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Tennessee Valley Railroad 610

Tennessee Valley Railroad 610 is a preserved S160 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation (BLW) for the U.S. Army in March 1952. It is one of the last steam locomotives built for service in the United States and the last new steam locomotive acquired by the U.S. Army. In 1980, the locomotive and other pieces of the museum's rolling stock was added to the NRHP under the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Rolling Stock listing. As of now, No. 610 is owned by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM).

History
No. 610 was the very last steam locomotive to be built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton for an American customer, being built in March 1952. By the end of the 1950s, No. 610 was one of eight steam locomotives owned by the U.S. Army railroad and was used to train military soldiers in railroad operation and maintenance. TVRM crews opted to abandon No. 610's U.S. Army livery and modify it with a taller cab and a taller smokestack to improve its cosmetic appearance. No. 610 was subsequently used sparingly to pull NS' mainline excursions, before the railroad discontinued the steam program in 1994. No. 610 continued to pull the TVRM's yearly excursion trains, until it was taken out of service for its Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) mandated 1,472-day inspection on December 11, 2010. In 2018, No. 610 was moved to the TVRM's Soule Shops, where it currently awaits a major overhaul. == See also ==
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