EIGHTH RS MAIN LINE SOUTHERN EPISODE "SOUTHERN SPRING BOUQUET PART 1 "KNOXVILLE, TN"

Spring is in the air, and new leaves are popping out in all their green glory. In this episode, we imagine another source of green colors is emerging years after its disappearance: Southern Railway's passenger steam locomotives. We are about to take part in an RS Spring event that will occur in two cities. They are Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC. This is the first of two episodes of this week that will cover the event in Knoxville. We are about to hear steam switching in the yard, trotting on the Alcoa branch, and making spirited runs on the main line east and west of Knoxville. Listen and enjoy the sounds of Southern steam during the Spring.Note: You will hear two whistles on 2-8-0 6576, both the deep throated PS-4 whistle and the three chime freight whistle.Episode Cover Photo Credits:1. AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons2. Southern.railfan.netSound Credits:1. Brad Miller2. Arkay Records3. Darryl Collins, 4. John Koch of Green Frog Productions5. Menkel Sounds6. Belbin Videos of Australia