Trains Magazine goes behind the scenes with Nashville Steam and its President Shane Meador and Communications Manager Joey Bryan for an update on the restoration on 576, background on how the locomotive was selected for rebuilding, and more! Learn more in this exclusive interview and send your tax-deductible donation to help us meet our matching grant goal for the end of 2021! Donate here: https://www.nashvillesteam.org/donate/
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🚂 🛠️ Locomotive No. 576 recently cleared one of the biggest hurdles in its restoration — the hydrostatic test — proving the boiler sound for the first time in more than 70 years. ![]()
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As our team prepares for the next milestone, the first LIVE-STEAM test, an unexpected twist surfaced: we've determined that several of the locomotive’s superheater units require total replacement, demanding a custom mill run of new material costing roughly $45,000.![]()
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To keep the project on schedule and power through this challenge, we’re launching an end-of-year MATCHING CAMPAIGN, where all donations are doubled up to $25,000. This effort directly supports the fabrication and installation of the new superheater elements. ![]()
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Between now and the end of December, YOU can double your impact, and help carry Nashville’s most iconic locomotive into its long-awaited return to steam. ![]()
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Your support today notches the throttle forward and sets the set the stage for a steam test. ![]()
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Learn more about the project and donate directly here: www.nashvillesteam.org/2025/11/end-of-year-matching-campaign-for-superheaters/
We’re up and running at the Nashville Steam-Tennessee Central Fall Open House & Train Show! Come on down and see the progress for yourself. We’ll be here til 3pm! 🚂🛠️
Looking for something to do on Saturday after you wake up from your post-Halloween candy coma? 🎃🍬 Then join us for the Nashville Steam-Tennessee Central Fall Open House & Train Show! Our crew is hard at work cleaning up the shop to show off the latest progress on No. 576. The Tennessee Central Railway Museum 's fleet of 1950s passenger cars will be open for display with full lunch service available in the dining car. Don't miss this day of Nashville railroading that's fun for the whole family! 🚂
