Northwest Georgia Steam Spectacular
This video covers the time period of June 1994 through October 1997. It's intriguing to imagine what it must've been like when steam locomotives ruled the mainlines of American railroads. In this video we witness the "Peach Blossom Special" featuring the SLSF #1522 and N&W #611 which became the LAST steam excursion to operate over the NS Birmingham East and Atlanta North Districts in June 1994 as well as two steam doubleheaders in October 1996 and October 1997 on the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway which at one time was part of Central of Georgia's Chattanooga-Columbus, Georgia mainline. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's own ex-US Army 2-8-0 #610 and the legendary ex-Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501 perform the honors of pulling the "Autumn Leaf" specials. We even spent one Saturday capturing the #4501 on the C&C pulling an excursion solo!!! Videography by Brian Morgan. Edited and Produced by Brian Morgan.
| TVRM 2-8-0 #610 and Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501 roll southbound TVRM excursion train #400 through Chickamauga, Georgia, milepost C437.7 on the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway, at 11:37am on October 4, 1997. This train is included on the DVD. | SLSF 4-8-2 #1522 and Norfolk and Western 4-8-4 #611 hurry eastbound NS excursion train #O60 through Temple, Georgia, milepost 677.4, at 12:49pm on June 21, 1994. Sadly, this was the FINAL "official" NS steam excursion on the Birmingham-Atlanta East District mainline. This train is included on the DVD. |
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Includes on-screen captions with EACH train giving ALL of the following information : Train symbol, train type, origin and destination of train, location, milepost, date, and time of capture. This information is provided for inquiring minds that want to know, and perhaps more importantly, to help fellow railfans plan visits to the featured locations. |
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