Surviving Steam Locomotives in Tennessee, USA

List of Steam Locomotives in Tennessee, USA

No.	Class	F.M. Whyte	Gauge	Railroad Line	Location	Status	Builder Info	Notes
29 (206)		2-6-0	4'-8½"	Smoky Mountain Railroad	Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga, TN	display	Baldwin #34964, 1910	The hotel went up for sale in January, 2026.
349		4-4-0	4'-8½"	Central of GA	Children's Hospital at Erlanger - Kennedy Outpatient Center, Chattanooga, TN	display	Baldwin (Burnham) #11994, 1891
610	As	2-8-0	4'-8½"	TVRM (USATC)	TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN	stored	Baldwin Lima Hamilton #75503, 03/1952	Last commercially built steam locomotive in USA. Restored to operation in 1990. Previously operated in November 2010. Restoration back to operation postponed until a spot opens up in the shop.
630 (207)	Ks-1	2-8-0	4'-8½"	Southern (ET&WNC)	TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN	overhaul	Alco (Richmond) #28446, 1904	Previously operated in Nov 1989. Restored back to operation in Mar 2011. Taken out of service in early 2022. Returned to operation on Aug 4, 2023. Taken out of service again on Nov 2, 2025. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul.
6910 (10)		2-8-2	4'-8½"	KY&TN	TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN	stored	Baldwin #53182, 1920	Ran one main line trip during ownership at TVRM. will be used in a non operable capacity at the museum in the future.
4501	Ms	2-8-2	4'-8½"	Southern	TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN	operational	Baldwin #37085, 1911	Featured in Summer of My German Soldier, October Sky, Fool's Parade, 42, and music video Hurt. Previously operated in 1998. Restored back to operation in Sep 2014. Masqueraded as L&N 1593 in Sep and Oct 2019.
1504	USRAl	4-6-2	4'-8½"	ACL	TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN	restoration	Alco (Richmond) #59314, 1919	From the Prime F. Osborn Convention Center, Jacksonville, FL, then the US Sugar Railroad, Clewiston, FL. Donated to the TVRM in late Mar 2026 after the planned operational restoration by the US Sugar Railroad was cancelled.
1351		2-8-2	4'-8½"	SLSF	Memphis Transportation Museum, Collierville, TN	display	Alco (Schenectady) #51812, 1912
9 (102)		0-4-0T	36"	Armour Fertilizer Works	Maury County Park, Columbia, TN	display	Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3768, 1927
509 (403)		4-6-0	4'-8½"	Tennessee Central (L&A)	TN Central depot, Cookeville, TN	display	Baldwin #39553, 1913	Nicknamed 'Bull of The Woods'. It was involved in many accidents during its service life. Its original tender is now behind Reader 11. From the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga, TN.
1		2-4-2	4'-8½"	Cherokee Brick & Tile	Cowan Railroad Museum, Cowan, TN	display	H.K. Porter #6557, 1920
1		0-6-0F	4'-8½"	North American Rayon	Carter County Chamber of Commerce, Elizabethton, TN	display	H.K. Porter #7229, 1936
7 (110)		0-4-0	36"	Tennessee Coal & Iron	Doe River Gorge, Hampton, TN	operational	H.K. Porter	Once displayed at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. From Dry Gulch USA, Adair, OK. Propane.
17 (33)	B-S-I	2-4-0	36"	ET&WNC (Carbon Limestone)	Doe River Gorge, Hampton, TN	restoration	H.K. Porter #7347	Propane; From Arthur Seifurt, Hilliard, FL then Huff & Puff, Memphis, TN, Then to Fayette, MS, then #43 Dry Gulch USA, Adair, OK. Then to Doe River Gorge. Awaiting a new boiler.
15 (3)		4-4-0	36"	ET&WNC	Doe River Gorge, Hampton, TN	operational	Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) #643736, 1964	Built for Vegasland, Las Vegas. From Pioneer City, Davie, FL, then Carowinds Amusement Park, then South of the Border Amusement Park, Charlotte, then Timber Rail Village, White River Junction, VT, then Huntsville, AL, then Doe River Gorge.
382 (99)	G-1	4-6-0	4'-8½"	IC (Clinchfield)	Casey Jones Village, Jackson, TN	display	Baldwin (Burnham) #27048, 1905	Painted as IC 382.
1		0-4-0	4'-8½"	IC (Natchez & Hamburg)	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	stored	Braithwaite & Ericson (New Road London and Liverpool, 1834	Named Mississippi. Brought from England to New Orleans in 1836. Displayed at Chicago Museum of Science & Industry until 2015 when it was sold at auction to the Three Rivers Rambler. It is unclear where this locomotive is stored.
203		2-8-0	4'-8½"	Washington & Lincolnton (Rockton-Rion)	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	operational	Baldwin #58489, 06/1925	Operational Notes: Named Lindy. Taken out of service in late December 2015. Returned to operation on November 9, 2025.
154	G	2-8-0	4'-8½"	Southern	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	overhaul	Alco (Schenectady) #3114, 1890	From Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, TN. Restored to operation in July 2010. Taken out of service on December 24, 2024. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul.
107		2-8-0	4'-8½"	Southern (Smoky Mountain Railroad)	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	stored	Baldwin (Burnham) #8869, 1887	From Dixie Stampede Restaurant and Show, then the Dollywood amusement park, Pigeon Forge, TN. Suffered boiler explosion along route of Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 1890 due to low water. Main rods removed.
60 (260)	8-30C	4-4-0	4'-8½"	SA&AP (T&NO)	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	stored	Baldwin #55390, 1922	From Stone Mountain, GA. Restoration to operation was planned. However, the boiler walls were found to be too thin for operation so the locomotive is disassembled and stored for now. It is unclear where this locomotive is stored.
112		Shay2Tr	4'-8½"	Conasauga Lumber	Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN	display	Lima #3241, 1923	Previously displayed in Texas City, then the Galveston Railroad Museum. It was sold in 2020 to the Guld & Ohio Railway. To be returned to service.
294 (47)		2-6-2	4'-8½"	Republic Steel (River Terminal)	Lynnville Railroad Museum, Lynnville, TN	display	Baldwin #59760, 1927
		0-4-0ST	36"	H.C. Frick Coke Co	Fox Island Railroad, Nashville, TN	restoration	H.K. Porter #7998, 04/1946	From Fairchance, PA. Relocated to Maryland. Sold in 2024.
		2-8-2	4'-8½"	NC&StL	Tennessee Central Railroad Museum, Nashville, TN	restoration		Tender only. Donated by the TVRM. To be used as an auxiliary tender on NC&StL 576.
576	J3-57	4-8-4	4'-8½"	NC&StL	Tennessee Central Railroad Museum, Nashville, TN	restoration	Alco (Schenectady) #69786, 1942	NCPS Nashville Steam Preservation Society From Centennial Park in Nashville, TN. Restoration to operation is expected to be completed late 2025 or 2026.
3		4-4-0	15"	W&ARR	Ooltewah, TN	private restoration	Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth)	Named LiL General. From the upper Midwest.
		0-4-0T	900mm	Erzbergbau Salzgitter	farm, Palmersville, TN	stored	Skoda #1099, 1940	From the Kaintuck Territory Amusement Park, Benton, KY. Rumored to have been for sale. The current condition is unknown.
		0-4-0T	900mm	Erzbergbau Salzgitter	farm, Palmersville, TN	stored	Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #27125, 1951	From the Kaintuck Territory Amusement Park, Benton, KY. Rumored to have been for sale. Current condition is unknown.
192	S118	2-8-2	36"	WP&Y (USATC)	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN	overhaul	Baldwin #69427, 1943	Named Klondike Katie. Undergoing conversion to burn oil.
70		2-8-2	36"	WP&Y	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN	operational	Baldwin #62234, 05/1938	Named Cinderella. Converted to burn oil in late February 2026.
71		2-8-2	36"	WP&Y	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN	stored	Baldwin #62257, 01/1939	Named Beatrice. Using the tender from SOU 107 and spare parts from WP&Y 72.
72		2-8-2	36"	WP&Y	Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN	stored	Baldwin #73351, 1947	Running gear only. Used as a spare parts source for WP&Y 70 and 71.
2147	C-70	Shay3Tr	4'-8½"	Little River	Little River Railroad Museum, Townsend, TN	display	Lima #2147, 1909
704		0-4-0T	36"	NC&StL	Sam Werner Lumber, Tracy City, TN	private, stored	Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1987, 1912
1149	B	4-6-0	4'-8½"	B&ML (Swedish State Railways)	Discovery Park of America, Union City, TN	display	Swedish State Railways, 1913	From Belfast & Moosehead Lake, Unity, ME, then the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, NC. Previously operated in 2007.

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