ex Atlanta and West Point 290 in excursion service on the Norfolk Southern

I do not claim this video as my own:

Clip is from "Silver Steam" by Main Line Motion Pictures.
http://mlmp.tripod.com/

Atlanta and West Point 290 is a steam locomotive built in 1926 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. The engine is a 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific type steam locomotive, remarkably similar to Southern Railway's Ps-4s class. With sister locomotive No. 190 built for the Western Railway of Alabama, 290 pulled the Crescent passenger service from Atlanta, GA, to Montgomery, Alabama, until her retirement from revenue service in 1954.

In the late 1980s, the New Georgia Railroad, an Atlanta-based steam excursion railroad, had need for another locomotive and 290 was quickly restored. Under her own steam for the first time in 1989, 290 pulled regular excursions around Atlanta and made several longer excursions to nearby cities including a historic trip to Montgomery in 1992. In 1991, 290 was sent to the Norris Yard Steam Shop in Irondale, Alabama, for running gear maintenance to resolve hot-running bearings. Shortly thereafter, the New Georgia Railroad stopped running steam locomotives when the State of Georgia discontinued its funding. 290 operated for the last time under steam in 1992.

As of 2010, 290 is currently undergoing preservation at the Southeastern Railway Museum where it is hoped that renewed interest in steam excursions will result in her return to operational status.

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[DJGENEX71]

Where is that engine and the F7's now??? Awesome footage!

[CarNutandTrainNut2]

@DJGENEX71

The steamer is at the Southeastern Railroad Museum, one of the FP7's is at the North Carolina Transportation Museum and the other is at the Stone Mountain Railroad in Georgia.

[ATSF1927]

Great Lima built 4-6-2, there's some great memories here and I see 2 F7s. The Steamer and these F units were enemies during the steam to diesel change over during the mid 1950s. Great video.

[CarNutandTrainNut2]

@ATSF1927

The Norfolk Southern used her on 4 trips that would have been covered by the 611

[awp290engineer]

As I am Assistant Lead at the Stone Mountain RR I can verify that both diesels in the video are operating at Stone Mountain. 3499 is 6147 and 3498 is 6143. The 6100 series was the original numbers while on Southern RR. 6143 has been completely rebuilt with a new 645E prime mover and all new rotating equipment, new brake system, new traction motors and new paint scheme. 6147 is in the shop being completely rebuilt and will be out of the shop and on the trains before the end of the year.

[TVRM610]

@CarNutandTrainNut2 actually, both of these FP7's are at Stone Mountain. The one at NCTM is #6133, these to were #6143 and #6147.