Railroad DVD: Southern Railway 630 On The Mainline Without Diesels

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Southern Railway 630 On The Mainline To Cleveland
Two Disc DVD/CD Combo
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum held it’s annual Rail Fest the weekend of September 7th and 8th, 2013. As part of the festivities, restored Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 took to the former Southern line to Knoxville with a series of roundtrips to Cleveland, Tennessee. The four 42 mile roundtrips featured the locomotive running pulling the trains without any diesels in the consist.
We were on hand for the weekend, covering the four trips and some of the other movements at the museum. Three photographers covered the action in widescreen format.
The 630 put on a heck of a show pulling her water canteen and eight cars on Saturday; six cars on Sunday. Riders on board with GPS clocked the train at speeds up to 43 miles per hour, and the line’s roller coaster profile resulted in plenty of loud stack talk that at times resembled a jet at takeoff.
We also take a look at the 630 in service on the Tennessee Valley’s regular Missionary Ridge Local trains on the museum trackage, including scenes in the cab.
Along with the DVD program, this two disc set includes a 16 track CD of sounds of Southern 630 in operation. These sounds were digitally recorded, with the first seven tracks recorded on museum trackage and the last nine recorded during the mainline trips. Turn up the volume on a good sound system, and the 1904 Alco will rearrange furniture and annoy the neighbors!
CD Track Listing
1. In the cab: Departing East Chattanooga on the Missionary Ridge Local
2. In the cab: Departing Grand Junction on the Missionary Ridge Local
3. Departing East Chattanooga with the Missionary Ridge Local
4. Passing near Tunnel Boulevard with the Missionary Ridge Local
5. As a diesel freight whistles in the background, 630 turns the Missionary Ridge Local on the Grand Junction wye
6. Approaching the Missionary Ridge Tunnel
7. Passing Grand Junction Station with the Missionary Ridge Local
8. 630 takes to the mainline after departing Grand Junction on the run to Cleveland
9. Upgrade at Pine Hill Road
10. Working upgrade at the Old Chattanooga Pike crossing near McDonald
11. Passing near Dance Hall Road near Collegedale
12. Working a short hill near Collegedale
13. Passing the Black Fox Road crossing near Tucker Springs
14. Passing beneath the Old Cleveland Pike overpass near Ooltewah
15. Passing through McDonald
16. The last mainline train of the weekend passes near the Old Chattanooga Pike crossing
DVD Feature 41 minutes plus previews
CD 42 minutes
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