Announcements/Activities:
1. The Smoky Valley Railroad wishes you a Happy 2012. Our Saturday sessions at the museum will resume starting January 7.
2. Steam locomotive comes to Alcoa, TN. Ex-Southern No. 630, with a “power” car and five beautifully restored Norfolk & Western passenger cars, came and parked along Wright Rd. in Alcoa Saturday November 12. They were getting ready to go to Knoxville on Monday in order to transport a convention group to Chattanooga. The 630, a 2-8-0 Consolidation built around the turn of the (last) century, was rebuilt at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum shop in Chattanooga and, as part of a Norfolk-Southern public relations plan, was activated for excursion trips.
Here is a photo of the 630:
And here is the URL for a video of the 630 moving (it’s in two parts -- just keep the video running and the second segment will appear automatically):
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The Whistle
You were greeted by the whistle from the famous Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 on her last run on December 7, 1994. See links page to read and view videos of this historic trip.
Sound track and photo from Kipp Teague's website The Last Run of the N&W 611.