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On a calm night on the Gulf, Mobile, & Ohio, GM&O 4382 slowly departs the station, while GM&O 1051 sits on the side with 2 shop workers, and a man by the name of George Googe Jr. According to historian Travis Gordon, soon after posing with the brand new RS1, George would give the shop workers a stern talking to, as this is the man who lead the charge from steam to diesel on the GM&O and was upset that his brand new machine had to be saved by a worn out mikado. In reality, this is Southern 4501 and Hartford & Slocomb 913, both dressed as GM&O locomotives to honor the 75th anniversary of the GM&O's dieselization. The man on the far right is the grandson of George Googe Jr, Charles Googe. He put in lots of effort in making this event possible, and so did all the TVRM employees involved.

Looking over the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's East Chattanooga Depot and Soule Shops where most projects sit and await attention. Along with most things sitting, you'll find some locomotives on their active roster.

Thomas crosses over the Chickamauga Creek

SOU 630 takes the west end of the wye to turn before arriving at Grand Junction

The back head of SOU 630

SOU 630 arrives at East Chattanooga with TVRM Train 100, the "Missionary Ridge Local"

BNSF 751 trails on a NS train heading into Chattanooga and Debutts Yard. Southern 630 sits on the old ET&G waiting to leave for another round of locals

Trainman Justin Freeman motions to the engineer of the NC&StL 710 to bring the locomotive back to couple onto TVRM Train 100

On a cold, March morning, the fireman of Southern 630 prepares her for a days work hauling tourist up and down TVRM's 3-miles of trackage

Southern 630 exits Whiteside Tunnel aka Missionary Ridge Tunnel. 630 was leading TVRM 100 towards East Chattanooga

NC&StL 710 backs onto TVRM train 100. During COVID, TVRM was running 4-5 car locals. With so many cars, they couldn't preform full train wye movements. So the engine went around solo

On June 6th, 1964, 4501 arrived to TVRM after working at the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway out of Sterns KY, and being purchased by Paul Merriman. On the same day of 2020, I ventured out with some friends to see her, not realizing what day it was.

TAG 80 shoves TVRM Train 125 passed SOU 630 with TVRM Train 100. This was during TVRM's Annual Day Out with Thomas event.

TVRM 610 & 1824 sit outside Soule Shops on a cold January night. Neither locomotive has turned a wheel under their own power in many years.