Thomas Time in Tennessee | Part 1

From April 26th - 28th, 2024, I returned to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the first time since 2021 to attend their Day Out With Thomas event and railfan 3 trains of theirs: Thomas’ train pulled by Thomas the Tank Engine and Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis GP9 710, the Missionary Ridge Local pulled by Southern Ks-1 2-8-0 630, and the dinner train pulled by both 710 and Southern GP38-2 5000 respectively. It was an absolute blast getting to revisit the museum again and see all the equipment running, and while I could've gone without seeing all the screaming kids, dysfunctional families, and listening to that god awful AEG music over and over again, I will admit it was nice to see Thomas again, even with the goofy bubbles all over him. Always nice to relive childhood memories. In this part, you will get to see all 3 trains trackside plus take a ride on the Missionary Ridge Local behind 630!

Chapters:
0:00 - Opening
0:06 - Thomas and the Early Dinner Train
1:20 - Wendy's
2:43 - South Holtzclaw Ave
4:33 - Thomas Time
10:21 - 630's Arrival
11:56 - A Ride on the Local
14:05 - Soule Shops
15:38 - Coupling Up
16:07 - The Journey Back to Grand Junction
19:11 - Chickamauga Creek

Special thanks to all of the volunteers and staff of the TVRM.

Subscribe to all the people I met while I was there:
Blue Smoke Productions
Bryan Burton Photography
Dak Dillon Photography
Jim Pearson Train Photography
Travis Gordon

Part 2:    • Thomas Time in Tennessee | Part 2  
Part 3:    • Thomas Time in Tennessee | Part 3  

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