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 Britany Cofer reports for Chattanooga’s TimesFreePress.com: Southern Railway 630, built in 1904 and later donated to TVRM by Southern Railway, now Norfolk Southern, has been in the TVRM shop for the past six years undergoing an extensive rehabilitation and refurbishing process. Work on the train should be complete in the next couple months, [...]
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 [...]
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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 [...]