some "Southern" comfort.....

briansilvermustang posted:

p51 posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

Hmm. Do you know where this was taken?

With the angle of the track at the depot and the row of brick buildings between the depot at the crossing, I'd almost think this was Johnson City, TN, but I don't think there was ever a tall building like the one in the background.

        http://www.opendurham.org/buildings/union-station

Yep, sure looks like it. Thanks!

RideTheRails posted:

PRRronbh posted:

A few,

 

Ron, thanks for posting this.  When the Freedom train was touring the country.  It came to my home town and the Southern Railway brought a replica of the Best Friend of Charleston and ran it on the Southerns siding.  I couldn't ride the BFoC but they did let me sit in the engineers seat while they were firing it up. I've got a video of that somewhere.

Steve

 

Hi Steve,  I got to talk to one of the engineers that drove the Best Friend.  In 2000 became the Quality Manager for a hose manufacturer near Spencer, NC.   Along with manufacturing  sanding hoses we made air brake hose assemblies.  Anyway for some reason related to the test procedures needed to talk with the feds on the testing procedure 

Agencies' rep called me back.  After discussing and OK-ing to procedure he started asking question about the Spencer area including "Steve's" BBQ.  Naturally had to ask how he knew so much of the area.  That is when he told me he use to drive the "Best Friend" and was the driver when last in Spencer at the NCTM (former Spencer Southern Shops).

Sure wish I was around here then.

Ron

            https://youtu.be/_RK9MV_V3JA

Sweet.....

Some shots I got of 4501 a couple of years ago, riding from Chattanooga to Summerville, GA. I hadn't seen 4501 in steam before this since I was 4 years old!

Earlier that day I got up really early at TVRM's depot to get this shot. There was nobody there but me, the museum people/crew and one other photographer (we respected each other's space very well):

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