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Chattanooga Steam Reunion

SKU: DVD-PNX-CHAT
(6 customer reviews)

$9.95

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s Steam Excursions.

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Producer

Pentrex

Run Time

40 Minutes

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code, NTSC

25th Anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s Steam Excursions

Railfans gathered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the first weekend in November, 1991, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s steam excursion service. Twenty-five years earlier, the Southern Railway sponsored a steam-powered excursion from Louisville, Kentucky, to Richmond, Virginia, and the success of that excursion led to the growth of steam programs across the country. The locomotive pulling that historic train, the Southern 4501, is the guest of honor at this year’s jamboree.

The weekend events begin as Pentrex captures the impressive Norfolk & Western engine No. 611 “J” pulling a 20-car train into Chattanooga. The 611 looks better than ever after having spent much of the summer undergoing repairs. Waiting to greet the 611 is the mighty “A,” the Norfolk & Western 1218.

The main attraction, Southern 4501, puts on a Grande show as it pulls a special excursion to Hollywood, Alabama. On Sunday morning, the bright green Mikado is again honored by leading a triple-headed steam train out of Chattanooga. The proud engine is in its glory as it leads the 611, the 1218, and 28 passenger cars out of town.

As an added bonus, this DVD provides exclusive coverage of the banquet held at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. Pentrex gives you a front row seat at this historic gathering. Modern-day rail giants W. Graham Claytor and Robert Claytor talk about their roles in the steam excursions and how, as railroad executives and railfans, they pursued their dreams. It’s humorous and informative. So, come along with us to see the sights, hear the sounds and learn about our railroad heritage – at the Chattanooga Steam Reunion!

6 reviews for Chattanooga Steam Reunion

  1. Curtis Watson

    Southern Railway #4501 is the star of the show, hauling several excursion trains. Norfolk & Western #1218 and #611 put on a good show of their own when they triple-head a train with 4501. Also covered is the 25th anniversary banquet for the Norfolk Southern Steam Program, which includes many great speakers, though I found it difficult to understand them because of the audio quality. Nevertheless, it’s a fantastic show and fans of the NS Steam Program will enjoy it!

  2. jeremyschultz7

    I HAVE to give this program 5 stars, simply because Pentrex included exclusive coverage of the 25th Anniversary Gala Banquet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel. It is wonderful to hear William Graham Claytor, Jr., Robert Buckner Claytor, and a number of other quality folks involved, tell the story of how the Southern and later Norfolk Southern steam/heritage programs got started… AND had continued up until that point… The coverage of 1218, 611, and 4501’s tripleheader commemorating the anniversary will leave you awestruck as well… 1991 was quite a year to celebrate the different milestones achieved by so many involved in the Steam Program, AND to look into the future success of such an undertaking… Little did we all know at the time that three short years later in 1994, it would all come to an abrupt, disappointing end. Don’t miss out on hearing all the wonderful speakers and getting a taste of what this 1991 “celebration for the ages” looked like from an operational standpoint! 🙂

  3. Arthur Patzwald

    A little short in running time but still a good show 1218 and 611 also in this show

  4. Steven

    Loved it. Shows how the superpowers from lima and old 4501 put on a good show for the 25th anniversary of the steam program and all the changes that are going on at the Sam time changine to Norfolk Southern

  5. Ben

    This is the 25th Anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s steam excursion program. The program looks primarily at the Southern 4501, but towards the end we see a triple headed train with 4501, 611, and 1218 leaving Chattanooga. We also get to see the speeches from the steam programs many supporters at the anniversary celebration.

  6. Ricky

    While 4501 was 80 years old at the time of this, it is a fitting way to give lots of tributes of this Now 105 Year old Mikado for Excursion service, No matter if its on Norfolk Southern, or Just operating every day at The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

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