Passenger Trains > TCRM-And We're Off!

Today was the first run of the year for the vintage EMD power of our excursion train. Leading the way out of Nashville, TN is E8A 6902 (ex-NJT, nee NYC 4084), F7B's 719 and 715 (B&LE), and GP7 405 (L&N). Enroute to Baxter on the old Tennessee Central Railway, the four units will have their work cut out for them on the 3% hill of Silver Point Hill sixty miles ahead. Judging from the exhaust beat of them in this runby, these ol' units have got it in them.

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Nice video.   Good looking train.     A little pain on the engines would look sharp.   Pretty amazing to see an E-8,F-7 GP7 combo hitting 50 mph or so. 

Not your pokey little ole nostalgic train, for sure.  Moving right along there!

It helps that we share the trackage with the commuter hop Music City Star. With continuous welded rail, upgraded grade crossings, a few ROW realignments and Centralized Traffic Control, speeds can top 60 MPH on the straightest stretches.