Iron Thoroghbreds Impress the Lexington Group - Director's Cut
830 views · Published 7 September 2012 · 20:16 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: NCStL576 · 2012 · Autos & Vehicles
This is the longest video I've ever posted. Hopefully, this doesn't get boring. Last year, Norfolk Southern played host to the 2011 conference of The Lexington Group in Transportation History. On the very last day, a special excursion was run over the old Alcoa branch from Knoxville to Alcoa, with vintage Southern Railway steam locomotives. 2-8-0 no. 154 leads the southbound leg, with a Gulf and Ohio Railways SW15 tacked on the end for safety reasons. At Maryville, 154 and the SW hand the train over to 2-8-0 no. 630, which leads the northbound leg. Being more powerful than 154, 630 really gives the foamers a run for the photo lines, especially at 16:55! In short, we had a blast chasing these engines, and we're confident the Lexington Group feels the same. Our hats are off to those who made this event possible, and we hope to see them plying the rails for years to come!
