Are you heading to the Smokies this weekend? There is an exciting event happening at the Little River Railroad Museum!
Click the link below for more info:
Train Days at the Little River Railroad Museum
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NC&StL Restoration Update: “No. 576 Boiler Report Now Available”
NASHVILLE – During the first few months of 2020, experts in steam mechanics and Nashville Steam volunteers inspected the current condition of No. 576’s boiler. Because of this cooperative effort, we have successfully identified all trouble areas of the boiler and have developed the scope of work for the boiler repairs. These efforts are already underway with volunteers logging, measuring, and removing nearly 70% of those “trouble” areas for repair and replacement prior to the temporary suspension of our mechanical work sessions.
For the complete story, click on the link below:
Article courtesy of The Nashville Steam Preservation Society, Inc.
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“Rotary Snow Plow on the Cumbres & Toltec”
Video courtesy of SteamTrainVideos.com via YouTube.
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Southern Railway Steam Feature for September 2020
Featured Southern Railway steam subjects for this September post are of PS-4 locomotives at various Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina locations. The history of the Southern PS-4 class can be viewed in the enclosed link, courtesy of Wikipedia.
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- Sou Rwy #6688 – Birmingham, AL – 5/11/40 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
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- Sou Rwy #1369 – Atlanta, GA – 1939 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
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- Sou Rwy #6482 – Lexington, KY (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
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- Sou Rwy #6475 – Lexington, KY (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
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- Sou Rwy #1405 – Reidsville, NC – 6/50 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
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- Sou Rwy #6690 – Spencer, NC – 4/15/52 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)
All photos courtesy of SOUTHERN Railfan.
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Canadian Corner: Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives
Featured subjects this month are Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotives in various Quebec and Ontario locations:
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- CPR #2426 – Montreal, PQ – 12/25/59 (Credit: Ron Wright)
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- CPR #1271 – St. Luc – Montreal, PQ – 12/26/59 (Credit: Ron Wright)
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- CPR #2820 – At the Glen – Montreal, PQ – 12/24/59 (Credit: Ron Wright)
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- CNR #5302 – Toronto, ON – 9/1/58 (Credit: Ron Wright)
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- CNR #1541 – Hagersville, ON – 8/10/57 (Credit: Ron Wright)
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- CNR #2627 – Merriton, ON – 12/26/58 (Credit: Ron Wright)
All photos courtesy of Ron Wright Railroad Photography.
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