Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] Good music and trains go together. First, here’s a good cover of Hurt by Johnny Cash. It’s not a train song, but the music video for Hurt shows Johnny Cash riding in the cab of Southern 4501. Railroad songs by Johnny Cash include: Folsom Prison Blues I [...]
Train Tuesdays Next summer (2011) is the 150th Anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas. This anniversary is a big deal for Virginia tourism and there will be a lot of events related to this occasion. I believe First Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run) was the first time in history [...]
Train Tuesdays I had really been hoping for this news for a long time, but a skeptical part of my brain never thought I would actually see this happen. However, after canceling their steam excursion program in 1994, NS issued a wonderful press release last week. Excerpts: NORFOLK, VA., and CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Norfolk Southern [...]
This video posted by SBSexton brings back good memories of the Southern Steam program. The video shows Southern’s 4501 in some Alabama pacing action shots. 4501 to run again? Rumors are swirling on the internet about the restoration of 4501. In 2011, the 4501 will be 100 years old so there is speculation about some [...]
