Southern Steam at TVRM and Monticello Railroad Museum | Trains Across America

Experience the sights and sounds of Southern steam railroading at two living museums in this documentary from Trains Across America. Ride behind historic Southern Railway locomotives at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga and the Monticello Railway Museum in Illinois, where photo charters, runbys, turntables, and mixed train moves bring the golden age of rail travel back to life. Featuring Southern Railway 630, 451, and 401, this video captures the power, character, and atmosphere of preserved steam in action. If you enjoy historic trains, steam locomotives, railroad museums, and railfan photography, subscribe to @PlanesTrainsTV for more railroad documentaries and train adventures. Chapters: 00:00 Opening and Introduction to Southern Steam 02:05 Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga 03:53 Boarding Southern Railway 630 for the Missionary Ridge Local 10:11 Turning 630 on the East Chattanooga turntable 11:52 Shop tour and Southern Railway 451 steaming up 18:42 Photo charter begins at TVRM on March 12, 2018 28:37 Moving to Whiteside Tunnel and East Chattanooga runbys 36:57 Unusual photo charter on the East Chattanooga Belt Railway 53:20 Staged arrival scenes at Somerville 57:27 Monticello Railway Museum in Illinois 58:49 Southern Railway 401 and the museum’s steam operations 01:01:57 Mixed train run from Nelson Crossing to downtown Monaceel 01:05:08 Assembling the train on former Illinois Central trackage 01:20:17 Runbys north of Nelson Crossing near White Heath 01:23:35 Closing thoughts on TVRM and Monticello Railway Museum #SteamTrains #RailroadMuseum #Railfan #HistoricTrains #TrainsAcrossAmerica