21st Century Steam Norfolk Southern 2013

Tommorow, March 2nd is the 1st day of Mainline Steam Operation on NS and in the US as well.
March 2 ~ Chattanooga to Attalla w 630

This years motive Power
Southern 2-8-0 630
Nickel Plate Berkshire 2-8-4 765

In restoration & Fundraising
Southern 2-8-2 4501- The money has been allocated to get her up and operating in the near future
FIRE UP 611 an N&W 4-8-4
Fire Up 611!
The people at the Virginia Museum of Transportation need as much help in this endeavour in terms of donations
Check the thread N&W 611 in Internationl forum section for more

 

630's Schedule (not including ECS's)
March 9 ~ Bristol to Radford
March 10 ~ Bristol to Bulls Gap
March 16 ~ Roanoke to Walton & Lynchburg
March 23 ~ Norfolk to Petersburg
April 13 ~ Spencer to Barber Junction
April 20 & 21 ~ Asheville to Old Fort

765's schedule
May 12 Nickel Plate Limited
Rocky River, Ohio to Bellevue, Ohio

Horseshoe Curve Special | May 25, 26 and 27 – Wait List Added
Lewistown, Pennsylvania to Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania

 

The only clip from todays excursion to Attalla

Consist 630+2 boxes+13 passenger cars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlWOj7ax-CQ

 

Many thanks for sharing that........much appreciated

 

HiDef: 21st Century Steam : Southern 630 to Attalla - YouTube

Another, rather extensive clip that has shown up from 630's Romp into Northern Alabama. The good stuff starts at 6:48 in the video.

630 departs Chattanooga for Knoxville on March 6th, and on to Bristol, Virginia on the 7th.

 

A few more have been posted today
But I think this is the best account of Saturday's trip
NS 630 Chattanooga to Attalla March 2, 2013 - YouTube

 

Have to agree mike1522 , some good footage there - nice looking loco -- is she hand fired ?

 

Looked like it was hand fired to me, I briefly spotted a guy with a shovel on the footplate.......great footage thanks for sharing.........

 

It must be 2-8-2 4501 that TVRM shall be installing a stoker.

 

The coal in the tender looked quite small , but as osprey noted - yes a fellow with a shovel at one point ....

 

630 has arrived in Bristol for this weekends trips. stay posted

 

Hardly anything of signafigance from this weekends trips out Bristol, Virginia have been posted on youtube. In the meantime, 630 has made a move to Roanoke, Virginia today. 630 will be in Roanoke for the entire week before this weekends tours.

Right in the downtown area is the location of The Virginia Museum of Transportation. The musuem is the home for N&W 611. Donations have been rapidly soaring in from all over the world. So far funds from the UK, Germany, Canada and Japan too have been contributing towards the feasibility of returning her to steam. Keep it coming!

See the link below.

 

Dont have two going at once or they might have a bump.... oops sorry, wrong Norfolk...

 

Finally some coverage of 630 trips out Bristol this past weekend

Bristol, Virginia that is
ET&WNC #207 Bristol Excursions 3/2013 - YouTube

 

3 trips out of Roanonke, Virginia this Saturday and Sunday. Stay Posted

 

Just looked at a DVD preview of 630 in U-Tube. Excellent stuff too. The amazing thing was there are no fences, photographers all over the place and as far as I could see no heaps of mangled bodies. Strange that.

 

4 shots from Yesterday
630 Steam train - YouTube