ALCO Photo Freight Weekend

Friday & Saturday March 20 & 21, 2009
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Featuring our restored C-420, L&N 1315

The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum ran a series of special photo freights covering the K-25 Manhattan Project railroad in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, featuring our newly restored Alco C-420, Louisville & Nashville 1315. You can see photographs of this locomotive in numerous magazines such as Trains, Railfan & Railroad, and Railpace. The event featured a night photo session on Friday evening and numerous photo runbys on Saturday. All proceeds from this event go toward restoring additional locomotives, passenger and freight cars owned by the Museum. Photos from the event will be posted as available.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, March 20 - Night Photo Session featuring L&N 1315

7:30 pm - Check in at Wheat Station
8:00 pm - Depart for photo event featuring Steve Barry of Railfan & Railroad Magazine
11:00pm - End of evening

Saturday, March 21 - Photo Freights featuring L&N 1315

7:00 am - Check in at Wheat Station
8:00 am - Departure for morning event
11:30 am - Return to Wheat for lunch break
2:00 pm - Departure for afternoon event
7:00 pm - Return to Wheat and end of event