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Chris Parker and I got up on this morning and decided to visit the Cafe Espresso to get
something to eat this morning before our third NRHS 2007 Convention Trip.
We walked out across the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Chattanooga Choo Choo and found our train hadn't arrived yet to board. Today's trips are in two groups. We are Group A and will do the Tag Line Trip down to Kensington in the morning and then do the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in the afternoon. Group B will do the TVRM in the morning and ride the Tag Line in the afternoon. The trip will be over the former rails of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad now owned by the Chattanooga & Chickamauga Railway.
Passengers waiting for the train to arrive into the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Our train backed into the track at the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
The front of this morning's Tag Line Train.
Our train consisted of GP-9L 1829, RDC 22, Coach 3203 and RDC 20, all from the TVRM collection.
I boarded the RDC 22 and settled in for the trip looking across the parking lot from where we had came this morning.
We departed a few minutes late and a look back towards the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
A look at Hotel Building Two where we were staying during the convention. We passed Terminal Tower as we exited the gate from the property.
We are now out along the CSX mainline which we will cross to get to the TAG Line.
Another rail line comes into the junction at 22nd Street.
Lookout Mountain and the route of the Incline Railway could be seen.
We made a turn to the west and the north end of Lookout Mountain could be seen. Next we went under a bridge under the Norfolk Southern Mainline to Birmingham.
A few minutes later Rock City could be seen far below.
A field of corn with Lookout Mountain standing behind.
Close up of Rock City.
An interesting farm.
More of Lookout Mountain.
A factory along our route near Flintstone.
We blocked the traffic as we surprised many motorist who did a double take when they saw our train.
High Point at the south end of Lookout Mountain. We stopped for a photo runby next at a large field.
The Coach 3203.
RDC 22.
TVRM GP-9L 1829.
The back up move.
Photo Runby 1. The photo line was then relocated for the northbound photo runby.
RDC 20.
Photo Runby 2 with the RDC leading.
Our train returning to pick us up.
Everyone getting ready to reboard the train.
Some people had a longer walk than others.
I thought this was an interesting picture before I boarded the train.
Back on board another view of Lookout Mountain.
A look across another field.
A look back down the side of our train. We came upon a horse who must have jumped the fence along our route and injured himself as he got cut by the barb wire on the fence. He was standing in front of our train blocking our route and it took almost half an hour to clear him from the tracks so we could continue south.
An interesting view.
Milepost Sign.
We have arrived into Kensington. No one had a switch key so this delayed us another forty five minutes. The air conditioning also gave out in our RDC but they managed to get it going again before we left Kensington later this morning.
A look along our train at Kensington.
The controls in the RDC 20.
The view out of the front door of the RDC.
The RDC Engineer's view.
A look forward as we waited for the switch key to arrive.
Another view along our train at Kensington.
The emblem of the Chattanooga & Chickamauga Railway.
A look as the C&C engine pulled us backwards to clear our GP-9.
The C&C engine then cut off as we were now ready to head back to Chattanooga.
Another view of our helpful C&C Locomotive.
It was good to be moving again.
I really enjoyed all the views I saw from all of these train trips. That horse managed to delay us again on our northbound trip but it was much shorter this time.
Down at the end of the road.
Another crossing different view.
High Point of Lookout Mountain.
An outstanding view.
Lookout Mountain.
Flags at Rock City.
Another view of Rock City.
The Rock City barn.
A look back from whence we had came!
Another view of Rock City.
Under the Norfolk Southern mainline.
Then across another rail line.
Curving into NS Shipps Yard.
Chattanooga Creek.
Coming under the Interstate 24 highway bridge.
Crossing the CSX mainlines.
All the way through the junction. We returned to the Chattanooga Choo Choo later than planned, so the trip to the TVRM would be backed up to a 2:15 PM departure by bus to the museum.
One last look at our GP-9 that provided the motive power for our trip today.
One last view before I returned to our room and cooled off before changing my shirt for the afternoon trip but that is another story.
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