I'm 16. The NS is okay and I guess you could say its my favorite modern railroad, but I still prefer the Southern Railway. But hey, if the N&W hadn't merged with the Southern, then its likely the 611 and 1218 would have never been restored to operation, let alone operate in famous places like Saluda and the Loops between Old Fort and Ridgecrest.
In fact, before Flagg Coal #75 visited the South Carolina RR Museum in October, the 611 was the last steamer to operate in the state of SC.
Cheese
President and C.E.O. of the Smoky Mountain & Southern Railroad and subsidiary Seveir County Railroad Company