Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: Founders Day 9-7/8-2024

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: Founders Day 9-7/8-2024.
It's early September 2024, and we make our way back to Chattanooga Tennessee to visit our favorite railroad museum of all time. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Every early September, TVRM hosts their annual Founders Day (formerly railfest) to celebrate TVRM's, Tennessee's, and the South's railroad heritage. The event features train rides on their ever-popular Missionary Ridge Local (usually behind a steam locomotive during the event), featured exhibits inside the exhibit building, and a night photo session at the East Chattanooga depot.
Power for the Missionary Ridge Local was an old favorite of ours: Southern Railway #4501. However, she would not appear as herself for the event. She would be renumbered and re-lettered as Guld Mobile & Ohio Railroad #4382. In recognition of the 75th anniversary since the GM&O gave up steam, 4382 would wear a split paint job (decals held together with magnets) showing off two different appearances of the GM&O steam locomotives. The fireman's side had the round Alton logo with yellow lettering (the early appearance). The engineer's side had the horizontal "The Alton Route" logo with grey lettering (the later appearance).
The night photo session was also full of surprises. As Hartford and Slocomb #913 (an ALCO RS-1 diesel locomotive built in 1950) was also disguised as a GM&O engine. She would be repainted as GM&O #1051 for the night photo session. Complete with antique actors and automobiles, you get a sense of the transition era between steam and diesel locomotives.
Enjoy the unexpected surprise of GM&O steam at TVRM's Founders Day!

[@MicahBarron-w1f]

4501 has her Princeton 3 chime whistle!!! Finally after over a year since March 2023!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@wvu33771]

So excited

[@Droneslaught]

Great videos!

[@DixieRailProductions4018]

Amazing video Steven. Glad to see 4501 have her Princeton 3-Chime again.

[@BenBensonStudios]

Nice video, Steven!

[@calebleach7285]

Hey that plate looks familiar

[@JackMothersbaugh-cn7tg]

Nice

[@wvu33771]

Amazing video Steven love when 4501 dresses up

[@magictravbowler4223]

WHAT THE-?! 4501 has changed her number to 4382!

[@piedmontfishing824]

Almost too big for the turn table!

[@stevensainerailfanproductions]

@@piedmontfishing824 K&T called her the big engine for a reason