Norfolk Southern Steam 2015

Southern 630 and 4501 framed through the 986 foot bore of the Missionary Ridge Tunnel	Southern 630 enters the Missionary Ridge Tunnel	Southern 630 and 4501 erupt from the tunnel on a gloomy Sunday morning, Southbound for Georgia	630 leads 4501 on the TVRM mainline near East Chattanooga
The Doubleheader passes the National Cemetery on a somber Sunday morning	Passing the mill in downtown Rossville	The doubleheader climbs upgrade through the Chickamauga Battle Field	The doubleheader climbs upgrade through the Chickamauga Battle Field
Southern 630 and 4501 put on a dramatic show as they climb the grade into Rock Spring	Blasting through downtown Rock Spring	The doubleheader climbs out of Rock Spring along Highway 27	Southern 630 and 4501 cross the Chatooga River bridge at Trion
Southbound nearing Summerville	630 leads the train into the house track at Summerville	630 leads the train into the house track at Summerville	Southern 630 and 4501 cross the Chatooga River bridge at Trion
Southern 630 and 4501 cross the Chatooga River bridge at Trion	The sun has set as the train eases down the mountain into Rossville	NKP 765 roars through Roanoke (Indiana) on a warm Saturday morning, Westbound on the old Wabash	765 eases over Loon creek near Andrews. This bridge had washed out just a couple of weeks before during a flash flooding event
NKP 765 heads East near Buck Creek	Eastbound near New Waverly on a HOT and muggy afternoon.	765 gets back on the move at East Peru after a quick crew change	A large crowd gathered at Mardenis to watch the train as it heads back home to Fort Wayne
A strong storm is brewing in the background as 765 sprints the final few miles into Fort Wayne	Overnight storms have brought more flooding as 765 sails West at Mardenis. That is not a lake, its a soybean field!	NKP 765 passes through the flooded fields at Mardenis.	Cinders in the corn at Rich Valley
Westbound on the old Wabash, crossing the Rager Creek bridge at Largo	Cinders in the Wild Flowers	The old Wabash searchlight signals are living on borrowed time as 765 climbs out of Delphi	Westbound at Clymers
Westbound in the heat and haze	N&W 611 Eastbound at Webster	N&W 611 comes under the arch bridge at Bedford	An old factory stands silent as 611 roars through Bedford
Westbound at Forrest	N&W 611 comes by the CPL's at Forrest	611 rolls by the N&W East End shops in Roanoke, the spot where she was born in 1950	Smiling faces in the tool car at Roanoke
N&W 611 puts on a awesome show as she slowly walks up the mountain at Shawsville	The sound was amazing as 611 pounded up the mountain at 6 or 7mph at Shawsville	Jim Wrinn waves as the 611 uses every ounce of power she has to keep the train moving	611 is near the wye at Walton as the sun pops out....ever so briefly.
A heavy rain is falling as 611 drifts down the mountain at Shawsville	A heavy rain is falling as 611 drifts down the mountain at Shawsville	N&W 611 blasts under the CPL's at Webster, starting her Attack on the Blue Ridge Grade	N&W 611 blasts under the CPL's at Webster, starting her Attack on the Blue Ridge Grade
Cinders fall like rain as 611 storms through Webster	Cinders fall like rain as 611 storms through Webster	The sun is out at Goode as 611 hurries towards Lynchburg	Westbound at Thaxton
The old N&W office building looms in the background as 611 pulls through downtown Roanoke	The VSP poses for a group shot with 611 at Roanoke	N&W 611 is making her 2nd assult on Christiansburg mountain, seen here near Arthur	Looking like 1955... Eastbound near Montgomery
Southern 4501 with her First public mainline trip in over 20 years passes the CPL's at CP Washington	Southern 4501 with her First public mainline trip in over 20 years passes the CPL's at CP Washington	A light rain falls as 4501 sprints down the valley at Atkinson	A light rain falls as 4501 sprints down the valley at Atkinson
Southern steam passes the N&W signals at Wytheville on a cloudy Friday morning	4501 roars through CP Wisor on the outskirts of Dublin	SR 4501 tops over the big hill at Gunton Park with a great show of smoke and sound	4501 Westbound at Abingdon
4501 and 3170 prepare to depart Bristol with a train to Bulls Gap	Southern 3170 looking sharp in front of the Bristol Depot	4501 dusted the tin roof of the Lick Creek Baptist Church with cinders as she headed West to Bulls Gap	Departing Johnson City Westbound after a stop to pick up passengers
Departing Johnson City Westbound after a stop to pick up passengers	The old Southern depot at Limestone feels the sting of cinders again as 4501 marches West	Westbound at Mohawk, TN	Stretched across Two states, ariving back in Bristol
4501 blast through downtown Abingdon on a sunny Sunday morning	SOUTHERN 4501 marches by the N&W CPL's protecting the West end of the siding at Abingdon	4501 passes the signals at Schuleen on the East Side of Marion	Eastbound at Wytheville
Eastbound at Wytheville	4501 crosses the bridge over Peak Creek at Pulaski	Eastbound passing the N&W depot at Dublin	Southern 3170 lends a helping hand to the 4501
Southern coach 829 at Dublin	Southern (Pullman) "The Crescent Harbor" at Dublin	4501 swings around the big curve just West of Wytheville	Westbound near Atkinson
4501 Westbound at Abingdon	N&W 611 sits at the NCTM in Spencer on the Friday night before her return home to Roanoke	N&W 611 brings NS 957 North under the old SOUTHERN signal bridge at Thomasville	Rods down under an awesome sky, N&W 611 marches through Ruffin, NC
N&W 611 pulls her first public trip in 21 years as she crosses a fill just North of Gretna, NC on the old SOUTHERN mainline.	N&W 611 strides through Bonsack Virginia, almost home to Roanoke	US 460 was still packed with people who had watched the train.....30 minutes ago!	Southern 4501 waits at Grand Junction, ready to step out on the mainline for the First time in 21 years
4501 eases around to a stop at Bootleggers crossing for a brief inspection	4501 makes a dramatic departure from Ooltewah...back on the mainline after 21 years!	4501 gets back underway at Bootleggers Crossing, headed for Cleveland, TN	Southern 4501 sprints across the last mile to the wye at Cleveland
4501 Tip-Toes around the tight wye at Bradley	4501 turns on the wye at Cleveland after a flawless test run	4501 turns on the wye at Cleveland after a flawless test run	Free at last...4501 races back towards Chattanooga at 40mph during her first mainline run in 21 years!
Northbound at Ooltewah	Back at TVRM after a perfect test run to Cleveland	Back at TVRM after a perfect test run to Cleveland