What do I mean by this? Well, that's because of my experience of going to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum on the second weekend of Southern 2-8-0 #630's of operation after her restoration was, what I call, 'mayhem at the TVRM.' There were more people there in than I've ever seen there before at one time. The closest I could get to the same amount of people being there is whenever Thomas the Tank Engine is there. Well, instead of having people moving around to get the best shot of 630, you've got a whole lot of little kids running all over the place (no offense). Anyway, I predict that when Southern 2-8-2 #4501 comes back from her slumber, there will be at least double, heck maybe triple, the amount of people there at the Tennesee Valley Railroad Museum than when 630 awoke from her sleep.
Note: For anyone reading this blog who was there when I was there, if you saw a guy standing on the rear of the train, waving at anyone, that was me.
Note: For anyone reading this blog who was there when I was there, if you saw a guy standing on the rear of the train, waving at anyone, that was me.