I drove down to the public parking lot near the Ruth Chris steakhouse and parked the rental car then walked to where the night photo location was and met the train crew of Southern Railway 154.
My first view of Southern Railway 2-8-0 154, nee East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Company 466 built by American Locomotive Company in 1890.
The front view of Southern Railway 154.
Chattanooga Traction Company 4 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1947.
Southern Railway 154 and the water tank.
Views of Southern Railway 154.
Tennessee Riverboat Company "The Star" on the Tennessee River.
Two rear views of Southern Railway 154.
Southern Railway 154 waiting for darkness to fall.
First the actors covered the brass on the sand dome for the night photo session.
After their job was done.
The train crew discusses business before an evening run.
It was getting darker.
The train crew with lanterns.
Two rear views looking down from the balcony at the crew with the lanterns.
Back on the ground, two last shots of Southern Railway 154. At this point, I decided to call it a night and drove back to the Super 8 for a good night's rest before the photo charter trip with Southern Railway 154 in the morning.
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