Train Tuesdays Some recent news… Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam program featured Southern 2-8-0 #630 wearing a Class J whistle on its recent excursions out of Roanoke. It sounds almost like the 611 albeit maybe slightly different due to 630′s lower boiler pressure. Here’s a video from Trainmaster Bob: Also, the Fire Up 611 campaign [...]
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 [published on Wednesday this week] How old is Norfolk Southern? In 2005, Norfolk Southern Railway celebrated their 175th anniversary. This year they are celebrating their 30th anniversary. The apparent contradiction is explained because the 175th anniversary was a celebration of their oldest predecessor railroad, the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. This [...]