1905 Baldwin 4-6-0 in Jackson, TN

1905 Baldwin 4-6-0 (#27048)

 

1909 Lima Shay 3Tr (#2147) in Townsend, TN

 

1887 Baldwin 2-8-0 (#8869) in Pigeon Forge, TN

 

1938 Baldwin 2-8-2 (#62234) @ Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN

 

Another Trip to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TN

 

1918 Montreal Locomotive Works 4-6-2 #60483

This locomotive is now in Boyertown, Pa.

1936 Porter 0-6-0F in Elizabethton, TN

 

1927 Baldwin 2-6-2 in Lynnville, TN

Our next stop in Tennessee, was actually our last stop for this vacation. This was a charming little town with a small train museum downtown. Outside was this 1927 Baldwin 2-6-2.

1927 Vulcan 0-4-0T in Columbia, TN

 

After making a quick stop in Kentucky, we started our trip homeward through Tennessee. Our first stop was in Columbia, where we searched around this large park. We found an area with live steamers and nearby was the locomotive in a fenced off area.

1912 ALCO 2-8-2 in Collierville, TN

 We left Mississippi behind and crossed the border into Tennessee. On our way to Memphis, we stopped in Collierville to find this 1912 ALCO 2-8-2. It had a nice little station and depot area, but unfortunately it was closed off due to the Rona.

1914 Baldwin 2-6-0 in Tennessee...AKA The "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"

Wait, that's a real train?!? I thought it was just a song! Turns out that it IS a real train, and it is located at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in Chattanooga, TN. Even better than that, it's a Baldwin! A 1914 Baldwin 2-6-0 (#41654) to be exact (like unlike similar to our Lilly Belle). Take a look:

Smoky Mountain Railroad #29

Tennessee Valley Railroad and Museum in Chattanooga, TN (2017)

On a rainy afternoon, we visited the Tennessee Valley Railroad and Museum in Chattanooga, TN. You can catch a train at the very nice depot and train station, which takes you on a 3 mile trip through tunnels and over bridges until you reach the terminus of the line where there is a turntable and working repair shop. You then get to watch the train that pulled you in gets rotated, while a second train couples to you on the other side for the return trip.

Outside depot and inside train station

1909 Lima Shay #2147 in Townsend, TN (2017)

We found this awesome little museum in Townsend, TN at 7747 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy. It is well worth the visit, and it was free! First (and most) of all, the train they had on display was a Shay, which stuck in the South mostly, I had never come across before.