TVRM in the Hiwassee River Gorge

On Saturday, May 22nd, Jonathan Guy and I decide to photograph the excursions that the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum is conducting on the Tennessee Ovehill Commission's "Hook & Eye" line, formerly operated by CSX/SBD/L&N. Passengers are bussed from parking lots in downtown Etowah, to the nearby Gee Creek Campground where they board the train. The train then follows the pathway of the Hiwassee River upstream to TVA's Hiwassee Powerhouse before returning. Unfortunately, the track condition beyond the TVA property has deteriorated to a condition that requires much more work before it can handle trains again, so the famous (or infamous, to some former train crews) loop north of Copperhill was not featured during these trips. Nonetheless, the scenery available more than makes up for this loss.

Below are some of the better images taken during two different days - the first batch of chase shots are from May 22nd; the second batch of onboard shots are from May 29th.

Gee Creek - One good lookin' loco	Gee Creek	Gee Creek	Reliance, TN
Reliance, TN	Reliance, TN	Hiwassee River Gorge	Hiwassee River Gorge
Reliance, TN	Reliance, TN	Reliance, TN	Reliance, TN
Quinn Springs - A critter I in a creek that I was standing next to while waiting for the excursion	Riding behind C&C 102 on May 29	Looking towards TVRM's NC&StL GP7	Thick vegetation along the S-curves makes photography difficult
	A rafting family waves hello at the passing train	Activity at Hiwassee Outfitters in Reliance, TN

Click here to view Jonathan's TVRM-Hiwassee shots on Railpictures.net.

Last updated 05/31/04