Surviving Steam Locomotives in Tennessee, United States
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List of Steam Locomotives in Tennessee, United States
| 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 | ||
| 349 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Central of GA | Children's Hospital at Erlanger - Kennedy Outpatient Center, Chattanooga, TN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #11994, 1891 | ||
| 0-4-0T | ng | Lord Penrhyn Slate Quarries | concert park, Chattanooga, TN | gone | Avonside Engine (Bristol) #2067, 1933 | Named Marchlyn. From Whistles in the Wind, Rossville, GA. Relocated to the Statfold Barn Railway, Tamworth, UK in 2011. | ||
| 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 | operational | Alco (Richmond) #28446, 1904 | Previously operated in November 1989. Restored back to operation in March 2011. Taken out of service in early 2020. Returned to operation in March 2021. Taken out of service again in early 2022. Returned to operation on August 4, 2023. |
| 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 September 2014. Masqueraded as L&N 1593 in September and October 2019. |
| 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 | ||
| 0-4-0 | 36" | Tennessee Coal & Iron | Doe River Gorge, Hampton, TN | stored operational | H.K. Porter | Once on display at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. From Dry Gulch USA, Adair, OK. Propane. | ||
| 1 (33) | B-S-I | 2-4-0 | 36" | Huff & Puff (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 Dry Gulch USA, Adair, OK. Awaiting a new boiler. To be operational by 12/2024. |
| 3 | 4-4-0 | 36" | 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. | ||
| 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 | restoration | 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. Sold at auction in 2015. | |
| 203 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Washington & Lincolnton (Rockton-Rion) | Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN | out of service | Baldwin #58489, 06/1925 | Named Lindy. Taken out of service in December 2015. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Currently scheduled to return to operation sometime in 2024. | |
| 154 | G | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Southern | Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #3114, 1890 | From Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, TN. Restored to operation in July 2010. Taken out of service on December 24, 2023. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 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. |
| 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 | ||
| 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 is expected to be completed in 2024 or 2025. |
| 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 | 700mm | Erzbergbau Salzgitter | farm, Palmersville, TN | private | Skoda #1099, 1940 | From Benton, KY. Up for sale as of 2022. | ||
| 0-4-0T | 700mm | Erzbergbau Salzgitter | farm, Palmersville, TN | private | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #27125, 1951 | From Benton, KY. Up for sale as of 2022. | ||
| 70 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | operational | Baldwin #62234, 05/1938 | Named Cinderella. | |
| 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. | |
| 192 | S118 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y (USATC) | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | operational | Baldwin #69427, 1943 | Named Klondike Katie. |
| 107 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Southern (Smoky Mountain Railroad) | Dollywood Marketing Office, Pigeon Forge, TN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #8869, 1887 | Suffered boiler explosion along route of Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 1890 due to low water. Retired in 1957. Put on display in 1961. From Dixie Stampede Restaurant and Show, Pigeon Forge, TN. Main rods removed. | |
| 2147 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Little River | Little River Railroad Museum, Townsend, TN | display | Lima #2147, 1909 | |
| 701 | 0-4-0T | 36" | NC&StL | Sam Werner Lumber, Tracy City, TN | private, stored | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1780, 1911 | ||
| 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) | 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. For sale as of 05/2024. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Tennessee, United States
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