomotive SOU 630. March 10: Bristol, Va., to Bulls Gap, Tenn. Host: TVRM. Steam locomotive SOU 630. March 16: Roanoke, Va., to Radford, [...]
Train Tuesdays Norfolk Southern Steam Returns To Roanoke A Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam public one-way excursion from Winston-Salem, NC arrived in Roanoke last weekend marking a return of Norfolk Southern steam specials to Roanoke. The train had two diesels tucked in behind Southern 630, but 630 may be pulling employee specials on round-trips between [...]
Train Tuesdays Modern Diesels with a Nod to the Past Norfolk Southern is in the process of releasing brand new diesel electric locomotives with the historic paint schemes of their predecessor railroads. Several of these locomotives, including Conrail, Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Interstate Railroad are already out hauling [...]
Train Tuesdays As reported last week, this past weekend was an exciting one for steam fans in Tennessee. After some private events associated with the Lexington Group in Transportation History, there was a one-way mainline excursion back to Chattanooga from Knoxville. I understand there was a hot bearing issue on today’s trip, but overall the [...]