Norfolk Southern partnered with the Tennessee Valley
Railroad Museum (TVRM), Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS), and
Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) to operate a series of special
steam-powered excursions ("21st Century Steam") from 2012 through 2015. VMT's Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4
#611 and TVRM's Southern 2-8-2
#4501 & Southern 2-8-0 #630 led
steam excursions in the Southeast, while FWRHS's Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 led
excursions in the Midwest and Northeast.
Norfolk Southern's "21st Century
Steam" program
formally concluded in 2015 but the 611 will continue to lead occasional excursions. Dates will be posted as confirmed.
For a full schedule of steam specials
and railfan events in 2021, please see the Railfan Events &
Excursions Calendar. A complete
schedule of past 21st Century Steam excursions (2012-2015) is archived below. Photos of
some past excursions may be found at
SteamPhotos.com.
2019 SCHEDULE FOR
NORFOLK & WESTERN CLASS J 4-8-4 #611
September 27-30: Strasburg Rail Road
- Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Four 45-minute excursions each day, plus hostling tours and shop tours
October 4: Strasburg Rail Road
- Strasburg, Pennsylvania
45-minute excursions, plus hostling tours and shop tours
October 5-7: Strasburg Rail Road -
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Morning, afternoon, and night photo sessions with #611 and #475
October 12-14: Strasburg Rail Road -
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Whistle blows, hostling tours, and shop tours
October 19-20: Strasburg Rail Road -
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
30-minute throttle time and in-cab experiences with both #611 and #475
October 26-27: Strasburg Rail Road -
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
30-minute throttle time and in-cab experiences with both #611 and #475
2018 SCHEDULE FOR
NORFOLK & WESTERN CLASS J 4-8-4 #611
August 31 - September 3: North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, caboose rides, and night photography
session
September 22-23: North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, caboose rides
2017 SCHEDULE FOR
NORFOLK & WESTERN CLASS J 4-8-4 #611
January 6: Ferry move from Roanoke, Virginia to Spencer, North
Carolina
April 8: Spencer, North Carolina to Lynchburg, Virginia (310 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:00a, 3-hour layover in Lynchburg, returning 8:00p
April 9: Spencer, North Carolina to Charlotte, North
Carolina (90 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:00a, returning 12:00p
April 9: Spencer, North Carolina to
Greensboro, North
Carolina (90 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 2:00p, returning 7:00p
April 20: Ferry move from Spencer, North
Carolina to Greensboro, North Carolina
April 22-23: Greensboro, North
Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia (265 miles round-trip via Altavista)
Departure Time: 7:00a, 2.5-hour layover in Roanoke, returning 8:00p
April 24: Ferry move from Greensboro,
North Carolina to Spencer, North
Carolina
May 4: Ferry move from Spencer, North
Carolina to Lynchburg, Virginia
May 6-7: Lynchburg, Virginia to Petersburg, Virginia (225 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:30a, 3-hour layover in Petersburg, returning 8:30p
May 8: Ferry move from Lynchburg, Virginia to Roanoke,
Virginia
May 27-28: Roanoke, Virginia to Lynchburg, Virginia (98 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, returning 12:30p
May 27-29: Roanoke, Virginia to Walton (Radford), Virginia (84 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 2:00p, returning 6:00p (all three days); 8:00a, returning
12:00p (Monday only)
SPONSORS
2016 Excursions
(611 only)
2016 SCHEDULE FOR NORFOLK & WESTERN CLASS J 4-8-4 #611
April 9: Spencer, North Carolina to Lynchburg, Virginia (310 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:00a
April 10: Spencer, North Carolina to Asheville, North
Carolina (285 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:00a
April 11: Photo Charter at the NC Transportation Museum -
Spencer, North Carolina
Photo runbys with 611 leading passenger and freight consists, plus night
photo session
April 23-24: Greensboro, North
Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia (325 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:00a
April 25: Ferry move from Greensboro, NC to Roanoke,
VA (162 miles via Lynchburg, VA)
May 7-8: Roanoke, Virginia to Lynchburg, Virginia (98 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, returning 12:00p
May 7-8: Roanoke, Virginia to Walton (Radford), Virginia (84 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 2:00p, returning 6:00p
May 14-15: Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke,
Virginia
611 fired up during museum hours for photos and cab tours
June 2: Ferry move from Roanoke, VA to
Manassas, VA (200 miles via Lynchburg, VA)
June 4-5: Manassas, Virginia to Riverton (Front Royal),
Virginia (102 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, returning 12:30p (Saturday & Sunday); 2:00p,
returning 6:30p (Sunday only)
June 6-7: Ferry move from Manassas, VA to Spencer, NC (300
miles via Lynchburg, VA)
June 16-19: North Carolina Transportation Museum "611 At
The Throttle"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
July 1-4: North Carolina Transportation Museum "611 At
The Throttle"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
July 29-30: North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer, North Carolina
611 leads short train rides around the museum grounds
August 6-7: North Carolina Transportation Museum "611 At
The Throttle"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
August 8: Ferry move from Spencer, NC to Roanoke, VA (220
miles via Lynchburg, VA)
September 2-5: Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke,
Virginia
611 fired up for cab tours, whistle blow, and photo sessions
September 7: Ferry move from Roanoke, VA to Spencer, NC (220
miles via Lynchburg, VA)
September 10-11: North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer, North Carolina
611 leads short train rides around the museum grounds
October 7-9: North Carolina Transportation Museum "611 At
The Throttle"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
October 24: Ferry move from Spencer, NC to Roanoke, VA (220
miles via Lynchburg, VA)
2015 Excursions
(611, 765 & 4501)
2015 SCHEDULE FOR NORFOLK & WESTERN CLASS J 4-8-4 #611
May 21: Test run
from Spencer, NC to Greensboro, NC and return (90 miles round-trip), departing
9am
May 23-24: "611 Send-Off Celebration"
at the NC Transportation Museum - Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions and opportunities to photograph 611 on the museum's
turntable
May 28: Photo Charter at the NC
Transportation Museum - Spencer, North Carolina
Photo runbys with 611 leading passenger and freight consists, plus night
photo session
May 30: Spencer, North Carolina to
Roanoke, Virginia (220 miles one-way via Lynchburg, Virginia)
Invited guests only -- no public tickets. Route map available from
Trains.com.
Departure Time: 8:00a (time approximate, follows Amtrak 80 scheduled to depart
Salisbury 7:43a)
crew change in Lynchburg, arriving in Roanoke
2:00p-4:00p
May 31: Homecoming Celebration at
the Virginia Museum of Transportation - Roanoke, Virginia
611 appears with Class A 1218 and Class Y6a 2156 at the VMT
June 3: Ferry move from Roanoke, VA to
Manassas, VA (200 miles), departing 9am
June 6-7: Manassas, Virginia to Riverton (Front Royal),
Virginia (102 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, returning 12:30p (Saturday & Sunday); 1:30p,
returning 6:00p (Sunday only)
June 8: Ferry move from Manassas, VA to
Lynchburg, VA (140 miles), departing 11am
June 13-14: Lynchburg, Virginia to Petersburg, Virginia (260 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:30a, two-hour layover in Petersburg, returning 6:30p
June 15: Ferry move from Lynchburg, VA to
Spencer, NC (160 miles), departing 3pm
June 20-21: North Carolina Transportation Museum "Rail Days"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
June 27-28: North Carolina Transportation Museum "611 At
The Throttle"
- Spencer, North Carolina
Throttle time sessions, cab rides, and caboose rides
July 1: Ferry move from Spencer, NC to Roanoke,
VA (220 miles via Lynchburg, VA), morning departure
July 3-5: Roanoke, Virginia to Lynchburg, Virginia (98 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, returning 12:00p
July 3-5: Roanoke, Virginia to Walton (Radford), Virginia (84 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 1:30p, returning 5:30p
2015 SCHEDULE FOR NICKEL PLATE 2-8-4 #765
July 10: Test run from New Haven, IN to
Leipsic, OH and return (110 miles round-trip)
July 18-19: Fort Wayne, Indiana to Lafayette, Indiana (230 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, 2 hour layover in Lafayette, returning 6:00p
July 22: Ferry move from Fort Wayne, IN to
Cleveland, OH (210 miles via Toledo)
July 23: Ferry move from Cleveland, OH to Youngstown, OH (110 miles via
Ashtabula)
July 25-26: Youngstown, Ohio to Ashtabula, Ohio (115 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:00a, 2 hour layover in Ashtabula, returning 5:00p
July 27: Ferry move from Youngstown, OH to Buffalo, NY (195 miles)
August 1-2: Buffalo (Cheektowaga), New York to Corning, New York (265 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, 2 hour layover in Corning, returning 6:00p
August 3: Ferry move from Buffalo, NY to Binghamton, NY (210
miles)
August 4: Ferry move from Binghamton, NY to Allentown, PA (160 miles)
August 22-23: Allentown, Pennsylvania to Pittston, Pennsylvania (180 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00a, 2-1/2 hour layover in Jim Thorpe, returning
6:00p
August 24: Ferry move from Allentown, PA to Steamtown (Scranton, PA) (100
miles)
September 5: Steamtown Railfest: Scranton, PA to Portland,
PA (120 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 10:30a, optional layover at Delaware Water Gap, wye at
Portland, returning approx. 6:30p
September 7: Steamtown Railfest: Scranton, PA to Portland,
PA (120 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:00a, optional layover at East Stroudsburg, wye at
Portland, returning approx. 5:00p
September 8: Ferry move from Steamtown (Scranton, PA) to Buffalo, NY (265 miles)
September 9: Ferry move from Buffalo, NY to Bellevue, OH (250 miles)
September 10: Ferry move from Bellevue, OH to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR
(Akron, OH) (100 miles)
September 12-13: Scranton, Pennsylvania to Binghamton, New York (115 miles round-trip)
cancelled 8/26
Departure Time (Sat.): 11:00a, with optional layover in Nicholson (to be
picked up on return trip), returning 7:00p
Departure Time (Sun.): 10:00a, with optional layover in Nicholson (to be picked
up on return trip), returning 6:00p
September 19-20: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Excursions (Brecksville,
Ohio -- Brecksville Station)
Departure Times: 9:30a, 1:30p & 4:15p both days
September 26: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Excursions (Akron, Ohio --
Akron Northside Station)
Departure Times: 11:30a & 3:00p
September 27: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Excursions (Peninsula, Ohio
-- Boston Mill Station)
Departure Times: 10:15a, 12:30p & 2:30p
October 3: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Excursions (Akron, Ohio --
Akron Northside Station)
Departure Times: 11:30a & 3:00p
October 4: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Excursions (Brecksville, Ohio
-- Brecksville Station)
Departure Times: 9:30a, 1:30p & 4:15p
October 5: Ferry move from Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR (Cleveland, OH) to
Fort Wayne, IN (215 miles)
2015 SCHEDULE FOR
SOUTHERN 2-8-2 #4501
May 1: Test run from Chattanooga, TN to
Cleveland, TN and return (44 miles round-trip)
June 23 Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Knoxville, TN (110 miles),
departing 9am
June 24: Ferry move from Knoxville, TN to Bristol, VA (130 miles), departing 9am
June 26: Bristol, Virginia to Radford, Virginia (220
miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Bristol, with 2.5-hour layover in Radford, returning approx. 7:00pm
June 27: Bristol, Virginia to Bulls Gap, Tennessee (156 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:00am from Bristol, with 2-hour layover in Bulls Gap, returning approx. 5:00pm
June 28: Bristol, Virginia to Radford, Virginia (220
miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Bristol, with 2.5-hour layover in Radford, returning approx. 7:00pm
June 29 : Ferry move from Bristol, VA to
Knoxville, TN (130 miles)
June 30: Ferry move from Knoxville, TN to Chattanooga, TN (110
miles)
September 12-13: Tennessee Valley Railfest -
Chattanooga, TN (TVRM) to Cleveland, TN
(44 miles round-trip)
Departure Times: 10am & 2pm
September 23: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to
Macon, GA (235 miles)
September 26-27: Macon, Georgia to Tennille, Georgia (112
miles round-trip)
Departure Times: 8am & 2pm
October 1: Ferry move from Macon, GA to
Atlanta, GA (85 miles)
October 3-4: Atlanta, Georgia to Toccoa, Georgia (180
miles round-trip)
cancelled 10/1 due to weather
Departure Time: 9:00am from Atlanta, with 2.5-hour layover in Toccoa, returning
approx. 5:30pm
October 5: Ferry move from Atlanta, GA to
Chattanooga, TN (150 miles)
NOTE: #4501 is also expected to power TVRM's Summerville Steam Specials from
Chattanooga, Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia on October 3, 10, 17, 24, 25 & 31
and November 1, 7, 14 & 15. The final weekend will be doubleheaders with
Southern #630.
SUGGESTED DVDs
2014 Excursions
(765 & 630)
2014 SCHEDULE FOR NICKEL PLATE 2-8-4 #765
May 3-4: Elkhart, Indiana to Bryan, Ohio ("The Commodore Vanderbilt")
Norfolk Southern Employee Special - No Public Ticket Sales
May 10-11: Calumet City, Illinois to Argos, Indiana ("The Nickel Plate
Limited")
Norfolk Southern Employee Special - No Public Ticket Sales
June 20-22: Train Expo 2014 - Owosso, Michigan to Alma, Michigan
Departure Times: Friday (8:00a), Saturday (2:00p), Sunday (8:00a)
July 5-6: Detroit, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio ("The Mercury Express")
Norfolk Southern Employee Special - No Public Ticket Sales
July 12-13: Detroit, Michigan to Fort Wayne, Indiana ("The Detroit
Arrow")
(320 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Allen Park, with 4-hour layover in Fort Wayne,
returning approx. 8:00pm
2014 SCHEDULE FOR SOUTHERN 2-8-0 #630
March 29: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Attalla, Alabama (174 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-1/4-hour layover in Attalla, returning approx. 5:45pm
*** Note this excursion will be diesel-powered due to repairs of #630
March 30: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Oneida, Tennessee (282 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-hour layover in Oneida, returning approx.
7:00pm
*** Note this excursion will be diesel-powered due to repairs of #630
April 5: Bristol, Virginia to Radford, Virginia (220 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Bristol, with 2.5-hour layover in Radford, returning approx. 7:00pm
April 6: Bristol, Virginia to Bulls Gap, Tennessee (156 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:00am from Bristol, with 2-hour layover in Bulls Gap, returning approx. 5:00pm
April 12 & 13 & 19: Grundy, Virginia to Devon, West Virginia (72 miles round-trip,
two per day)
Departure Times: 9:00am (returning 1:00pm) & 3:00pm (returning 7:00pm)
Note: Devon is a wye located two miles north of Majestic, Kentucky
May 17-18: Cincinnati, Ohio to Danville, Kentucky (234
miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Cincinnati, with 2-hour layover in Danville,
returning approx. 6:00pm
May 31 - June 1: Lexington, Kentucky to Oneida, Tennessee
(258 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Lexington, with 2-hour layover in Oneida, returning
approx. 6:00pm
June 7: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Oneida, Tennessee (282 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-hour layover in Oneida,
returning approx. 7:00pm
NOTE: #630 or #4501 will also power TVRM's Summerville Steam Specials from
Chattanooga, Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia on October 4, 11, 18, 19, 25, 26, and
November 1.
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2013 Excursions
(765 & 630)
2013 SCHEDULE FOR NICKEL PLATE 2-8-4 #765
May 9: Ferry move from Fort Wayne, IN to Rockport Yard in Cleveland, OH (185
miles)
May 11: NS Employee Specials (2) from Cleveland, OH (Rockport) to Lorain,
OH (Fairlane) (46 miles round-trip)
May 12: Rocky River, Ohio to Bellevue, Ohio (100 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9am
May 13: Ferry move from Cleveland to Altoona via Conway Yard
(service stop) and Horseshoe Curve (270
miles)
May 18-19: NS Employee Specials (2) from Altoona to Gallitzin, PA via
Horseshoe Curve (25 miles round-trip)
Departure Times: 10:30am & 2:30pm
Note: The train will NOT be turned for these trips. 765 leads west, and
the NS PRR heritage diesel leads east.
May 22: Turning move from Altoona to Gallitzin and return (25 miles)
May 23: Ferry move from Altoona, PA to Enola, PA (130
miles)
May 25-27: Lewistown, Pennsylvania to Gallitzin, Pennsylvania via Horseshoe Curve (160 mile round-trips)
Departure Time: 8am from Lewistown, with 2.5-hour layover in Altoona on return
trip, returning
approx. 4:30pm
Note: 765 and the trainset will deadhead to Enola Yard to be turned each
evening after the excursion
May 29: Ferry move from Enola, PA to Conway, PA via Horseshoe Curve (265
miles)
May 30: Ferry move from Conway, PA to Bellevue, OH (165
miles)
May 31: Ferry move from Bellevue, OH to Fort Wayne, IN (120
miles)
October
26-27: Fort Wayne to Lafayette, Indiana (225 mile round-trips)
Departure Time: 8:30am, returning 6pm
2013 SCHEDULE FOR SOUTHERN 2-8-0 #630
March 2: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Attalla, Alabama (174 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-1/4-hour layover in Attalla, returning approx. 5:45pm
March 7: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Bristol, VA (240 miles
via Knoxville)
March 9: Bristol, Virginia to Radford, Virginia (220 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Bristol, with 2.5-hour layover in Radford, returning approx. 7:00pm
March 10: Bristol, Virginia to Bulls Gap, Tennessee (156 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:00am from Bristol, with 2-hour layover in Bulls Gap, returning approx. 5:00pm
March 11: Ferry move from Bristol, VA to Roanoke, VA (150
miles)
March 16: Roanoke, Virginia to Walton (Radford), Virginia (80 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:30am from Roanoke, returning approx. 12:00pm
March 16: Roanoke, Virginia to Lynchburg, Virginia (100 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 1:30pm from Roanoke, returning approx. 6:00pm
March 17: Roanoke, Virginia to Lynchburg, Virginia (100 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 11:00am from Roanoke, returning approx. 3:30pm
March 18: Ferry move from Roanoke, VA to Norfolk, VA (260 miles
via Lynchburg & Petersburg)
March 23: Norfolk, Virginia to Petersburg, Virginia (162 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 9:30am from Norfolk, with 2-hour layover in Petersburg, returning approx. 4:30pm
March 24: Ferry move from Norfolk, VA to Crewe, VA (140 miles
via Petersburg)
March 25: Ferry move from Crewe, VA to Spencer, NC (225 miles via Lynchburg)
April 13: NC Transportation Museum (Spencer, North Carolina) to Barber Junction (28 mile round-trips)
Departure Times: 9:15am, 12:15pm, 3:30pm (1.5-hour round-trips)
April 14: Ferry move from Spencer, NC to Asheville, NC (140 miles)
April 20-21: Asheville, North Carolina to Old Fort, North Carolina (60 mile round-trips)
Departure Times: 8:00am & 1:00pm (4-hour round-trips)
April 22: Ferry move from Asheville, NC to Knoxville, TN (125
miles)
April 23: Ferry move from Knoxville, TN to Chattanooga, TN (110 miles)
September 7-8: Tennessee Valley Railfest -
Chattanooga (TVRM) to Cleveland (44 miles round-trip)
Departure Times: 10am & 2pm
September 12: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL (approx.
150 miles)
September
14-15: Birmingham, Alabama to Parrish & Wilton
Routes: Birmingham to Parrish (82 miles round-trip) and Birmingham to Wilton
(98 miles round-trip)
Departure Times: 8am (to Parrish) and 2pm (to Wilton)
September 16: Ferry move from Birmingham, AL to Chattanooga, TN (approx.
150 miles)
November 9: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Attalla, Alabama (174 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-1/4-hour layover in Attalla, returning approx. 5:45pm
November 10: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Oneida, Tennessee (282 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 8:00am from Chattanooga, with 2-hour layover in Oneida, returning approx.
7:00pm
November 14: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Knoxville, TN (110 miles)
November 16-17: Knoxville, Tennessee to Asheville, North Carolina (256 miles round-trip)
Departure Time: 7:30am from Knoxville, with 2-1/2-hour layover in Asheville, returning approx.
8:00pm
November 18: Ferry move from Knoxville, TN to Chattanooga, TN (110 miles)
2012 Excursions
(765 & 630)
2012 SCHEDULE FOR NICKEL PLATE 2-8-4 #765
July 20: Ferry move from Fort Wayne, IN to Bellevue, OH (departing
approximately 10am)
July 21-22: NS Employee Specials from Bellevue, Ohio
Route: Bellevue to Bucyrus and return (33 miles one-way)
Departure Times: Saturday - 9am, 12pm, 3pm; Sunday - 9am, 12pm
July 23: Ferry move from Bellevue, OH to Toledo, OH (Homestead Yard)
July 28-29: NS Employee Specials in Toledo, Ohio
Route: Homestead Yard (Toledo) to Maumee and return (15 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 11a, 2pm (both days)
July 30: Ferry move from Toledo, OH to Portsmouth, OH
July 31: Ferry move from Portsmouth, OH to Williamson, WV
August 4-5: NS Employee Specials from Williamson, West Virginia
Routes: Williamson to Ought-One (morning trip each day, 27 miles each way)
Williamson to Naugatuck (afternoon
trip each day, 14 miles each way)
Departure Times: Saturday - 9am, 12pm; Sunday - 10am, 1pm
Note: there is no wye to turn the train in Williamson
August 6: Ferry move from Williamson, WV to Columbus, OH
August 7: Ferry move from Columbus, OH to Pittsburgh, PA (Conway)
August 11-12: NS Employee Specials near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Routes: Conway Yard to Bellevue (18mi. each way), Conway
Yard to Homewood Jct. (12mi. each way)
Departure Times:
Saturday - 9am (Bellevue), 12pm (Homewood), 3pm (Bellevue), 6pm
(Homewood - no passengers)
Sunday - 9am (Bellevue), 12pm (Homewood)
Note: the Bellevue trips will turn on OC Bridge, backing down the east leg of
the wye
August 13: Ferry move from Pittsburgh (Conway) to Harrisburg (Enola),
departing 10am
August 18-19: NS Employee Specials in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Route: Enola Yard over the Rockville Bridge to CP Capitol and return (8 miles
one-way)
(train will be turned at CP Capitol and CP Mary, backing into Enola
Yard)
Departure Times: Saturday - 9am, 12pm, 3pm; Sunday - 12pm, 3pm
August 20: Ferry move from Harrisburg (Enola) to Pittsburgh (Conway)
departing approx. 6am with service stop in Altoona (9th St. & 9th Ave.) and crew
change at Cresson
August 21: Ferry move from Pittsburgh, PA (Conway) to Bellevue, OH, via
Alliance, Mansfield & Bucyrus
departing approx. 8am with crew change in Mansfield
August 22: Ferry move from Bellevue, OH to Fort Wayne, IN (without diesel)
September 5: Ferry move from Fort Wayne, IN to Decatur, IL
September 6: Ferry move from Decatur, IL to St. Louis, MO
September 8-9: NS Employee Specials in St. Louis, Missouri
Route: Berkeley to St. Peters and return (13 miles one-way)
(note: return trips to Berkeley will be led by a Norfolk Southern diesel)
Departure Times: 9am, 12pm
September 10: Ferry move from St. Louis, MO to Decatur, IL
September 11: Ferry move from Decatur, IL to Fort Wayne, IN
2012 SCHEDULE FOR SOUTHERN 2-8-0 #630
May 31: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Atlanta, GA
(approx. 150 miles)
June 2-3: NS Employee Specials from Atlanta, Georgia
Route: Downtown Atlanta (Spring Street) to Forest Park and return (11 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm
June 4: Ferry move from Atlanta, GA to Greenville, SC
(approx. 150 miles)
June 5: Ferry move from Greenville, SC to Spencer, NC
(approx. 160 miles)
June 9-10: NS Employee Specials from Spencer, North Carolina
Route: Spencer to Barber Jct. and return (12 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 9am & 12pm (Saturday), 12pm only (Sunday)
June 16-17: Public Excursions from NC Transportation Museum (Spencer,
North Carolina)
Route: Spencer to Barber Jct. and return (12 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 9am, 12:15pm, 3:30pm
June 22: Photo Charter at NC Transportation Museum
Southern #630 will be posed with vintage freight cars at the roundhouse and
other shop areas.
June 23: Public Excursion from NC Transportation Museum to
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Route: Spencer - Greensboro - Winston-Salem one-way w/ bus return (approx.
70 miles one-way)
Departure Time: 10am, with arrival in Winston-Salem approx. 2:00pm
June 24: Public Excursion from Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Roanoke,
Virginia
Route: Winston-Salem to Roanoke one-way w/ bus return (approx. 120
miles one-way)
Departure Time: 10am, with arrival in Roanoke approx. 3:30pm
June 30 - July 1: NS Employee Specials from Roanoke, Virginia
Route: Roanoke to Walton and return (36 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 9am & 2pm
July 7: Public Excursion from Roanoke to Bristol, Virginia
Route: Roanoke (O. Winston Link Museum) to Bristol one-way w/ bus return (approx. 150 miles one-way)
Departure Time: 9am from Roanoke, 1:45pm from Pulaski, with arrival in
Bristol approx. 4:45pm
Now powered by NS heritage diesel #1065 (Savannah &
Atlanta) due to mechanical
issue with #630
July 8: Public Excursion from Bristol, Virginia to Knoxville, Tennessee
Route: Bristol (Union Station) to Knoxville one-way w/ bus return (approx. 130 miles
one-way)
Departure Time: 10am from Bristol, 11am from Johnson City, with arrival in
Knoxville approx. 3:00pm
Now powered by NS heritage diesel #1065 (Savannah &
Atlanta) due to mechanical
issue with #630
July 12: #630 ferry move from Roanoke, VA to Bristol, VA
(approx. 150 miles)
July 13: #630 ferry move from Bristol, VA to Knoxville, TN (approx. 130 miles)
July 14-15: NS Employee Specials in Knoxville, Tennessee
Route: Knoxville to Alcoa (13 miles one-way)
Departure Times: two trips per day
July 16: #630 ferry move from Knoxville, TN to Chattanooga, TN
September 1-2: Public Excursions during Tennessee Valley Railfest
Route: Chattanooga (TVRM) to Cleveland and return (22 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 10am & 2pm
September 13: Ferry move from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL (approx.
150 miles)
September 15-16: NS Employee Specials in Birmingham, Alabama
Route: Irondale to Birmingham 14th Street (6 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 9am, 12pm, 2pm
September 22-23: Public Excursions in Birmingham, Alabama
Routes: Birmingham to Parrish (41 miles one-way) and Birmingham to Wilton
(49 miles one-way)
Departure Times: 8am (to Parrish) and 1:30pm (to Wilton)
September 24: Ferry move from Birmingham, AL to Chattanooga, TN (approx.
150 miles)
November 10: Public Excursion from Chattanooga to Attalla, Alabama
Route: Chattanooga (TVRM) to Attalla and return (94 miles one-way) over NS
Alabama Division main
Departure Time: 8am
November 11: Public Excursion from Chattanooga to Harriman, Tennessee
Route: Chattanooga (TVRM) to Harriman and return (80 miles one-way) over NS
Central Division main
Departure Time: 8:30am
NOTE: #630 also powers TVRM's Summerville Steam Specials from
Chattanooga, Tennessee to Summerville, Georgia on October 6, 13, 20, 27, and
November 3.
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