584K views · 1.4K shares | Celebrating 58 years of preserving history with 108 year old steam engine 4501 and 115 year old steam engine 630. Two more opportunities to ride behind these beauties: 2:00 and 3:30. Come ride with us! #steamengine4501 #steamengine630 #tvrm #chattanoogafun #rideatrain #classicchattanooga | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum | Facebook

I've been working on rigging up an electric motor with a gear reduction to turn over the engine so that i could run in the bearings, particularly the connecting rods. Before doing so, the engine was a bit stiff. I could turn it over by using a crank that I engaged into the holes in the crankshaft flanges, but it was too stiff to be able to roll by just grasping tge flanges themselves. Today I got the motor all set up, and connected it with a V belt. After oiling around, I plugged it in, and star