I respectfully disagree with UP5521, almost and honestly. It is my belief the Tidewater Railroad would have retire steam by the early 1960's before the line's water towers were dismantled. But in later years when a shortage of motive power increased by 1986, steam was brought back to the line - only with stored powerful-capacity tenders acquired since water and coal were extremely rarer along the line. Up until now, only five samples of steam remain on Tidewater Railroad; mainly for excursion use and primarily for revenue service from local small companies.