Tennessee Valley Steam Trains: Southern Railway 4501 and 630

One of the best collections of vintage Southern Railway equipment can be found at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Two of the stars of the collection are 2-8-0 steam locomotive number 630 and 2-8-2 number 4501, which was for a time part of the Norfolk Southern Railroad’s steam program. In 2015, I had the opportunity to capture 4501 on video as part of a Dynamo Productions photography event. Two years later, in 2017, I filmed both locomotives running together on a special excursion put on by the museum between Chattanooga and Summerville, Georgia. In this video, we will visit the museum to see these two classic steam locomotives in action.
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Ain't nothin nicer than a train in the rain steaming through green forests and mountain sides. I rode that excursion train 2 years ago and I'll never forget it. It rained then too.

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Double headers are always one of the best steam events out there and all across the country

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Another great video Mick and the video shots of the 4501 in the rain are very effective

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Great video Mike, cool little steam railroad. Should pay them a visit sometime!

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love the shots with the rain in particular - the one handing up train orders is awesome

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Thank you so much, Robert. Very kind of you. Sorry I didn’t see this until now, I must’ve been away on my California trip last month. Take care. Mike

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Very cool video of Southern Railway 4501 and 630. I was at the San Francisco Zoo Railroad back on May 21st 2023.

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Hi Mike, very nice video from the steam traction. Great steam locomotives, the double-header in particular was fantastic. Too bad the weather turned to rain. But it has become a successful video. Many thanks for showing and greetings from Germany

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Didn’t realize you were there for the “Drowned Frog Charter”. That’s probably one of the top 5 wettest days I’ve had being a conductor on a passenger train.

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That's cool! I haven't seen a double-header steam excursion before. Nice video btw!

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Tomorrow I'm going to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum to see these steam trains in action!

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I like how you frame your shots. They really paint the picture nicely.

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That is a great video. I sincerely hope 4501 will continue to operate at the museum for many more years to come. I would hate to hear that they would discontinue operating her.

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We're hoping to catch them tomorrow at the turntable in Somerville, GA and my boys are so excited. I was thinking Mike had done a recent video so I had to come find it.

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great catches and video at this railroad with these steamers

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Another awesome video Mike! Love to see you out here in the Southeast! Hope you come down to the Atlanta area at some point!

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Thank you for this excellent video! All the equipment is so clean and shiny!

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I actually rode behind 630 in 2021

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This is a magnificent steam show 😍

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Fantastic video

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That is exactly epic, I only saw 630 once when she visited the NCTM in 2013! That was one of the best times I ever had that I’ll truly never forget!

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Just went today with my wife and friends. Well worth it.

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7:46 it looks so cool in the rain!

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I'm gonna see 4501 tomorrow

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You gotta go back to TVRM sometime. They have a new whistle on 4501 and it sounds great. It’s a reproduction Ps-4 long bell 3 chime whistle.

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