First Storage Train in 4 Years! TVRM - The Railroad Museum that Moves Freight

Описание: This video is dedicated to the memory of Harvey Blassingame, a longtime museum volunteer and L&N railroader.

Since 2004, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum has operated trains on the former CSX "Old Line" as the Hiwassee River Scenic Railroad, with regular passenger excursion service to Copperhill beginning in 2006. The Copperhill excursion train is one of the highest-rated in the country, offering incredible views of the river and mountains, plus a round-trip through the famous Hiwassee Loop.

TVRM also operates the occasional storage train. During periods of low demand, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Georgia Power will sometimes contract the museum to store up to 200 coal hoppers in Copperhill Yard. When demand returns to normal, TVRM will remove them from storage and deliver the cars to CSX at Delano, where the Class I Railroad then takes the consist the rest of the way into Etowah Yard. Eventually, train sets are delivered to coal mines for loading, and then travel to one of many fossil plants in the southeast for power generation.

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