Steam & Excursion > A 4501 Sunday

Sunday was another round trip for 4501 from Chatanooga to Summerville, Georgia and back.

1. 4501 ties onto its train at Grand Junction, Chattanooga.

2. Waiting for departure from Grand Junction.

3. Looking down the throat of Whiteside Tunnel as the train approaches East Chattanooga.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

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4. The train emerges from Whiteside Tunnel.

5. The train is about to pass under highway 27 north of Chicakamauga, Georgia.

6. Working a short hill and whistling for a crossing north of Rock Spring, Georgia.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

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7. The train arrives at the restored Central of Georgia station at Summerville.

8. 4501 performs on a photo run at Rock Spring.

9. The train passes the Chattanooga National Cemetery.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

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10-11. After cutting off the train at Grand Junction, 4501 turns on the wye before heading back to the shop to be bedded down.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

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Photo number one gets my vote for image of the day!

Cheers,
Jack

Great angles. Interesting locations. A first-class effort. My favorite is by the Summerville station.
Thanks for posting these.
Bob

Great photos! When did they start calling the Missionary Ridge tunnel "Whiteside Tunnel"?

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> Great photos! When did they start calling the
> Missionary Ridge tunnel "Whiteside Tunnel"?

"Whiteside Tunnel" would be its longstanding official name.  It was named after Colonel James Whiteside, who was a major stockholder in the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad, the company that took over construction of the line when the Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown & Charleston went bankrupt.  The tunnel bores through Missionary Ridge, so it is usually referred to by the geologic formation rather than its formal name.  I didn't know about it until I was doing research for a script a couple of years ago.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Love your composition of No.3, Mary.  Thanks for posting all of them.