Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum train ride

[@johnrencheck2283]

There are too many wanna be hobos out there but no man has a better understanding of directions of trains and knowledge of cities and railroad equipment than this man....shoestring the legend ive learned so much about rr equipment be safe buddy

[@edgardaniels1402]

Tour guide: “Sir, you bought a ticket, you can ride inside the car.” Shoestring “I’m good, wake me up if we stop near a Save A Lot!” 🤣🤣

[@rickski3769]

That statement was even more funny than the rope touching !!

[@linesmen777]

@@rickski3769 Caught that lol

[@JawTooth]

You touched the safety rope! Thumbs up for that! lolz

[@TheHoboShoestring]

Lol.... Wondering if anyone would notice that

[@mr.k1702]

Saw the sign and was like touch it Shoestring! Then he did.

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

i didnt see nothing! lol

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

@@talk2azs nope not at all its hard for me to see when I'm blindfolded

[@jeffsygney6369]

I would have done the same. We're all rebels at some point.

[@renegadebt1374]

Godspeed Mr. Nichols, We Thank You for all you gave, And for all you have given.. R.I.P. Shoestring, You are greatly missed..✌

[@loveovereverything3004]

these folks have no idea a legend is in their presence! 🤠🤙

[@loriewilliams600]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My husband and I rode that train in the summer of 1992. At that time, the train was pulled by a steam engine. They also sold a special ticket where you could ride in the cab. I purchased that ticket for my husband as a surprise and he loved it! Thanks for the memories.

[@maxwilson7001]

They still do both of those things! Steam runs on the weekends and cab rides are all the time

[@bertramspielt]

Shoestring become a influencer! 😁 Thank you, for taking us with you. Stay healthy and have a good ride! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

[@keithcrouch1984]

Breaking all the rules. Touching the safety rope and stepping on the yellow line. LOL 🤣😂

[@TheHoboShoestring]

Wondering if anyone would get the touching rope part... lol

[@karenatha7890]

@@TheHoboShoestring Been watching too much depressing news. Back to your videos now. ❤

[@southsidehopper3662]

That museum looks to be a great site to visit. Could you imagine walking into Shoestring and Jaw Tooth on the same day?

[@rebeccaromig2561]

Too bad Stobe couldn't be there also

[@samuelclemens538]

Awesome trip Shoestring, thanks for bringing us along. It’s always a treat to get to travel with you!

[@JawTooth]

This past weekend they were operating a steam locomotive there. I was supposed to go down for a couple days but changed plans at the last minute. There is a lot of cool train stuff to see in the Chattanooga area. I stayed at the Chattanooga Choo Choo last year

[@perrytony1]

My son and I watch your channel. Hopefully we can see you at TVRM someday

[@justinstrickland5382]

TVRM is practically at my doorstep, if you need a guide just hit me up

[@Ken_in_Wisconsin]

Hello Mister Tooth!

[@patrickkeefe7270]

Just had to touch the rope!😄 a kid at heart. Great video. I watch for ya while I’m sitting at the RR crossings in Huntsville AL. Thanks for the videos.

[@rpdobbler]

Did anyone realize they were in the presence of Railroad Royalty? 😆 Thanks for the tour Shoestring! This video made my day!

[@papazahn]

That Southern 3170 SD40 made one of its last trips out of Lynchburg a few years back. It was supposed to run north up to Amherst but broke down along the way. Had to tow it back to Montview yard and we never saw it again. Went to TVRR not long after.

[@jesswarren8651]

Love your videos!!! Really enjoy you sharing your stories and knowledge!!

[@kens.3729]

Thanks Johnny for Picking Up the Cost for Shoestring (aka Mark) to Ride the TVRR. Very Cool. 👍

[@rickcooper6817]

Hope you enjoyed TVRM. Lots of cool stuff there for sure. I want to take one of the excursions down to Georgia next time I get a chance. Safe journey Mr. Shoestring! Ah ha, there is a loose Jaw Tooth under my post, Howdy Mr. Jaw Tooth!

[@neco4114]

Touched the rope, Shoestring is an outlaw to the core !

[@Bmg009]

I’m a 50 year old man watching this 50 something year old man running around a train museum with such a pure, almost child’s heart. It’s really sad to know he’s no longer with us, I honestly don’t think I’ve ever shed a tear over anyone who’s passed I didn’t know, but his story along with his videos has really changed the meaning of the word Hobo. If those folks had of only known who they was riding that train with… Rip shoestring, you are truly missed.

[@jamesakers1175]

That was really informative. I will have to put that on my list of things to do the next time I'm in the area. Thanks again Shoestring. Great videos.🚂🚂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheHoboShoestring]

Was just $22

[@marliesyanke4580]

That's a lot but worth it.

[@diesel46809]

I love all your videos. I think you do an awesome job doing them. I really enjoyed this one and seeing all the locomotives that were back in the day. That was an awesome turntable view. Keep up the great work.

[@stevelandry6387]

Thanks! That’s one of my favorite railroad museums. FYI you can ride in the cab of their diesel or steam engine for an extra few dollars above the regular ticket price. Keep safe Shoestring!

[@mikewaller3175]

Love the video and I love to just see you turn into a kid when you see the right toy train I love how humble you are

[@jayjay269]

Man, I wish I would have known you were down here. Would loved to have had the opportunity to meet you. I’m over in McCaysville, Georgia. Bout an hour away from Nooga!

[@sgttombailes3380]

Loved riding the Sandersville Excursion on NOV 27, 2020. The 4501.. What a great 8 hour trip !! Chattanooga, TN to Sandersville, Ga. and back. Awesome display of Rail cars and Engines!

[@dmorgan28]

That was a really cool ride. Pretty neat old trains. Thanks Shoestring. Take care and have a good one 👍👍👍❤️🙏🏻

[@leesuschrist]

I went on a train ride like this in Duluth about a year ago. It was cool seeing the city from that perspective. I love this era of our nation's history!

[@TheHoboShoestring]

I love Duluth... I'll have to check it out

[@wwiihistorian2856]

I have been there! It is an amazing experience!

[@leesuschrist]

@@TheHoboShoestring I'd love to see a video of it on this channel! Also, check out the aerial lift bridge, if you haven't. It's within walking distance and really cool to see go up if you're lucky enough to be there when a ship goes through.

[@FrankBenlin]

@@leesuschrist I used to watch a webcam on that bridge. In the winter it was as if it could not possibly get any colder. Burrrr.

[@leesuschrist]

@@FrankBenlin oh yeah! There's nothing like the winter in the north! I'll have to check out that webcam

[@STRIKINGLIGHTING1]

I knew as soon as you looked at the " Do not touch the safety rope" sign you would do it !!! Spot on mate, keep up the great videos...

[@freddesjardins7399]

Thanks for the nice smooth ride and view of the turntable.😊

[@blakejohnson3767]

Cool to see that turntable in action up close. Thanks shoestring

[@wwiihistorian2856]

I can’t believe you! You are such a wholesome person and know so much! I would really enjoy meeting you in person! I have always enjoyed your videos!

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

I do believe this is the very first time we have seen you ride a train in Quiet Air Conditioned Comfort !

[@AS1llyPenguin]

Yay! Excited to see you made it out there today and got to ride. Watching this now while I work.

[@jamesreddington2327]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us

[@robinbanks4257]

Thank you for your work... down the shiny rails in the pale moonlight... Whistleblowing seems to say think of me think of me... The sound of a train can change my thoughts of the edge of sleep

[@EricSmith-ve7qi]

Nice video! Thanks for taking us on the train ride tour! Yes you can look up engines and the year built just put in the railroad name and engine roster.. Thanks shoestring B Safe

[@BobbyFocus2008]

That turn table is awesome, like how you touched that string lol 😆. Cool video as always, ride hard be safe adventure on . I'm praying for you.

[@SH-di8im]

At the end of the video he said Johnny paid for it I I want to thank you for doing that for Shoe string so that we can see the video

[@SmallMartingale]

Wow Shoestring I can't believe how much your channel has grown this year. I remember when it was just a handful of us :)

[@1960gambit]

I`ve spent a lot of time at TVRM in the last 2 plus years when I was down there for my job doing work at the Sequoyah Power plant in Soddy Daisy. Rode the train 3 different times, very nice little trip. Lot of good places around there to railfan. Head over to Thrasher Pike and you can sit right next to the Rathole

[@greghall4113]

Love the videos Shoestring. Hello from S.C.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

We went there a few weeks ago and had a good time. We rode behind the Southern Railway 630 steamer. We're going back next year and are planning on doing the dinner ride.

[@joelphillips6264]

That. was a nice 🙂 mini vacation.. good job.. Soo line ran through wi. when I was kid.... keep ahoppin'on🚂

[@rogerbond7811]

At least you go to ride on a preserved railway this year. The virus has prevented me riding a preserved railway in the UK. Usually prefer a steam hauled train myself. Thanks for showing an American rail museum.

[@kakprat]

Why did I know you were going to touch that rope, Shoestring 🤭

[@murphmurph2124]

Wow! very cool museum shoestring, I always enjoy your vids, I wanna hop a train someday.

[@rgarlinyc]

Finally, on the Chattanooga Choo-Choo! Good for you Shoestring! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheHarold2nd]

hahahaha loved you touching that which you were not supposed to touch, and I would have done the samething. Love being able to be a hobo from my man cave. Safe travels my friend "ShoeString"

[@suzannewright4794]

How awsome! I was born and raised in Ambridge, Pa. American bridge made bridges for all over the world. They also built ships for world war ll. Its exciting to see something made in my old home town. The name Ambridge comes from A M bridge.

[@craigymac5386]

Hi Shoestring, love your videos. I was over in the States a few years ago from Scotland and visited this railway. It's brought back some memories. 👍

[@doncolincreative]

I live south of Slocomb Alabama and remember the Hartford Slocomb Trains in the 1970s. In fact I photographed the cars in the Sessions Yard. I have wondered what had happened to the trains. Hopefully, I can visit the museum when it becomes safe to travel. Enjoy your channel.

[@brianniecgorski2046]

One of the only legal ride you take for a while lol, love the videos. Stay safe.

[@aldntn]

Shoestring rides with a ticket. WooHoo! Gotta get down to Chattanooga for a ride myself.

[@Whipple1]

Hope you’re doing OK and staying healthy, Shoestring! Cheers! Whipple

[@airboy292000]

I hope all is well Shostring! don't stop what your doing !

[@kens.3729]

It’s Easy for a Lot of Viewers to Help Shoestring (Mark) because he makes Great Videos for us to Watch. 👍 Shoestring has a PayPal account set-up and listed in the drop down box of his videos and it’s Super Easy to send Funds to Mark. He is so Appreciative to any $ Amount we send to him. Thanks and GOD Bless! 🙏

[@jamesbutterson5218]

Your always on an excursion shoestring! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂💨Stay safe and well ✌️😷

[@tadcobert1307]

I enjoyed your 'Noog time, that is one of our favorite places, love the museum for sure, great vid

[@guyraymond56]

Shoestring: "Gimme that microphone, yer missin' a lot!"

[@outlaw2191]

Hey there Shoestring, earlier today I was watching a live video by a well known O-scale model RR. He normally holds an open house but didn’t this year due to COVID. He also had a helper who responded to inquiries by those who had logged in while the owner operated his cameras and narrated about his RR. About 2-1/2 in he said he would fire them up and I commented that Jawtooth, Shoestring, and myself had been waiting since 11:10. His helper knew who you were and asked, “are they there with you?” I said I just threw that out there to see how many real Rail Fans had logged on. Man the place went crazy. Many knew STROBE too. It was a good laugh at least for me anyway. Stay well. 11/21/2020

[@stephenbolton1098]

I don't live too far from there. Grew up in summerville ga they've got a turn table at the train depot in summerville where they head back north to Chattanooga. I've always enjoyed watching them turn around. After watching this I may go back to Chattanooga and ride the train again

[@jamesterrill1938]

THANKS for the R.R. Museum video..Cool

[@BUGMAN-22]

I can remember when I was a kid and they had the little shanty at each crossing and a person would come out and put the arms down for the crossing. I always thought that would be a great job. LOL

[@catpurrson3651]

How did you like riding inside, sitting on a seat, out of the weather? You baaaaad boy! Touching the safety rope. That made me chuckle.

[@steveridgewaynrtgo]

That had to feel strange to you going through the tunnel on the inside of the car with no exhaust fumes. lol I was hoping to see a full Hoosac Tunnel video. Love your channel!

[@erickrohn2970]

shoestring would like my dad He worked for EMD Electro Motive Division in Lagrange IL for yrs and retired he first was a welder welding the Engines body to the frame. Then was a diesel engine installer he worked his way all the way up to union committee man was like a lawyer for the workers grievance slips etc he has a love for trains and helped build 100s if not thousands so I would be safe to say you have hitched a ride on one of his locomotives.

[@neco4114]

As a kid I remember a small and old railroad called Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, NC. Not far from Boone, NC.

[@bowieaddict3178]

Hey there Shoestring! I saw you touch that rope with the Do Not Touch Rope sign. You rebel you! 🤣🚂☮️

[@marliesyanke4580]

Also you stepped over the yellow line with one foot. Daredevil😆🙃

[@jeffreystoddard7201]

Been there many times and enjoyed every visit. They used to let you ride in the vestibule looking out the dutch door.

[@blackeyesforyou]

Touching the rope. What a rebel. Your videos are definitely becoming more enjoyable.

[@bkw67]

LOL! When you touched the safety rope

[@TheHoboShoestring]

Wondering if anyone would get it ....lol

[@danwoodman5505]

Trains magazine had a good article about #80, the museum's former TA&G GP38 a few months back.

[@arthurmandel6541]

Enjoyed the ride Shoestring thanks be safe out there.

[@gaga9279]

1:10 8669- The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) built this RS-1 in 1945 for service in the U.S. Army. It served later with the U.S. Air Force at Eglin Air Force base when TVRM acquired it in the late 1970s. This diesel-electric locomotive is a long-time veteran of TVRM’s passenger trains hauling the Missionary Ridge Local as well as longer excursion trains. This locomotive is currently out of service in need of electrical and mechanical work before being returned to service.

[@boaboy8052]

Great video Shoestring

[@mikeanderson6522]

Love the railroad history. Thanks.

[@johnscherf1228]

Thanks for the tour!!!

[@daviddevries65]

Really enjoyed the video Shoestring.

[@perrytony1]

Good to see you at TVRM. My son and I visit there often. Great place great memories

[@adventuresofmoonman]

Oh yea shoestring you’re real close to me now buddy. Love chattanooga dearly. Thanks for sharing and ride safe as always

[@navigator902]

Looking through the train museum ... pulls me toward wanting to play with modal train set again, and their intrigue parts

[@rogermisner3368]

Excellent and well done video.

[@trainman5323]

That was great. Looks like a nice museum.

[@MuttTheBuckeyeSlayer1977]

This is a very cool video!! Never knew locomotive weighted that much. Knew was a lot but 60k lbs

[@wesleycarlisle3025]

Hey Shoestring, you was standing in parking lot of city cafe end of video. I used to work here and great food hope you enjoyed.

[@markwalker9591]

M and the wife where there 3 years ago it is really a great ride, so enjoy yours

[@Peter-bg5gy]

Dear mr Shoestring, next time you can get to Bangor Maine in the summer/fall try and get to the Coles Transportation Musemabout halfway tween what was the old Bangor freight yards/roundhouse and the airport. There’s an awesome locomotive-boxcar-caboose set up inside! And lots of great other Transportation stuff

[@josephboley]

Hello there Mr Shoestring. Hope all is well. Stay safe out there and take care buddy 🙏🙏

[@tallguy0887]

The turntable was really cool, couldn't be many around yet. We have a roundhouse here in PA at the Scranton steam town i need to go see that.

[@walterlangston4253]

love how the train horn blow at the same time you said you were taking the train raid lol

[@rebeccaromig2561]

Yes! The car could be a house!!!! I love that idea.

[@wallyman292]

Amazing that that locomotive & turntable are being moved by a motor no more powerful than my lawn tractor!

[@tnpicker1]

I used to own a house just above the tunnel you went through back in the 90's where I raised my daughters. Back then all they used on this route was a steamer.

[@nvtimbo63]

Yes I still like those old southern Pacific engines with the bloody nose that's what I used to see here in California area. That was a weird color pattern on that one. Thanks for taking us with you have a great day

[@Seattleseattle111]

Very cool shoestring thanks for the awesome video brotha my legs sre grttin in a little antsy wanting to take myself a trip soon .. thanks for the content shoestring

[@WetTentt]

Love your videos Shoestring! stay safe man

[@Zachford111V2]

Stumbled upon your channel randomly a few days ago, didn’t even know you was from Tennessee until a few videos ago, really enjoy the content and respect what you do! I’m just down in Rockwood, TN if you’ve ever heard of it. I’ve probably seen you on a train and just never noticed 😂

[@allenthibault9523]

Cool shoestring! Seen these tables before but never operating or functioning!😍🤗

[@sputnik5716]

Smooth ride and informative good job you.

[@ArizonaTinman]

Thanks Johnny