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{{Infobox locomotive
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Southern Railway 630
| name = Southern Railway 630
| bgcolor = 000000
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| image = SOU630attvrmgj.jpg
| color = FFDF00
| caption = Southern Railway No. 630 at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 2011
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| image = File:SR 630.jpg
| caption = Southern Railway No. 630 passing through [[Salisbury station (North Carolina)|Salisbury station]] in [[Salisbury, North Carolina]], on June 17, 2012
| powertype = Steam
| powertype = Steam
| builder = ALCO's [[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]]
| builder = [[American Locomotive Company]] ({{small|[[Richmond Locomotive Works|Richmond Works]]}})
| serialnumber = 28446
| serialnumber = 28446
| builddate = February 1904
| builddate = February 1904
| rebuilder = [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
| rebuilder = [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
| rebuilddate = 1917<br/>1967–1968<br />1999–2011
| rebuilddate = 1917
| whytetype = [[2-8-0]]
| whytetype = [[2-8-0]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}}
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| weightondrivers = {{convert|192000|lb|abbr=on}}
| weightondrivers = {{convert|192000|lb|abbr=on}}
| locoweight = {{convert|214000|lb|abbr=on}}
| locoweight = {{convert|214000|lb|abbr=on}}
| fueltype = Coal
| fueltype = [[Coal]]
| fuelcap = {{convert|16|t|abbr=on}}
| fuelcap = {{convert|16|t|abbr=on}}
| watercap = Old tender: {{convert|7500|usgal|abbr=on}}<br />New tender: {{convert|10000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| watercap = Old tender: {{convert|7500|usgal|abbr=on}}<br />New tender: {{convert|10000|usgal|abbr=on}}
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| factorofadhesion = 4.11
| factorofadhesion = 4.11
| valvegear = [[Southern valve gear|Southern]] (originally [[Stephenson valve gear|Stephenson]])
| valvegear = [[Southern valve gear|Southern]] (originally [[Stephenson valve gear|Stephenson]])
| operator = Southern Railway<br />East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad<br />[[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway]]<br />[[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]]<br />[[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]]
| operatorclass = Ks-1
| operatorclass = Ks-1
| fleetnumbers = {{ubl|SOU 630|ET&WNC 207}}
| fleetnumbers = {{ubl|SOU 630|ET&WNC 207}}
| retiredate = August 1952 {{small|(SOU)}}<br />December 8, 1967 {{small|(ET&WNC)}}<br />November 1989 {{small|(1st excursion service)}}
| retiredate = August 1952 {{small|(1st revenue service)}}<br />December 8, 1967 {{small|(2nd revenue service)}}<br />November 1989 {{small|(1st excursion service)}}
| restoredate = February 1968 {{small|(1st restoration)}}<br />March 14, 2011 {{small|(2nd restoration)}}
| restoredate = November 1952 {{small|(1st restoration)}}<br />February 1968 {{small|(2nd restoration)}}<br />March 14, 2011 {{small|(3rd restoration)}}
| currentowner = [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]]
| currentowner = Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
| disposition = Operational
| disposition = Operational
| notes = References:<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/>
}}
}}
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'''Southern Railway 630''' is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type [[steam locomotive]] built in February 1904 by the [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) of [[Richmond, Virginia]] for the Southern Railway as a member of the Ks-1 class. It is currently owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] where it resides today for use on [[excursion train]]s.
'''Southern Railway 630''' is a Ks-1 class [[2-8-0]] "Consolidation" type [[steam locomotive]] built in February 1904 by [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) of [[Richmond, Virginia]] for the Southern Railway (SOU) as a member of the Ks-1 class. It was primarily assigned to haul [[freight train]]s on the [[Murphy Branch]] between [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] and [[Murphy, North Carolina]] until its retirement in the 1950s. No. 630, along with sister locomotive [[Southern Railway 722|No. 722]], were sold to the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC) to be served as [[switcher]]s.

In 1967, Nos. 630 and 722 were both sold back to the SOU to haul [[excursion train]]s for the steam program until being replaced by larger steam locomotives in the early 1980s. No. 630 was leased by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] until it was pulled from service in 1989. Being donated to TVRM by SOU's successor [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] (NS) since 1999, No. 630 was restored back to operating condition and currently haul excursion trains for TVRM.


==History==
==History==
===Design and upgrades===
===Design and upgrades===
Built in 1904 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Richmond Works as one of 32 "K" class locomotives for the Southern Railway, No. 630 was standardized with {{convert|56|in|m|3|abbr=on}} driving wheels and rated at {{convert|44100|lb|abbr=on}} of tractive effort.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25">{{Cite magazine|editor-last=Schafer|editor-first=Bill|year=2018|title=First Quarter, 2018|magazine=TIES|volume=32|issue=1|publisher=[[White River Productions]]|pages=22–25}}</ref> It was originally built with Stephenson valve gear, [[Slide valve|sliding valves]], alligator [[crosshead|crossheads]], and a saturated [[Steam locomotive#Boiler|boiler]].<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> In 1917, the locomotive was upgraded with Southern valve gear, [[Piston valve (steam engine)|piston valves]], and [[superheater#Locomotives|superheaters]], which reclassified No. 630 as a "Ks" type.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> In the 1920s, it had more upgrades added such as new cylinders and valve assemblies, which allow the locomotive to develop {{convert|46700|lb|abbr=on}} of tractive effort and reclassified again as a "Ks-1" type.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> Sometimes during the 1940s, No. 630 was re-equipped with multiple-bearing crossheads.<ref name="Drury2015p294">{{Harvp|Drury|2015|p=294}}.</ref>
Built in 1904 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Richmond Works as one of 32 "K" class locomotives for the Southern Railway (SOU), No. 630 was standardized with {{convert|56|in|m|3|abbr=on}} driving wheels and rated at {{convert|44100|lb|abbr=on}} of tractive effort.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25">{{Cite magazine|editor-last=Schafer|editor-first=Bill|year=2018|title=First Quarter, 2018|magazine=TIES|volume=32|issue=1|publisher=[[White River Productions]]|pages=22–25}}</ref> It was originally built with Stephenson valve gear, [[Slide valve|sliding valves]], alligator [[crosshead|crossheads]], and a saturated [[Steam locomotive#Boiler|boiler]].<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> In 1917, the locomotive was upgraded with Southern valve gear, [[Piston valve (steam engine)|piston valves]], and [[superheater#Locomotives|superheaters]], which reclassified No. 630 as a "Ks" type.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> In the 1920s, it had more upgrades added such as new cylinder blocks and valve assemblies, which allow the locomotive to develop {{convert|46700|lb|abbr=on}} of tractive effort and reclassified again as a "Ks-1" type.<ref name="Schafer2018pp22-25"/> During the 1940s, No. 630 was re-equipped with multiple-bearing crossheads.<ref name="Drury2015p294">{{Harvp|Drury|2015|p=294}}.</ref>


===Revenue service===
===Revenue service===
No. 630 was first assigned to local and [[branch line]] service in the [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] division by the Southern Railway, before it was moved to the [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] division to run on the [[Murphy Branch|Murphy]] and [[Lake Toxaway]] branch lines, until it was retired from revenue freight service in August 1952.<ref name="cooperp9">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Beth|title=Rollin' out Again|url=http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/bizns/bzns1011/SepOctBizNS_WEB.pdf|work=BizNS|publisher=Norfolk Southern|access-date=March 6, 2017|page=9|date=September–October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324095824/http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/bizns/bzns1011/SepOctBizNS_WEB.pdf|archive-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="RailroadEquipment">{{Cite web|title=Railroad Equipment|url=http://www.tvrail.com/about-us/equipment|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319214409/http://www.tvrail.com/about-us/equipment|archive-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Waite2003p234">{{Harvp|Waite|2003|p=234}}.</ref> In November 1952, No. 630 and sister locomotive [[Southern Railway 722|No. 722]] were both sold to the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC), where they were served as [[switcher]]s around [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] and [[Elizabethton, Tennessee]].<ref name="Ferrell1991pp170-171">{{Harvp|Ferrell|1991|pp=170-171}}.</ref><ref name="Waite2003p238">{{Harvp|Waite|2003|p=238}}.</ref>{{efn|The ET&WNC originally offered Ks-1s No. 685 (Baldwin, 1904) and No. 835 (Baldwin, 1906), but later chose Nos. 630 and 722 instead due to the formers being stored outside in very poor condition.<ref name="Waite2003p234"/><ref name="Waite2003p238"/>}} After the ET&WNC's acquirement, Nos. 630 and 722 were renumbered to 207 and 208, respectively and had their [[Tender (rail)|tender]] coal bunker cut down to give the [[Railroad engineer|engineer]] a clear view during numerous switching moves and reverse operation.<ref name="Waite2003p238"/>
No. 630 was first assigned to local and [[branch line]] service in the [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] division by the SOU, before it was moved to the Asheville division to run on the [[Murphy Branch|Murphy]] and [[Lake Toxaway]] branch lines, until it was retired from revenue freight service in August 1952.<ref name="cooperp9">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Beth|title=Rollin' out Again|url=http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/bizns/bzns1011/SepOctBizNS_WEB.pdf|work=BizNS|publisher=Norfolk Southern|access-date=March 6, 2017|page=9|date=September–October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324095824/http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/bizns/bzns1011/SepOctBizNS_WEB.pdf|archive-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="RailroadEquipment">{{Cite web|title=Railroad Equipment|url=http://www.tvrail.com/about-us/equipment|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319214409/http://www.tvrail.com/about-us/equipment|archive-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Waite2003p234">{{Harvp|Waite|2003|p=234}}.</ref> In November 1952, No. 630 and sister locomotive No. 722 were both sold to the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC), where they were served as switchers around [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] and [[Elizabethton, Tennessee]].<ref name="Ferrell1991pp170-171">{{Harvp|Ferrell|1991|pp=170-171}}.</ref><ref name="Waite2003p238">{{Harvp|Waite|2003|p=238}}.</ref>{{efn|The ET&WNC originally offered Ks-1s No. 685 (Baldwin, 1904) and No. 835 (Baldwin, 1906), but later chose Nos. 630 and 722 instead due to the formers being stored outside in very poor condition.<ref name="Waite2003p234"/><ref name="Waite2003p238"/>}} After the ET&WNC's acquirement, Nos. 630 and 722 were renumbered to 207 and 208, respectively and had their [[Tender (rail)|tender]] coal bunker cut down to give the [[Railroad engineer|engineer]] a clear view during numerous switching moves and reverse operation.<ref name="Waite2003p238"/>


===First excursion service===
===First excursion service===
In late 1967, Nos. 207 and 208 were both traded back to the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] for use in their steam excursion program in return for a pair of former [[Central of Georgia Railway|Central of Georgia]] [[ALCO RS-3]]s.<ref name="Ferrell1991p199">{{Harvp|Ferrell|1991|p=199}}.</ref> Retrieving their old numbers, No. 630 had been given minor repairs and began excursion service in February 1968,<ref name="Wrinn2000p21">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=21}}.</ref> while No. 722 had its [[Firebox (steam engine)|firebox]] repaired and returned to operating service in August 1970.<ref name="Wrinn2000p32">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=32}}.</ref><ref name="Wrinn2000p113">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=113}}.</ref>
In September 1960, No. 207 pulled a Silver Anniversary excursion train on the [[Clinchfield Railroad|Clinchfield]] mainline at [[Kingsport, Tennessee]], for that year's [[National Railway Historical Society]] (NRHS) [[Labor Day]] Convention.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 1960 |title=Steam! News Photos |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-december-1960/ |url-access=limited |access-date=February 4, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |page=10 |volume=21 |issue=2}}</ref> In late 1967, Nos. 207 and 208 were both traded back to the SOU for use in their steam excursion program in return for a pair of former [[Central of Georgia Railway|Central of Georgia]] [[ALCO RS-3]]s.<ref name="Ferrell1991p199">{{Harvp|Ferrell|1991|p=199}}.</ref> Retrieving their old numbers, No. 630 had been given minor repairs and began excursion service in February 1968,<ref name="Wrinn2000p21">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=21}}.</ref> while No. 722 had its [[Firebox (steam engine)|firebox]] repaired and returned to operating service in August 1970.<ref name="Wrinn2000p32">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=32}}.</ref><ref name="Wrinn2000p113">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|p=113}}.</ref>


Nos. 630 and 722 pulled many [[Main line (railway)|main line]] excursion trains for the Southern steam program until they were both loaned to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in 1978 and 1980, respectively to make way for larger steam locomotives such as [[Royal Hudson#Southern 2839|Canadian Pacific 2839]], [[Texas and Pacific 610]] and [[Chesapeake and Ohio 2716]] to pull the longer and heavier excursions.<ref name="cooperp9"/><ref name="Wrinn2000pp54-57">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|pp=54–57}}.</ref>
Nos. 630 and 722 pulled many [[Main line (railway)|main line]] excursion trains for the SOU steam program until they were both loaned to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in 1978 and 1980, respectively to make way for larger steam locomotives such as [[Royal Hudson#Southern 2839|Canadian Pacific 2839]], [[Texas and Pacific 610]] and [[Chesapeake and Ohio 2716]] to pull the longer and heavier excursions.<ref name="cooperp9"/><ref name="Wrinn2000pp54-57">{{Harvp|Wrinn|2000|pp=54–57}}.</ref>


In November 1985, No. 722 was taken out of service for its [[Glossary of boiler terms#A-B|boiler ticket]] certificate and was moved by Southern's successor, [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] (NS) to be on display in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1992.<ref name="Wrinn2000pp54-57"/><ref name="SteamCentral">{{Cite web|title=Fourth Quarter 1999 News|url=http://www.steamcentral.com/archive/arch99q4.shtml|publisher=SteamCentral|year=1999|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324014843/http://www.steamcentral.com/archive/arch99q4.shtml|archive-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> In November 1989, No. 630 was taken out of service and put in storage when TVRM was restored another 2-8-0 steam locomotive ex-[[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Tennessee Valley Railroad 610|No. 610]] at the time.<ref name="Smoke&Cinders2009">{{Cite web|title=Smoke & Cinders: Volume 48, Number 3; Third Quarter 2009|url=http://www.tvrail.com/SC3rd09.pdf|work=Smoke & Cinders|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|year=2009|page=1|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807080519/http://www.tvrail.com/SC3rd09.pdf|archive-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>
In November 1985, No. 722 was taken out of service for its [[Glossary of boiler terms#A-B|boiler ticket]] certificate and was moved to Asheville, North Carolina, to be on display during 1992.<ref name="Wrinn2000pp54-57"/><ref name="SteamCentral">{{Cite web|title=Fourth Quarter 1999 News|url=http://www.steamcentral.com/archive/arch99q4.shtml|publisher=SteamCentral|year=1999|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324014843/http://www.steamcentral.com/archive/arch99q4.shtml|archive-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> In November 1989, No. 630 was taken out of service and put in storage when TVRM was restored another 2-8-0 steam locomotive ex-[[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Tennessee Valley Railroad 610|No. 610]] at the time.<ref name="Smoke&Cinders2009">{{Cite web|title=Smoke & Cinders: Volume 48, Number 3; Third Quarter 2009|url=http://www.tvrail.com/SC3rd09.pdf|work=Smoke & Cinders|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|year=2009|page=1|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807080519/http://www.tvrail.com/SC3rd09.pdf|archive-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>


===Second excursion service===
===Second excursion service===
In 1999, Norfolk Southern donated No. 630 to TVRM, and over the next 12 years, the locomotive was overhauled and restored at a cost of almost [[US dollar|$]]700,000.<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="Smoke&Cinders2009"/> This was one of the most extensive steam locomotive overhauls as it required massive repairs to its [[Locomotive frame|frame]], [[Running gear (rail transport)|running gear]], and boiler along with the [[flue]]s and [[Superheater#Locomotives|superheaters]] replaced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crisp|first=Adam|title=100-year-old train engine being rebuilt|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2010/dec/13/getting-back-on-track/36885/|work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]]|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511001135/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/dec/13/getting-back-on-track/|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SouthernRailway#630Facts">{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway #630 Facts|url=http://www.tvrail.com/pages/for-the-press|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620054250/http://www.tvrail.com/pages/for-the-press|archive-date=June 20, 2011}}</ref> No. 630 was also given a newly welded [[smokebox]] and a larger tender originally used behind [[Southern Railway 4501|No. 4501]], as 630's original tender was in too poor condition to be rebuilt.<ref name="SouthernRailway#630Facts"/><ref name="Smoke&Cinders2010">{{Cite web|title=Smoke & Cinders: Volume 49, Number 1; First Quarter 2010|url=http://tvrail.com/S&C1stQ2010.pdf|work=Smoke & Cinders|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|year=2010|access-date=July 5, 2020|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025201/http://tvrail.com/S&C%201st%20Q%202010.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref> The locomotive returned to operating service on March 14, 2011, and kicked off the [[21st Century Steam]] program instituted by Norfolk Southern.<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="News&Updates2011">{{Cite web|title=News & Updates|url=http://tvrail.com/pages/standard/news.php|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526025339/http://tvrail.com/pages/standard/news.php|archive-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref>
In 1999, SOU's successor, [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] (NS) donated No. 630 to TVRM, and over the next 12 years, the locomotive was overhauled and restored at a cost of almost [[US dollar|$]]700,000.<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="Smoke&Cinders2009"/> This was one of the most extensive steam locomotive overhauls as it required massive repairs to its [[Locomotive frame|frame]], [[Running gear (rail transport)|running gear]], and boiler along with the [[flue]]s and [[Superheater#Locomotives|superheaters]] replaced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crisp|first=Adam|title=100-year-old train engine being rebuilt|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2010/dec/13/getting-back-on-track/36885/|work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]]|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511001135/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/dec/13/getting-back-on-track/|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SouthernRailway#630Facts">{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway #630 Facts|url=http://www.tvrail.com/pages/for-the-press|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620054250/http://www.tvrail.com/pages/for-the-press|archive-date=June 20, 2011}}</ref> No. 630 was also given a newly welded [[smokebox]] and a larger tender originally used behind [[Southern Railway 4501|No. 4501]], as the former's original tender was in very poor condition to be rebuilt.<ref name="SouthernRailway#630Facts"/><ref name="Smoke&Cinders2010">{{Cite web|title=Smoke & Cinders: Volume 49, Number 1; First Quarter 2010|url=http://tvrail.com/S&C1stQ2010.pdf|work=Smoke & Cinders|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|year=2010|access-date=July 5, 2020|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129025201/http://tvrail.com/S&C%201st%20Q%202010.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref> The locomotive returned to operating service on March 14, 2011, and kicked off the [[21st Century Steam]] program instituted by Norfolk Southern.<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="News&Updates2011">{{Cite web|title=News & Updates|url=http://tvrail.com/pages/standard/news.php|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526025339/http://tvrail.com/pages/standard/news.php|archive-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref>


For four years, No. 630 has pulled many public and private excursions throughout the [[eastern United States]] for the 21st Century Steam program in [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]].<ref name="RailServe.com">{{Cite web|date=2011–2015|title=Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Specials|url=https://www.railserve.com/events/norfolk_southern_steam.html|work=RailServe.com|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210437/https://www.railserve.com/events/norfolk_southern_steam.html|archive-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> It also visited the [[North Carolina Transportation Museum]] in [[Spencer, North Carolina]], two times in 2012 and 2013.<ref name="RailServe.com"/> By late 2015, Norfolk Southern had officially discontinued their steam program,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2015|title=Hurricane forces excursion trains to cancel|url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/10/02-hurricane-cancels|work=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]]|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110131255/http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/10/02-hurricane-cancels|archive-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> although No. 630 continues regular operations, hauling the ''Missionary Ridge Local'' excursions at TVRM on weekends and occasionally double heads with [[Southern Railway 4501|No. 4501]] for the ''Summerville Steam Special'' to [[Summerville, Georgia]].<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="RailServe.com"/> On March 12-13, 2018, Nos. 630 and 4501 participated in Lerro Productions' ''Southern Railway'' photo charter, where they haul a mixed freight train consist at the TVRM section on the former day and the Summerville branch line on the latter day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway Photo Charter|url=https://www.lerrophotography.com/workshop-tour/7557/|work=Lerro Photography|publisher=Lerro Productions|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411073614/https://www.lerrophotography.com/workshop-tour/7557/|archive-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> In August 2023, TVRM operated No. 630 on the weekend ''Evening Ridge Runner'' excursions, which ran between TVRM's Grand Junction Station to the Soule Shop during [[evening]] times.<ref>{{cite web |title=STEAM STAR #630 JOINS THE EVENING RIDGE RUNNER: AN EXCITING UPDATE FROM SOULE SHOPS |url=https://www.tvrail.com/2023/08/04/steam-star-630-joins-the-evening-ridge-runner-an-exciting-update-from-soule-shops/ |website=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831130626/https://www.tvrail.com/2023/08/04/steam-star-630-joins-the-evening-ridge-runner-an-exciting-update-from-soule-shops/ |archive-date=August 31, 2023 }}</ref>
For four years, No. 630 has pulled many public and private excursions throughout the [[eastern United States]] for the 21st Century Steam program in [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]].<ref name="RailServe.com">{{Cite web|date=2011–2015|title=Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Specials|url=https://www.railserve.com/events/norfolk_southern_steam.html|work=RailServe.com|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210437/https://www.railserve.com/events/norfolk_southern_steam.html|archive-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> It also visited the [[North Carolina Transportation Museum]] in [[Spencer, North Carolina]], two times in 2012 and 2013.<ref name="RailServe.com"/> By late 2015, Norfolk Southern had officially discontinued their steam program,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2015|title=Hurricane forces excursion trains to cancel|url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/10/02-hurricane-cancels|work=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]]|access-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110131255/http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/10/02-hurricane-cancels|archive-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> although No. 630 continues regular operations, hauling the ''Missionary Ridge Local'' excursions at TVRM on weekends and occasionally double heads with [[Southern Railway 4501|No. 4501]] for the ''Summerville Steam Special'' to [[Summerville, Georgia]].<ref name="RailroadEquipment"/><ref name="RailServe.com"/>
On March 12-13, 2018, Nos. 630 and 4501 participated in Lerro Productions' ''Southern Railway'' photo charter, where they haul a mixed freight train consist at the TVRM section on the former day and the Summerville branch line on the latter day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway Photo Charter|url=https://www.lerrophotography.com/workshop-tour/7557/|work=Lerro Photography|publisher=Lerro Productions|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411073614/https://www.lerrophotography.com/workshop-tour/7557/|archive-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> In August 2023, TVRM operated No. 630 on the weekend ''Evening Ridge Runner'' excursions, which ran between TVRM's Grand Junction Station and the Soule Shop during [[evening]] times.<ref>{{cite web |title=STEAM STAR #630 JOINS THE EVENING RIDGE RUNNER: AN EXCITING UPDATE FROM SOULE SHOPS |url=https://www.tvrail.com/2023/08/04/steam-star-630-joins-the-evening-ridge-runner-an-exciting-update-from-soule-shops/ |website=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831130626/https://www.tvrail.com/2023/08/04/steam-star-630-joins-the-evening-ridge-runner-an-exciting-update-from-soule-shops/ |archive-date=August 31, 2023 }}</ref>


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702]]
*[[Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702]]
*[[McCloud Railway 25]]
*[[Norfolk and Western 475]]
*[[Norfolk and Western 475]]
*[[Polson Logging Co. 2]]
*[[Southern Railway 154]]
*[[Southern Railway 154]]
*[[Southern Railway 385]]
*[[Southern Railway 385]]
*[[Southern Railway 401]]
*[[Southern Railway 401]]
*[[W. Graham Claytor Jr.]]
*[[W. Graham Claytor Jr.]]
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Southern Railway 630
Southern Railway No. 630 passing through Salisbury station in Salisbury, North Carolina, on June 17, 2012
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company (Richmond Works)
Serial number28446
Build dateFebruary 1904
RebuilderSouthern Railway
Rebuild date1917
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.56 in (1.422 m)
Adhesive weight192,000 lb (87,000 kg)
Loco weight214,000 lb (97,000 kg)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons)
Water cap.Old tender: 7,500 US gal (28,000 L; 6,200 imp gal)
New tender: 10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Boiler pressure190 psi (1.31 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearSouthern (originally Stephenson)
Performance figures
Tractive effort46,700 lb (21,200 kg)
Factor of adh.4.11
Career
OperatorsSouthern Railway
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
ClassKs-1
Numbers
  • SOU 630
  • ET&WNC 207
RetiredAugust 1952 (1st revenue service)
December 8, 1967 (2nd revenue service)
November 1989 (1st excursion service)
RestoredNovember 1952 (1st restoration)
February 1968 (2nd restoration)
March 14, 2011 (3rd restoration)
Current ownerTennessee Valley Railroad Museum
DispositionOperational
References:[1][2]

35°3′43″N 85°15′1″W / 35.06194°N 85.25028°W / 35.06194; -85.25028 Southern Railway 630 is a Ks-1 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built in February 1904 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Richmond, Virginia for the Southern Railway (SOU) as a member of the Ks-1 class. It was primarily assigned to haul freight trains on the Murphy Branch between Asheville and Murphy, North Carolina until its retirement in the 1950s. No. 630, along with sister locomotive No. 722, were sold to the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC) to be served as switchers.

In 1967, Nos. 630 and 722 were both sold back to the SOU to haul excursion trains for the steam program until being replaced by larger steam locomotives in the early 1980s. No. 630 was leased by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee until it was pulled from service in 1989. Being donated to TVRM by SOU's successor Norfolk Southern (NS) since 1999, No. 630 was restored back to operating condition and currently haul excursion trains for TVRM.

History

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Design and upgrades

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Built in 1904 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Richmond Works as one of 32 "K" class locomotives for the Southern Railway (SOU), No. 630 was standardized with 56 in (1.422 m) driving wheels and rated at 44,100 lb (20,000 kg) of tractive effort.[2] It was originally built with Stephenson valve gear, sliding valves, alligator crossheads, and a saturated boiler.[2] In 1917, the locomotive was upgraded with Southern valve gear, piston valves, and superheaters, which reclassified No. 630 as a "Ks" type.[2] In the 1920s, it had more upgrades added such as new cylinder blocks and valve assemblies, which allow the locomotive to develop 46,700 lb (21,200 kg) of tractive effort and reclassified again as a "Ks-1" type.[2] During the 1940s, No. 630 was re-equipped with multiple-bearing crossheads.[3]

Revenue service

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No. 630 was first assigned to local and branch line service in the Knoxville division by the SOU, before it was moved to the Asheville division to run on the Murphy and Lake Toxaway branch lines, until it was retired from revenue freight service in August 1952.[4][1][5] In November 1952, No. 630 and sister locomotive No. 722 were both sold to the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC), where they were served as switchers around Johnson City and Elizabethton, Tennessee.[6][7][a] After the ET&WNC's acquirement, Nos. 630 and 722 were renumbered to 207 and 208, respectively and had their tender coal bunker cut down to give the engineer a clear view during numerous switching moves and reverse operation.[7]

First excursion service

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In September 1960, No. 207 pulled a Silver Anniversary excursion train on the Clinchfield mainline at Kingsport, Tennessee, for that year's National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Labor Day Convention.[8] In late 1967, Nos. 207 and 208 were both traded back to the SOU for use in their steam excursion program in return for a pair of former Central of Georgia ALCO RS-3s.[9] Retrieving their old numbers, No. 630 had been given minor repairs and began excursion service in February 1968,[10] while No. 722 had its firebox repaired and returned to operating service in August 1970.[11][12]

Nos. 630 and 722 pulled many main line excursion trains for the SOU steam program until they were both loaned to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in 1978 and 1980, respectively to make way for larger steam locomotives such as Canadian Pacific 2839, Texas and Pacific 610 and Chesapeake and Ohio 2716 to pull the longer and heavier excursions.[4][13]

In November 1985, No. 722 was taken out of service for its boiler ticket certificate and was moved to Asheville, North Carolina, to be on display during 1992.[13][14] In November 1989, No. 630 was taken out of service and put in storage when TVRM was restored another 2-8-0 steam locomotive ex-U.S. Army No. 610 at the time.[15]

Second excursion service

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In 1999, SOU's successor, Norfolk Southern (NS) donated No. 630 to TVRM, and over the next 12 years, the locomotive was overhauled and restored at a cost of almost $700,000.[1][15] This was one of the most extensive steam locomotive overhauls as it required massive repairs to its frame, running gear, and boiler along with the flues and superheaters replaced.[16][17] No. 630 was also given a newly welded smokebox and a larger tender originally used behind No. 4501, as the former's original tender was in very poor condition to be rebuilt.[17][18] The locomotive returned to operating service on March 14, 2011, and kicked off the 21st Century Steam program instituted by Norfolk Southern.[1][19]

For four years, No. 630 has pulled many public and private excursions throughout the eastern United States for the 21st Century Steam program in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.[20] It also visited the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina, two times in 2012 and 2013.[20] By late 2015, Norfolk Southern had officially discontinued their steam program,[21] although No. 630 continues regular operations, hauling the Missionary Ridge Local excursions at TVRM on weekends and occasionally double heads with No. 4501 for the Summerville Steam Special to Summerville, Georgia.[1][20]

On March 12-13, 2018, Nos. 630 and 4501 participated in Lerro Productions' Southern Railway photo charter, where they haul a mixed freight train consist at the TVRM section on the former day and the Summerville branch line on the latter day.[22] In August 2023, TVRM operated No. 630 on the weekend Evening Ridge Runner excursions, which ran between TVRM's Grand Junction Station and the Soule Shop during evening times.[23]

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  • No. 630 being restored to operating condition in late 2010.
    No. 630 being restored to operating condition in late 2010.
  • No. 630 on the turntable in March 2011.
    No. 630 on the turntable in March 2011.
  • No. 630 approaching TVRM's Grand Junction Station with the Missionary Ridge Local in November 2014.
    No. 630 approaching TVRM's Grand Junction Station with the Missionary Ridge Local in November 2014.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The ET&WNC originally offered Ks-1s No. 685 (Baldwin, 1904) and No. 835 (Baldwin, 1906), but later chose Nos. 630 and 722 instead due to the formers being stored outside in very poor condition.[5][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Railroad Equipment". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Schafer, Bill, ed. (2018). "First Quarter, 2018". TIES. Vol. 32, no. 1. White River Productions. pp. 22–25.
  3. ^ Drury (2015), p. 294.
  4. ^ a b Cooper, Beth (September–October 2011). "Rollin' out Again" (PDF). BizNS. Norfolk Southern. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Waite (2003), p. 234.
  6. ^ Ferrell (1991), pp. 170–171.
  7. ^ a b c Waite (2003), p. 238.
  8. ^ "Steam! News Photos". Trains. Vol. 21, no. 2. Kalmbach Publishing. December 1960. p. 10. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Ferrell (1991), p. 199.
  10. ^ Wrinn (2000), p. 21.
  11. ^ Wrinn (2000), p. 32.
  12. ^ Wrinn (2000), p. 113.
  13. ^ a b Wrinn (2000), pp. 54–57.
  14. ^ "Fourth Quarter 1999 News". SteamCentral. 1999. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Smoke & Cinders: Volume 48, Number 3; Third Quarter 2009" (PDF). Smoke & Cinders. Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  16. ^ Crisp, Adam (December 13, 2010). "100-year-old train engine being rebuilt". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Southern Railway #630 Facts". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Smoke & Cinders: Volume 49, Number 1; First Quarter 2010" (PDF). Smoke & Cinders. Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "News & Updates". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  20. ^ a b c "Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Specials". RailServe.com. 2011–2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  21. ^ "Hurricane forces excursion trains to cancel". Trains. Kalmbach Media. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  22. ^ "Southern Railway Photo Charter". Lerro Photography. Lerro Productions. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  23. ^ "STEAM STAR #630 JOINS THE EVENING RIDGE RUNNER: AN EXCITING UPDATE FROM SOULE SHOPS". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Drury, George H. (2015). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives (2nd ed.). Kalmbach Media. ISBN 978-1-62700-259-2.
  • Ferrell, Mallory H. (1991). Tweetsie Country (2nd ed.). The Overmountain Press. ISBN 0-93280758-5.
  • Waite, John R. (2003). Blue Ridge Stemwinder: An Illustrated History of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River Railway (1st ed.). Overmountain Press. ISBN 1-57072-272-2.
  • Wrinn, Jim (2000). Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color (1st ed.). TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-56-5.
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