Nearly 10 years after the announcement to restore NC&STL No. 576, the Nashville Steam Preservation Society is closing in on the first fireup.
As we tear through the December doors of Advent calendars, the usual package of festivities – markets, pantomimes and a spin around the local ice rink – may already be ticked off your winter wishlist.
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is being readied for a spectacle that will stretch from ocean to ocean in 2026, turning a piece of mid‑century railroading into a rolling national event.