Southern Mikado #4501 makes her return trip to Chattanooga hauling the Summerville Steam Special

Southern Mikado #4501 makes her return trip to Chattanooga hauling the Summerville Steam Special

This particular outing began in Atlanta in July and ended in Chattanooga in October, operating on the N&W and RF&P in addition to the Southern. A Roger Puta Photograph

Southern 4501 causes quite a scene as she prances through Noble, GA with a TVRM "Summerville Steam Special" in tow. The train is headed south from Chattanooga to Summerville, GA over for... (more)

Southern Railway 630 and 4501 bring the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum's excursion train across the unique bridge at Trion, Georgia as it heads back to Chattanooga.

TVRM's SOU 630 heads south for Oneida, TN with a NS excursion on the famed Rathole.

It was a beautiful June morning for a steam excursion! Here, the Southern Railway 4501 jumps over the hump and rounds the bend past several railfans waiting to take a photo of this piece of histor... (more)

In a scene that cannot be repeated, Southern Railway consolidation No. 630 ducks under the old intermediate signal bridge at Sage Street in downtown Toccoa during an Atlanta-Spencer ferry move in ... (more)

Southern 4501 shoves north on the I-Line as she turns her train at Cleveland, TN. She'll soon be racing back to Chattanooga on the return leg of her May 1st test run.

The Southern 4501 clears the CPL and rounds the bend at Schuleen on her return trip to Bristol on the final day of steam excursions.

On a beautiful summer morning, the Southern 4501 makes her way through the countryside of Rural Retreat Virginia just west of the siding at Duncan on the last day of the weekend excursions. ... (more)

The Southern 4501 steams her way through the small community of Groseclose Virginia putting on a nice show after the morning rain showers.