Clinchfield Railroad

The new "Short Takes" web page will have various videos that are not all Clinchfield related but should be available for viewing by all railroad enthusiasts.

Seaboard Systems F units 116 and 118 on the Governors Train for Homecoming 86 arriving at Tullahoma, TN on May 21, 1986. The train started its' journey in Bristol and concluded the trip in Memphis with many stops throughout state. This was in celebration of Tennessee's Bicentennial.

The N&W 1218 on a return excursion from Morristown, TN to Bristol, VA, June 24, 1989.

The L&N 152 (see photo ) in Johnson City, TN for an excursion to Natural Tunnel, VA. This engine is a 1905, 4-6-2, pacific class , high wheeled, passenger locomotive that ran passenger service from Birmingham to Mobile, AL with a stop in Montgomery. The conductor on that run was a Mr. Johnson who later went to work for the Clinchfield. His grandson and I went to school together in Erwin, TN (this was back in the dark ages). This engine had a NS sign attached to the cab covering the L&N logo.

Run-by of the L&N 152 near Greenville, TN

Southern Railroad #4501 on a private excursion for Bowater. This video made by Emory Video Productions, Knoxville, TN. This engine is a Mikado (Mike), 2-8-0, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and now owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Railroad.

Southern 2716 (see photo) in the Southern Steam shops, Irondale, AL having a boiler repair. This engine ran its' last steam excursion in 1996 and now resides in the Kentucky Railroad Museum. The noise heard in this video is from the overhaul work being performed on the N&W No. 611. This was followed by another and final overhaul of the N&W 1218. The 611, and 1218 were placed in a museum in Baltimore along with the CRR #1 and the steam program came to an end. The final death of the steam program was the destruction of the Southern Steam shops in Irondale, Alabama, by CSX. Some of the equipment was saved and is still being used today to keep some of the private locomotives operational such as those found at the Tennessee Valley Railroad and the White-Pass and Yukon.

Oh! Mr. Conductor: May I have your autograph? The passenger train that came into Tullahoma, TN, May 1986 for "Homecoming 86", was the first seen by many of the residents and also the first conductor seen in person by many of the spectators. This occasion was the time to obtain an autograph from the conductor. A major TV station in Nashville was taping this show for their news on WLAC, Channel 5.