Southern 630 crosses the Holston River at Strawberry Plains, TN on a cold Saturday morning |
Fog still hangs in the valley as the 630 roars down the Bristol line at Coulter TN |
Southern steam on a damp November morning near Morristown, TN |
A few residents of White Pine brave the cool morning temps to watch 630 roll through town |
Steam and a high hood SD40-2, a couple of the finer things in life! |
The French Broad River gently flows through Marshall, NC as 630 works through town Eastbound |
Samuel Phillips watches the show as 630 passes through Marshall |
The 630 was working hard through Alexander NC after the slug set had died again |
Eastbound at Alexander NC, following the river towards Asheville |
After a great run from Knoxville, the train enters Asheville, seen here near Murphy Junction |
Snaking through the curves just West of the Asheville Yard |
Westbound at Marshall NC just before Sunset |
The fall colors on Sand mountain are still looking good as 630 rolls South through Rising Fawn |
Southern 630 smokes up the little town of Valley Head, Alabama |
Southbound through downtown Valley Head on a cloudy Saturday morning |
The pack of pacers on US 11 create a rolling roadblock as the 630 flies down the AGS at Keener |
Coal smoke in the pines on the AGS North |
630's crew are all business as they back the train around the wye at Attalla |
Southern 630 at Attalla, Alabama |
Southern 630 at Attalla, Alabama |
Southern valve gear on SR 630 |
Southern valve gear on SR 630 |
Shoving around the South leg of the wye at Atalla onto the AG branch |
Northbound topping over the hill at Keener, Alabama |
Northbound on the AGS at Keener, 77 miles South of Chattanooga |
Northbound up the valley near Keener on the AGS |
SR 630 Northbound near Fort Payne |
Southern 630 hustles North up the valley between Fort Payne and Valley Head |
The train wraps around the big curve South of Rising Fawn after a stop to inspect the engine |
The light was fading fast as the train rolled through the cut at Wildwood, GA |
Lookout mountain looms in the background as 630 comes across the beltline at twilight |
Stainless Steel and markers in the dark on the Chattanooga beltline |
Southern 630 leads a Chattanooga to Oneida TN public excursion across the TN River |
SR 630 crosses "Tenbridge" Northbound on the CNO&TP |
Southern 630 charges up the valley near Evensville TN |
A hint of color still clings to Waldens Ridge as 630 wheels her train North near Evensville TN |
Southern 630 leaps across the New River valley, Northbound on the CNO&TP |
SR 630 crosses the massive New River bridge Northbound with a TVRM public excursion |
After turning the train on the wye at Oneida the 630 shoves back down the storage track to load passengers |
Varnish on the TNRR, The rear of the train sits on the trail track of the wye at Oneida |
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The old signal bridge at Pemberton frames the 630 as she departs Oneida Southbound |
Working hard climbing the hill out of Oneida Southbound on the CNO&TP |
Southbound at Robbins TN |
Morning steam in 2 states. Southern 630 crosses the TN/VA state line at Bristol |
SR 630 makes a station stop at Bristol Va on a cold March morning |
630 pulls up to the Bristol station to load passengers on a cold March morning. |
Dragging hard against the brakes, 630 makes a loud station stop at Bristol with the crisp morning air creating a white plume |
With almost 500 passengers on board, 630 makes a smokey departure from Bristol Va |
With almost 500 passengers on board, 630 makes a smokey departure from Bristol Va |
The sharp report of her square exhaust echos off the hillsides as 630 gets away from Bristol, Eastbound on the N&W |
The N&W CPL's at Abington Va get dusted with cinders once again as SR 630 comes charging into town |
Arriving in Abington Va on a perfect Spring morning |
An admiring crowd greets 630 at Abington |
Ron F. Says howdy at Abington |
630 passes the CPL's at Marion VA, with the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute looming in the background |
A large crowd of local folks from Rural Retreat are on hand as the train puts on a show through town. |
The silence in remote Gunton Park Va is momentarily broken by the sound of a steam whistle (and banjo music) |
The crew from TVRM climbs down for a short break as the train waits under the CPL's at Radford. |
Westbound at Wysor, cresting the long climb out of the New River Valley |
630 Westbound at Wytheville VA, (Sutters Mill) |
NS 958 gets back on the move at Marion, after a brief stop to inspect the locomotive. |
Steaming West through Marion on a March afternoon |
Sprinting down the tangent near Atkinson |
Westbound through historic Glade Springs Va |
Glint shot at Glade Springs |
30 heads Westbound into the setting sun at Abington, passing a tall CPL that has witnessed the passage of countless trains |
The smiles tell the story of the day, as we wait for 630 at Abington VA. Good railroading and a few friends to share it with |
Evening arrival at Bristol |
Southern 630 simmers in the low evening light after a flawless trip |
Southern 630 simmers in the low evening light after a flawless trip to Radford |
The pastor of the Lick Creek church near Piney Flats TN stepped out to watch the SR 630 come charging past |
NS power car 42 brings up the rear of train 957, just before Sunday School started at the Piney Flats Baptist Church |
Southern 630 rolls West at Sand Valley Tn |
Westbound on the Bristol line at Sand Valley |
The Greenville local power waits out the weekend as 630 rushes by on the way to Bulls Gap |
SR 630 brings a trainload of passengers through the Austin Powder complex at Greenville |
The Blues Brothers, Southwest Virginian Style. Chris and Tony at Mohwak TN watching the SR 630. |
NS 957 drops down the hill near the Mohawk Creek bridge, just East of Bulls Gap |
A family is out in the front yard to watch the 630 pass through Mohawk |