Norfolk Southern Inaugurates 21st Century Steam (editor's title)

No. 630 on wye at Chattanooga, Tennessee

Norfolk Southern Corporation with the cooperation of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum at Chattanooga inaugurated its 21st Century Steam program on September 3, 2011. “This is the right time for steam to ride the Norfolk Southern rails,” said CEO Wick Moorman. “We have a fascinating history, and we have a compelling message about how today’s railroads support jobs, competition, and the economy. It is a forward-looking message that resonates with people everywhere.” The first 2011 run with no. 630 was in Chattanooga, where the Southern inaugurated its steam program in 1966 with locomotive 4501. Photographer John Gruber was there for both events.

Alternate Title	Locomotives 4501 and 630: 20
Source	John Gruber
Coverage	Spatial, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Temporal, September 2, 2011
Rights	John Gruber
Date Created	2011-09-02
Creator	Gruber, John E.
Resource Type	Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	Color slide
Classification	Preservation (LCSH)
Extent	35 mm
Depicted Railroad	Norfolk Southern Railway (1990)
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Equipment, Locomotive	No. 630, Consolidation
Builder, locomotive	American Locomotive Company (Richmond), 1904
Creator Description	John Gruber is a founder of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art and editor of its journal, Railroad Heritage. He has been a free-lance railroad photographer since 1960. He received awards from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in 1994 for lifetime achievement in photography and in 2010 for an article. He is author of Classic Steam: Timeless Photographs of North America Steam Railroading (2009) and co-author of four books. He photographed both the 1966 and 2011 events.
Collection	John Gruber Collection
Institution	Private Collection

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