Southern 630 departs from its service stop in Burnside and heads back north to Lexington, as it crosses over the Cumberland River

Southern 630 leads the New Royal Palm upgrade at Cave Springs south of Burnside through one of the many large cuts made by the Southern in the 1960s to bypass the tunnels that gave the CNO&TP its ... (more)

Southern 630 charges hard upgrade with the New Royal Palm in tow just south of Burnside. This area was part of a major realignment project in the 1960s that bypassed many of the tunnels that gave ... (more)

The New Royal Palm passes under the new Safetran signals at Revilo, just south of Stearns, KY, with Southern Consolidation 630 holding the train at 40mph.

Southern 630 leads the New Royal Palm excursion train southbound through the plant at the end of the double track at Bowen, just south of Danville, KY.

Between the old tobacco warehouses, a true Southern steam engine and the Southern-style GRS signals I'm not sure it gets any more pure "Southern" than this as Southern Railway 630 blast... (more)

I used to see photos from this location all of the time...many moons ago. Ever since the widening of Highway 27 it has been nearly impossible to get up to this old classic. While out scouting for ... (more)

SOU 630 makes good time with a "New Royal Palm" excursion.

TVRM's #630 exits CNO&TP's massive Ohio River Bridge into Cincinnati after a successful weekend of excursions from Ludlow to Danville, Kentucky.

SOU 630 races northbound out of Lexington, KY.

I got a call back in January from a friend saying that the steam schedule for 630 included a trip down the CNO&TP first district. Being that I live only 8 miles from this Location I sprang into ac... (more)

SOU 630 sprints north towards Cincinnati on the point of NS 957. Seen hear near Kearney Rd between Georgetown and Lexington, KY. A special thanks to TVRM and Norfolk Southern for making this trip ... (more)

TVRM's restored Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630, built in 1904, leads the NS New Royal Palm excursion train as it crosses over Mehring Way near downtown Cincinnati, inbound to Gest Street Yard behind ... (more)

TVRM's restored Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630, built in 1904, leads the northbound leg of the Sunday New Royal Palm steam excursion along the NS CNO&TP First District Mainline just north of Walton, ... (more)

On a cool, crisp Saturday morning in May, Southern 630 looks right at home leading a train down the CNO&TP at the scenic Blanchett, KY.