The Knoxville local
Morning clouds are breaking as Southern Railway's Knoxville local freight job works east, just after crossing the Holston River, taking several loads for delivery to industrial facilities in the town of Asbury, just outside the city of Knoxville, TN. On the point this morning is an aging G-Class Consolidation #154, which was built in 1890 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works.
This image was captured during a 2011 photo shoot on Knoxville's 3 Rivers Rambler, which featured the recently-restored Southern Railway #154. It is fitting that the 154 should spend her retirement in Knoxville, as she operated here for much of her working life, finishing her career in 1953 as the Southern's Knoxville yard goat. She's pictured here running along Asbury Road, in the town of Asbury, TN.
The Knoxville local
Morning clouds are breaking as Southern Railway's Knoxville local freight job works east, just after crossing the Holston River, taking several loads for delivery to industrial facilities in the town of Asbury, just outside the city of Knoxville, TN. On the point this morning is an aging G-Class Consolidation #154, which was built in 1890 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works.
This image was captured during a 2011 photo shoot on Knoxville's 3 Rivers Rambler, which featured the recently-restored Southern Railway #154. It is fitting that the 154 should spend her retirement in Knoxville, as she operated here for much of her working life, finishing her career in 1953 as the Southern's Knoxville yard goat. She's pictured here running along Asbury Road, in the town of Asbury, TN.