Christmas time is here, and so is another episode of this podcast. In this episode, we will visit Alabama along the ex-Alabama Great Southern line between Chattanooga, TN, and Birmingham, AL. We will ride two steam passenger trains and catch trackside action along the line. We also hear action around Birmingham itself. Passenger and freight trains will be pulled by various Southern steam locomotives that will return from heaven to roam the rails again. This will be an RS Southern Christmas Jamboree that you will enjoy.

The sounds of Dwight Browning are unique because they are recorded onboard the train and not trackside. If you like what you heard in this episode and would like to hear more, here is his contact link:

[email protected]

Also, here is a link to Daylight Sale's website for more of their sounds and other railroad material:

https://www.daylightsales.net/

Cold air and a leafless landscape in Virginia are the settings for our fifth Southern RS Operation. Be prepared for a future Thanksgiving feast of 21st Southern Steam action. We will hear steam pulling local freights, manifests, and even some passenger trains on Norfolk Southern lines in Virginia. As a bonus, we will even learn about a famous story of Old 97. Come along and enjoy the sounds of a lost era brought back to life. 

AUDIO CREDITS:

1. Jay Winn

2. Semaphore Records

3. Daylight Sales. The link is below to visit their site:

https://www.daylightsales.net/

Menkel Sound Company

5. Daryl Collins

6. Mobile Fidelity Records

EPISODE COVER IMAGE CREDITS

1. James St. John, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

2. Vladimir Molnar

Veterans Day is a day to remember those who have fought for our country. For rail fans, it is essential to recognize the mighty steam locomotives that have worked hard to resolve any conflict. This RS episode represents the recognition steam engines deserve. We will travel to the Cities of Memphis, TN, and Atlanta, GA, to hear and honor the new steam locomotives for this future Veterans Day on the Southern. It will be an episode you will want to experience.

Have you ever wondered about ghost trains roaming the rails on Halloween night? This third episode of the Southern Saga will make you imagine standing at a Junction as a flurry of spirits from the past clank by you. They will be NS freight trains pulled by new and improved Southern Steam locomotives. We will visit three locations in North Carolina and Tennessee to attend these haunting events. We will hear trains in Swannanoa and Asheville, NC. We will also visit Frisco, TN. This will be a steam-powered Halloween treat you will enjoy.

Note: I do apologize if I pronounced Swannanoa wrong in this episode. And at some points, my voice is nearly muffled. That is because I had the microphone pointed the wrong way. I did my best to fix this problem.

Otherwise enjoy.

The first RS Event on the Mainline has finally arrived, and we will hear the action on this second RS mainline episode of Season 2 of the Revival Steam Podcast. We will visit towns in the autumn-colored countryside of Tennessee and Kentucky, where black freight engines and gorgeous green and gold passenger beauties will be the first locomotives to reclaim the main line in America.

Sound credit goes to Daylight Sales. The link is below:

https://www.daylightsales.net/

Welcome to a new season of Revival Steam. We are now taking to the Main Line and will start by imagining steam locomotives on the Southern Railway. We will imagine taking a Labor Day weekend trip to Tennessee and North Carolina to witness branch-line steam action. We will start with switching action in Chattanooga, TN. We will witness 2-8-0s and Mikado locomotives on the Murphy branch owned by the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad and the Blue Ridge Southern Railway. We will also visit places like Asheville, Hendersonville, and Winston Salem, NC, to hear newly built tribute and next-in-class locomotives roaming the same rails their predecessors had traveled on 80 to 90 years ago. Listen and enjoy.

Photo Attribution:

The original uploader was Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Welcome to part two of the final Revival Steam Short Line Episode. We will finish the saga by traveling west and visiting several short lines with steam in New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Oregon. We will also feature a bonus visit to the states of Kentucky and North Carolina to preview what we will feature in the next season and what will be the first mainline railroad to re-embrace steam locomotives. For now, enjoy one last time the sounds of steam short-line railroading in the West, and thank you for making this first season of the podcast possible.

Happy Steam Railroading!

Photo Attributions:

1. Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

2. JKlear, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Like all sagas, there must be a finale. This is part one of two of this podcast's RS Short Line finale. We will start in the east visiting several steam operations in North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Michigan. Enjoy the sounds of the steam short line action in part one of this finale!

Photo Attribution:

1. benagain_photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

NOTE:

I did mention that action will be captured in Tennessee in the finale, but it will not be featured in this part one episode.

Welcome to the fourth single episode of the Revival Steam podcast. We will continue our imaginary journey, visiting some railroads in the southern USA. This time, it will be cold during the month of February, but that does not stop from capturing the southern steam kettles working hard on different short lines.

Listen and Enjoy!

Photo Attributions:

1. railfan 44, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

2. railfan 44, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

As we approach the end of the short-line saga, we will feature episodes showcasing steam on the short lines of the south. We will meet old friends and make new ones during this southern jamboree. Spring is in the air, and like the leaves of trees, a new era continues to sprout in the RS movement. Enjoy

Photo Attributions

Tom Driggers from Powder Springs, GA (greater Atlanta area), USA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

railfan 44, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

StudiesWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons