On the weekend of September 8 & 9, 2018, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum hosted their 8th annual Railfest. The two days of the event featured food vendors, live steam models, model railroads, and both of the museum's operational Southern Railway steam locomotives taking turns on the Missionary Ridge Local throughout the day. Also on display was recently painted Southern 6914, which has been under restoration for over a decade and will soon be returned to operation. The event was ended spectacularly on Sunday with a locomotive parade headed by 6914 (and featuring a surprise appearance by Norfolk Southern's Monongahela heritage unit) followed by a photo shoot with 6914, 630, and 4501 in front of Grand Junction. Despite the rain, it was a great time.
