A steam locomotive sits outside the window of a stopped passenger train in 1922.

All of us were expecting 4501 to be the sole power for Saturday's Summerville excursion, but to our surprise, an unscheduled doubleheader happened.

Southern Railway veteran #630 handles the TVRM's Missionary Ridge Local one beautiful April afternoon, steaming through the lush spring landscapes of suburban Chattanooga.

Day 2 of the steam excursion we catch the double header coming through Fairview, GA just outside of the Chickamauga Battlefield. The sky was somewhat cleared but the smell of hickory fills the air... (more)

Southern Railway 630 leads sister 4501 south with a TVRM doubleheader to Summerville, GA. The grade through Rossville makes for an impressive sight.

Fall colors out in force as the last TVRM double header of 2016 makes its way back to Chattanooga.

Old meets new as a steam drawn passenger excursion passes a hot shot intermodal and parked mixed freight at Burnside on the Saturday trip of the weekend excursions between Lexington Kentucky and O... (more)

TVRM's doubleheader pulls into the station at Summerville under a hazy sky from wildfires all over north Georgia.

SOU 630 leads SOU 4501 on the last fall trip to Summerville GA for the 2016 season

And the chase is on. The Summerville Doubleheader rockets South, blasting through the Missionary Ridge Tunnel to begin his 50 mile journey South towards Summerville, GA.

Just 5 miles North of Summerville, GA, lies the bridge at Trion, GA.

With the sun quickly setting, and a train full of passengers to return home, the Summerville Steam Special rockets North through LaFeyette, GA.

On the very last day of the Autumn Leaf Special, both Southern Steam locomotive eases pass the Sequatchie Concrete Facility in the Chattanooga Valley location on the NS Controlled Central Of Georg... (more)