Southern Railway 630

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Southern Railway 630

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| currentowner = Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
| currentowner = Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
| disposition = Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul
| disposition = Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul
| notes = References:
| notes = References:>{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway 630|url=https://www.tvrail.com/equipment/southern-630/|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=November 6, 2025}}>
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| name = Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Rolling Stock
| name = Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Rolling Stock
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===Second excursion service===
===Second excursion service===
[[File:TVR Consolidation passes NS 2594 in Chattanooga (16429963515).jpg|thumb|left|No. 630 approaching TVRM's Grand Junction Station with the ''Missionary Ridge Local'', November 2014]]
[[File:TVR Consolidation passes NS 2594 in Chattanooga (16429963515).jpg|thumb|left|No. 630 approaching TVRM's Grand Junction Station with the ''Missionary Ridge Local'', November 2014]]
In 1999, SOU's successor, [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] (NS) donated No. 630 to TVRM.>{{Cite web|title=Southern Railway 630|url=https://www.tvrail.com/equipment/southern-630/|publisher=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date=November 6, 2025}}> Restoration officially began in 2001 and over the next ten years, the locomotive was overhauled and restored at a cost of almost [[US dollar|$]]700,000. 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 superheaters replaced.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} The locomotive returned to operating service on March 14, 2011, and kicked off the [[21st Century Steam]] program instituted by Norfolk Southern.{{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}}
In 1999, SOU's successor, [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] (NS) donated No. 630 to TVRM. Restoration officially began in 2001 and over the next ten years, the locomotive was overhauled and restored at a cost of almost [[US dollar|$]]700,000. 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 superheaters replaced.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} The locomotive returned to operating service on March 14, 2011, and kicked off the [[21st Century Steam]] program instituted by Norfolk Southern.{{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}}


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]].{{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}} It also visited the [[North Carolina Transportation Museum]] in [[Spencer, North Carolina]], two times in 2012 and 2013. By late 2015, Norfolk Southern had officially discontinued their steam program,{{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}} 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]].
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]].{{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}} It also visited the [[North Carolina Transportation Museum]] in [[Spencer, North Carolina]], two times in 2012 and 2013. By late 2015, Norfolk Southern had officially discontinued their steam program,{{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}} 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]].
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