Three Rivers Rambler

The train is operated by the Knoxville and Holston River Railroad, a subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways.Beyond McWherter Park the train goes through the General Shale Brick Company and the Knoxville Utilities Board water treatment plant.In 1977, #203 was sold to the Trilby, San Antonio & Cypress Railroad, known as the Orange Belt Route, a tourist line in Florida.The engine was briefly renumbered as the second #1 until 1963, when it was sold to the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad, who had also previously bought the LE's original #1.Stone Mountain restored the engine to its original SA&AP number and named it the Texas II.The engine operated until 1983, when it came in need of boiler work and other mechanical issues, though it continued to occasionally "pull" the train while pushed by a diesel until 2002.She used to be the primary power for the Rambler until the end of the 2008 season because of unreliability, so she was sent to the K&HR's K line south of the river.
W and L #203 on the Three Rivers Rambler
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