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4/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Dale Burns
Dates:9/13/2012 - 9/13/2012
Album Info:Southern 630 on it's recent Alabama run.
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Through The Beautiful Alabama Small Towns
Title:  Through The Beautiful Alabama Small Towns
Description:  The Southern 630, owned and mainted by the Tennessee Valley Rail Museum in Chattanooga, TN, rolls south though Fort Payne, AL on the NS Alabama Great Southern (AGS) main towards Birmingham, AL.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/13/2012 10:06:50 PM
Location:  Fort Payne, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  491   Comments: 2
South On The AGS
Title:  South On The AGS
Description:  Southern 630 2-8-0 moves south through the Northeast Alabama country side on it's way to Birmingham, AL for some employee trips on Saturday, then public runs on the next weekend in September.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/13/2012 10:21:32 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Highballing South On The AGS
Title:  Highballing South On The AGS
Description:  The crew of the SOU 630 look mighty relaxed as the train heads south on the Alabama Great Southern (NS) main heading to Birmimgham for two consecutive weekends of excursion runs around the city.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 8:36:08 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
Running With The Pack
Title:  Running With The Pack
Description:  The SOU 630 steams South on the AGS main parallel with US Hwy 11. At this point the road is right up agains the tracks for a few miles. There were, of course, several cars pacing the train at this point.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 8:42:54 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
Pasing The 630
Title:  Pasing The 630
Description:  Shooting from the back seat of my Ford Explorer Sport Trac out of the rear roll down window, my wife stayed in front of the 630 while I shot mulitple shots of the engine as we rolled south on Hwy. 11.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 8:51:38 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
SUPRISE!!
Title:  SUPRISE!!
Description:  Workers on the I-59 bridge over the tracks and Hwy. 11 just north of Crudup were suprised by the 630 as it rolled under them.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 8:58:23 AM
Location:  Crudup, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
Rolling Through The Heart of Dixie
Title:  Rolling Through The Heart of Dixie
Description:  The Alabama mountains make a great backdrop for the southbound Southern Rwy. 630 as it transfers down the NS AGS main from Chattanooga, TN to Birmingham, AL.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 9:19:41 AM
Location:  Crudup, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Heading Into Attalla
Title:  Heading Into Attalla
Description:  The Sou 630 is just north of Attalla, AL on the AGS as it heads south to Birmingham.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 9:26:29 AM
Location:  Attalla, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
Pulling The Grade Out Of Attalla
Title:  Pulling The Grade Out Of Attalla
Description:  After a brief layover in Attalla, AL for a little maintenance, the SOU 630 gets back underway as it climbs out of Attalla, AL south to Birmingham.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 9:36:46 AM
Location:  Attalla, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  254   Comments: 1
Basking In The Sun
Title:  Basking In The Sun
Description:  The beautiful country side and the cool Alabama September weather was great on this Thursday as the SOU 630 heads south on the NS AGS main to Birmingham, AL.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 9:45:04 AM
Location:  Steele, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  272   Comments: 3
SOU 630
Title:  SOU 630
Description:  The Southern 630 2-8-0 blows massive amouts of smoke into the air as the train decends into Whitney, AL.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 10:51:25 PM
Location:  Whitney, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  292   Comments: 3
Steaming Up!
Title:  Steaming Up!
Description:  The Southern 630 2-8-0 heads South into Steele, AL on the NS AGS main.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 10:57:31 PM
Location:  Steele, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
Approaching 32nd Street
Title:  Approaching 32nd Street
Description:  SOU 630 arrives at 32nd Street as it prepares to het the 27th Street Interlock for a tiedown at the Terminal Station site.
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 11:01:03 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  217   Comments: 1
Terminal Station Layover
Title:  Terminal Station Layover
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/13/2012  Upload Date: 9/14/2012 11:05:13 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
The Wilton Run
Title:  The Wilton Run
Description:  Southern Rwy 630 2-8-0 pulls a Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Special through Bessemer, AL on its way down to Wilton, AL
Photo Date:  9/15/2013  Upload Date: 10/24/2013 6:11:15 AM
Location:  Bessemer, AL
Author:  Dale Burns
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SOU 630(2-8-0)
Views:  215   Comments: 2


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