Southern 630 - TVRM Founder's Day 2025 (4K)

For their 64th Anniversary, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee would pull out all the stops for their annual "Founder's Day" event. The star of the show would be Southern Railway No. 630, all dressed up in 1940s appearance and sporting the whistle she would have worn in revenue service, a Southern Railway 12-inch "Bootleg" Hooter, along with various other changes like the return of a red number plate and the removal of the headlight visor. Although there was almost constant rain, the 630 still put on a grand show for all the visitors and railfans trackside. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy Southern 630 running during TVRM Founder's Day 2025!

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Simmering at Grand Junction
0:45 - Departing with the Local
2:34 - Taking the Wye
3:37 - Rumbling by GW Tower
4:01 - Track Speed at Whiteside Tunnel
4:32 - Turntable Time in Tennessee
6:35 - Chickamauga Turn entering the ECBT
7:06 - Opening up the Throttle at Stephens Street
8:55 - Riding into the Tunnel
9:52 - Coasting across the South Chickamauga Creek
10:38 - Grand Junction Arrival
11:34 - Outro

Filmed on: September 6th, 2025