Southern Railway #630 Mainline Run #2 (Norfolk Southern #098)

History was made yet again on August 9, 2011 as Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 made the first unassisted steam move on Norfolk Southern rails since 1994. The engine pulled 6 passenger cars from Chattanooga to Cleveland, Tennessee and return.

The consist was: TVRM #907, WATX #500, WATX #539, TVRM #873, TVRM #3158 and TVRM #98.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Train
• Steam
• TVRM
• #630
• 2-8-0
• Mainline
• Norfolk
• Southern
• #098

[dcatransit]

At 10:20 or thereabouts, is that guy standing on the relay box an NS employee? For his sake, I sure hope he is!

[TVRM610]

@dcatransit Yes, that is Casey Thomason, NS Company Photographer

[brianfalzon92]

Where are you guys planning to run her somewhere else?

[TVRM610]

@brianfalzon92 We just ran 4 public excursions this weekend

[rwk360]

Is this the first time steam has gone NORTH of Chattanooga since early 90's?

[TVRM610]

@rwk360 No, on June 28th, 2011, #630 made a run to Cleveland

[TVRM610]

@ConnecticutProd Just Cleveland, TN., and watch the language on these comments.

[kenrinc]

@75249 Yep. No disrespect to the poster, but I'm a musician and if there is one thing I can't stand it's a train video with music in it....

[locomotive9933]

Im so glad that norfolk southern is back with there steam program. i love the 611 and the 1218.....

[75249]

get rid of the music, you ruined a good video

[rwk360]

No, I mean this year was the first time steam has gone north of Chattanooga or off TVRM property since the early 90's? Normally the steam excursion trains only go toward the tunnel and East Chattanooga, this year was the first time that a steam train went "the other way" from Grand Junction Station toward the NS interchange and crossed onto NS.