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{{Infobox locomotive
|name             = Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 576
|powertype        = Steam
|image            = File:Steam engine, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN, US.jpg
|caption          = NC&StL No. 576 on static display at the [[Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park]] in December 2008
|designer         = Clarence M. Darden
|builder          = ALCO's [[Schenectady Locomotive Works|Schenectady Works]]
|serialnumber     = 69786
|builddate        = August 1942
|rebuilddate      = 2019–ongoing
|whytetype        = [[4-8-4]]
|gauge            = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
|driverdiameter   = {{convert|70|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|minimumcurve     = 19°
|wheelbase        = Overall: {{convert|86|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|height           = {{convert|15|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|axleload         = {{convert|66622.5|lb|kg t|abbr=in|sp=us}}
|weightondrivers  = {{convert|228000|lb|abbr=on}}
|locoweight       = {{convert|400500|lb|abbr=on}}
|tenderweight     = {{convert|285000|lb|abbr=on}}
|locotenderweight = {{convert|685500|lb|abbr=on}}
|fueltype         = [[Coal]]
|fuelcap          = {{convert|36000|lb|t|abbr=in}}
|watercap         = {{convert|15000|usgal|abbr=on}}
|consumption      = {{convert|4|t|abbr=on}} of coal per hour<br/>{{convert|7000|gal|L}} of water per hour
|boilerpressure   = {{convert|250|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
|feedwaterheater  = Worthington Type SA <br> 9,000 US gal/hr cap
|superheatertype  = Elesco Type E
|firearea         = {{convert|77.30|sqft|m2|1|abbr=on}}
|cylindercount    = Two
|cylindersize     = {{convert|25|x|30|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|valvegear        = [[Walschaerts]]
|maxspeed         = {{convert|90-110|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
|poweroutput      = Estimated {{convert|4000|hp|abbr=on}}
|tractiveeffort   = {{convert|57000|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}
|factorofadhesion = 4.01
|operator         = {{ubl|[[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]] (NC&StL)|Nashville Steam Preservation Society (leased)}}
|operatorclass    = {{ubl|J3-57}}
|numinclass       = 7 of 20
|fleetnumbers     = {{ubl|NCSt&L 576}}
|locale           = [[Tennessee]]
|firstrundate     = August 18, 1942
|retiredate       = September 2, 1952
|preservedunits   = September 20, 1953
|restoredate      =
|nicknames        = {{ubl|"Yellow Jacket"|"The Stripe"}}
|currentowner     = {{ubl|[[Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation]]|Nashville Steam Preservation Society (leased operator)}}
|disposition      = Undergoing restoration to operating condition
|notes            = References:<ref name="Team576">{{Cite web|last=Ibata|first=David|date=April 26, 2016|title=Team to restore a 'Dixie' 4-8-4|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/26-ncstl/|work=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]]|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814224523/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/26-ncstl/|archive-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref><ref name="576History">{{Cite web|last=Morgan|first=David P.|date=December 1963|title=Gliders, Yellow Jackets, and Stripes|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/history/|work=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123193647/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/history/|archive-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Prince2001p119">{{Harvp|Prince|2001|p=119}}.</ref>
}}
'''Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 576''' is a [[4-8-4]] "Dixie" (Northern) type [[steam locomotive]] built in August 1942 by the [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) of [[Schenectady, New York]], for the [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]] (NC&StL). The locomotive was part of the technologically advanced J3 class.
During [[World War II]], the J3s hauled heavy [[freight train|freight]] and [[troop]] trains. After the war, they were used in freight and passenger service until the early 1950s, when dwindling traffic and the onset of [[dieselization]] led to their retirement and scrapping by early 1952. The sole survivor—indeed, the only surviving NC&StL steam locomotive—was No. 576, which was donated to the City of Nashville, Tennessee, and put on display at the Centennial Park.
In 2019, No. 576 was moved to the [[Tennessee Central Railway Museum]] (TCRM), where it is being restored to operating condition by the Nashville Steam Preservation Society (NSPS) for use in [[excursion train|excursion service]] on the [[shortline railroad|shortline]] [[Nashville and Eastern Railroad]]. The restoration work is expected to be complete by early 2025.
==History==
===Design and appearance===
During World War II, the NC&StL found itself unable to order more [[diesel locomotives]] to handle the increased passenger traffic.<ref name="576History"/> Officials decided to go for steam power; they accepted a proposal by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for a streamlined 4-8-4 J3 locomotive similar to the [[Norfolk and Western Railway|Norfolk and Western]] [[Norfolk and Western J class (1941)|J class]] locomotives, (a design rejected by the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] (L&N) as too expensive).<ref name="576History"/>
The NC&StL's Superintendent of Machinery, Clarence M. Darden, designed ten J3 (Nos. 570-579) locomotives delivered between July and August 1942 from ALCO in a non-streamlined design with yellow skirting panels, a bullet nose cone, [[boxpok]] [[driving wheel|drivers]], and a large semi-[[Tender (rail)#Vanderbilt|Vanderbilt tender]] holding {{Convert|16|t|kg}} of coal and {{Convert|15,000|gal|l}} of water.<ref name="576History"/><ref name="Prince2001p125">{{Harvp|Prince|2001|p=125}}.</ref> Although other railroads called their 4-8-4s the ''Northerns'', the J3s were nicknamed ''Dixies''.<ref name="576History" /> They each consumed {{convert|4|ST|lb}} of coal and {{Convert|7000|gal|l}} of water per hour.<ref name="Team576" />
The NC&StL locomotive crews nicknamed the J3s as the ''Yellow Jackets'' after to their yellow skirting.<ref name="576History" /> In 1943, ALCO built ten more J3s (Nos. 580-589); wartime restrictions prevented the yellow skirting, so their running board edges were painted yellow and these locomotives were dubbed ''Stripes''.<ref name="Prince2001p125" /><ref name="Drury2015p228">{{Harvp|Drury|2015|p=228}}.</ref> In 1947, the skirting was removed from the 1942 J3 locomotives for easier maintenance, and the bullet nose cones were removed on all of the J3s.<ref name="576History" />
===Revenue service and retirement===
No. 576 was built at a cost of [[US dollar|$]]166,500 and delivered to the NC&StL Railway, which put it into revenue service on August 18, 1942.<ref name="Team576"/> Along with the other J3s, No. 576 helped move arms, materiel, and troops during the rapid buildup and mobilization of the American war effort during World War II.<ref name="576History"/> They initially ran only between Nashville and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], because at 100 feet long, they could not fit on the 90-foot [[railway turntable|turntable]]s in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]<ref name="Prince2001p125"/> until 110-foot ones were installed.<ref name="576History"/>
When the war ended in 1945, the J3s were reassigned to dual freight and passenger service, in which they ran between Nashville and [[Memphis, Tennessee]], via [[Bruceton, Tennessee|Bruceton]] and [[Martin, Tennessee|Martin]].<ref name="Prince2001p125" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History Of #576|url=http://ncstl.com/576/576.htm|publisher=NC&StL Preservation Society|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211024832/http://ncstl.com/576/576.htm|archive-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> They also worked in [[Cowan, Tennessee]], [[bank engine|banking]] trains up in the [[Cumberland Mountains]].<ref name="Prince2001p125" /><ref>{{Harvp|Prince|2001|pp=185-187}}.</ref> The J3s ran up to {{convert|11000|mi|km}} per month.<ref name="576History" /> As the NC&StL began to dieselize, the J3s were retired and scrapped between 1951 and 1952. The lone exception was No. 576, which was chosen for preservation and donated to the City of Nashville, where it was put on display at the Centennial Park on September 20, 1953.<ref name="Team576"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Challenge Coin, Centennial Park Commemorative|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/product/challenge-coin-centenial-park-commemorative/|work=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108220653/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/product/challenge-coin-centenial-park-commemorative/|archive-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Huddleston |first=Edwin |date=September 28, 1953 |title=Rails Now Lead To Memory Land, But Engine 576, Pilot Still Are Going Strong |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner/150225975/ |access-date=December 4, 2024 |work=Nashville Banner |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
=== Restoration ===
Attempts to restore No. 576 to operating condition were first made in late 1978, when the [[Clinchfield Railroad]] (CRR) hosted a steam excursion program, using [[4-6-0]] No. 1, and they were in search of a larger locomotive to expand the program at the request of the [[Seaboard System Railroad|Family Lines]].<ref name=":TomsNewEngine">{{Cite magazine |date=June 1979 |title=News & Editorial Comment - Tom's new engine |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-june-1979/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |page=12 |volume=39 |issue=8}}</ref><ref name=":CRREnd">{{Cite magazine |date=October 1979 |title=News & Editorial Comment - The Clinchfield Conclusion |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-october-1979/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |pages=3-4 |volume=39 |issue=12}}</ref> The CRR's general manager, Thomas D. Moore Jr., and Louisville and Nashville executive Colonel Philip Hooper negotiated with the Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation to lease and restore No. 576, but the board decided against their proposal.<ref name=":TomsNewEngine" /><ref name=":CRREnd" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1979 |title=News & Editorial Comment - NC&StL 576…another miracle? |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-january-1979/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |pages=3-4;7 |volume=39 |issue=3}}</ref>
In late May 1979, the Nashville board changed their minds, and they re-entered negotiations with the CRR to lease and restore No. 576, but to no avail; by that time, the Family Lines had cancelled the steam program after Thomas Moore was accused of participating in a scandal.<ref name=":CRREnd" /><ref name=":CRRCommotion">{{Cite magazine |date=August 1979 |title=Arrivals & Departures - Clinchfield Commotion |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-august-1979/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |page=12 |volume=39 |issue=10}}</ref> In 2001, a new proposal to restore No. 576 was made, but the Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation at the time denied it.<ref name="Team576" /> In 2004, a shelter shed was built over the No. 576 locomotive to protect it from weather.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moriarty|first=Megan|date=January 30, 2004|title=Park Train To Get Protection|url=http://ncstl.com/576/shed1.htm|publisher=[[The City Paper|The Nashville City Paper]]|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726192717/http://ncstl.com/576/shed1.htm|archive-date=July 26, 2008}}</ref>
In April 2016, the new Nashville Steam Preservation Society (NSPS) proposed to restore No. 576 and run it on the shortline Nashville and Eastern Railroad (NERR), pulling the Tennessee Central Railway Museum's (TCRM) excursions.<ref name="Team576" /><ref name="ProposedRestoration">{{Cite web|last=Wrinn|first=Jim|date=April 15, 2016|title=NC&StL No. 576 Proposed Restoration Announcement|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2016/04/576-restoration-proposal/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126151655/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2016/04/576-restoration-proposal/|archive-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> Two months later, the Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation approved the lease of No. 576 to NSPS.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 7, 2016|title=Park Board Approves Lease of No. 576|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2016/06/park-board-approves-lease-of-no-576/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926165840/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2016/06/park-board-approves-lease-of-no-576/|archive-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref> In April 2017, the NSPS volunteers found No. 576's [[fire-tube boiler#Locomotive boiler|boiler]] in good condition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=April 2, 2017|title=NSPS Performs Boiler Inspection, Pleased with Condition|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2017/04/nsps-performs-boiler-inspection-pleased-with-condition/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928115009/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2017/04/nsps-performs-boiler-inspection-pleased-with-condition/|archive-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> By October 2018, the NSPS had raised $500,000 to move No. 576 to the TCRM's restoration facility<ref name="FundraisingGoal">{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=October 11, 2018|title=NSPS Steam Reaches Initial Fundraising Goal|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2018/10/nsps-steam-reaches-initial-fundraising-goal/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123205708/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2018/10/nsps-steam-reaches-initial-fundraising-goal/|archive-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> and begin a restoration effort projected to cost a total of $2.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Number 576 |url=https://www.tcry.org/576 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331083304/https://www.tcry.org/576 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |publisher=Tennessee Central Railway Museum}}</ref>
On January 13, 2019, the No. 576 locomotive was moved from Centennial Park on a [[flatbed truck]]. It was placed on the Nashville & Western rails on February 6, where it was prepared to be moved to [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] trackage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=December 13, 2018|title=No. 576 to Leave Centennial Park on January 13th!|url=http://www.nashvillesteam.org/2018/12/no-576-to-leave-centennial-park-on-january-13th/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123193927/http://www.nashvillesteam.org/2018/12/no-576-to-leave-centennial-park-on-january-13th/|archive-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=February 6, 2019|title=No. 576 Move Out of Centennial Park A Success!|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2019/02/no-576-move-out-of-centennial-park-a-success/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126233539/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2019/02/no-576-move-out-of-centennial-park-a-success/|archive-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> The No. 576 locomotive made its final public appearance at the former [[Union Station (Nashville)|Nashville Union Station]] on March 9, 2019, and the next day, moved to the TCRM's workshop where restoration work began.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hilt|first=Eric|date=March 10, 2019|title=Locomotive No. 576 moves to old home|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/locomotive-no-576-moves-to-old-home|work=[[WTVF]]|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621162327/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/locomotive-no-576-moves-to-old-home|archive-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Historic steam train arrives at Nashville museum for restoration|url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/historic-steam-train-arrives-at-nashville-museum-for-restoration/|work=[[WKRN-TV]]|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303092120/https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/historic-steam-train-arrives-at-nashville-museum-for-restoration/|archive-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>  In June 2019, the NSPS received two [[boxcar]]s from CSX to store restoration equipment and materials.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=June 17, 2019|title=CSX Donates Two Boxcars for 576 Restoration|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2019/06/csx-donates-two-boxcars-for-576-restoration/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926161033/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2019/06/csx-donates-two-boxcars-for-576-restoration/|archive-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref> During the work, a new [[cab (locomotive)|cab]] was fabricated from scratch to replace the deteriorated original.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bryan |first=Joey |date=March 2021 |title=Nashville Steam Preservation Society - NSPS - 576 Update |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e704e9d9fc3e82f87aba533/t/60647145d59e0e1fbf24697a/1617195340693/2021+Mar+Order+Board.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111031729/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e704e9d9fc3e82f87aba533/t/60647145d59e0e1fbf24697a/1617195340693/2021+Mar+Order+Board.pdf |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |magazine=The Order Board |publisher=Tennessee Central Railway Museum |page=8 |volume=41 |issue=3}}</ref> No. 576's whistle was temporarily used on the [[Nickel Plate Road 765]] locomotive.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=November 2021|title=Nashville Steam Preservation Society NSPS - 576 Update|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e704e9d9fc3e82f87aba533/t/61d48aea91578460303d14e6/1641319147434/2021+November+Order+Board+Final.pdf|magazine=The Order Board|volume=41|issue=11|publisher=Tennessee Central Railway Museum & Model Railroad Club Nashville Chapter NRHS|page=11|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617131914/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e704e9d9fc3e82f87aba533/t/61d48aea91578460303d14e6/1641319147434/2021+November+Order+Board+Final.pdf|archive-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref>
On March 25, 2021, a [[storm]] damaged the TCRM restoration facility, but No. 576 was found to be undamaged.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 26, 2021|title=Nashville Steam facility, museum damaged by violent storm|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/nashville-steam-facility-museum-damaged-by-violent-storm/|work=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach Media|access-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326150713/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/nashville-steam-facility-museum-damaged-by-violent-storm/|archive-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Overdeep|first=Meghan|date=March 30, 2021|title=Steam Shop Restoring Historic Nashville Train Suffers Serious Damage in Storm|url=https://www.southernliving.com/news/local-news/nashville-steam-locomative-576-restoration-storm-damage|work=[[Southern Living]]|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331020632/https://www.southernliving.com/news/local-news/nashville-steam-locomative-576-restoration-storm-damage|archive-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> The workshop was quickly rebuilt, and the restoration work resumed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nolan|first=Davis|date=April 21, 2021|title=Restoration of Old Locomotive 576 resumes after March storm damage|url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/restoration-of-old-locomotive-576-resumes-after-march-storm-damage/|work=WKRN-TV|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426131042/https://www.wkrn.com/news/restoration-of-old-locomotive-576-resumes-after-march-storm-damage/|archive-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref> On April 15, ''Trains'' magazine donated $600,000 to the NSPS to renovate No. 576's driving wheels and trucks. The boiler required hydrostatic testing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=April 15, 2021|title=Trains Magazine Announces Nashville Steam as the Next Preservation Partner|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2021/04/trains-magazine-announces-nashville-steam-as-the-next-preservation-partner/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=May 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627214753/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2021/04/trains-magazine-announces-nashville-steam-as-the-next-preservation-partner/|archive-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> On June 17, 2021, No. 576's boiler and frame were removed from its wheels and [[Running gear (rail transport)|running gear]].<ref name="NSPSEngineWheelRemoval">{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Joey|date=June 17, 2021|title=NSPS Completes Engine Lift and Wheel Removal|url=https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2021/06/nsps-completes-engine-lift-and-wheel-removal/|publisher=Nashville Steam Preservation Society|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620025026/https://www.nashvillesteam.org/2021/06/nsps-completes-engine-lift-and-wheel-removal/|archive-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Tennessean">{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=WaTeasa|date=June 18, 2021|title=Progress continues to restore former Centennial Park locomotive to operation|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/06/18/progress-continues-restore-centennial-park-locomotive-operation/7716299002/|publisher=[[The Tennessean]]|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> The driving wheels were repaired at the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]] (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.<ref name="NSPSEngineWheelRemoval"/> On July 12, 2023, the reassembly of No. 576 began.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 12, 2023|title=Nashville Steam Begins to Reassemble NC&StL 576|url=https://railfan.com/nashville-steam-begins-to-reassemble-ncstl-576/|work=[[Railfan & Railroad]]|publisher=[[White River Productions]]|access-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713010139/https://railfan.com/nashville-steam-begins-to-reassemble-ncstl-576/|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, TVRM donated a former NC&STL tender to NSPS, which would restore and convert to an [[tender (rail)#Canteen|auxiliary water tender]] for use behind No. 576.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2023 |title=Bestowing a Legacy: Gifting the NC&STL Tender from Our Collection |url=https://www.tvrail.com/2023/10/18/tennessee-valley-ncstl-tender-gift/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018222159/https://www.tvrail.com/2023/10/18/tennessee-valley-ncstl-tender-gift/ |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum}}</ref>
The restoration of No. 576 is expected to be completed in early 2025.<ref name="Tennessean" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 1, 2023|title=Nashville Steam launches matching campaign to complete restoration of No. 576|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/nashville-steam-launches-matching-campaign-to-complete-restoration-of-no-576/|work=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach Media|access-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713011911/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/nashville-steam-launches-matching-campaign-to-complete-restoration-of-no-576/|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:576 Being Painted.jpg|September 16, 2016: No. 576 is repainted at its Centennial Park display site by the Nashville Steam Preservation Society.
File:NC&StL 576 looks alive at the open house.jpg|October 14, 2016: No. 576 on display with light and smoke effects during an event mounted by the Nashville Steam Preservation Society to fund its restoration.
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Atlantic Coast Line 1504]]
*[[Chesapeake and Ohio 614]]
*[[Grand Trunk Western 6325]]
*[[Norfolk and Western 611]]
*[[Reading 2101]]
*[[Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 2102|Reading 2102]]
*[[Santa Fe 3751]]
*[[Southern Pacific 4449]]
*[[Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700]]
*[[U.S. Sugar 148]]
*[[Union Pacific 844]]
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book|last=Drury|first=George H.|year=2015|title=Guide to North American Steam Locomotives|edition=2nd|publisher=Kalmbach Media|isbn=978-1-62700-259-2}}
*{{Cite book|last=Prince|first=Richard E.|year=2001|title=Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway: History and Steam Locomotives|edition=2nd|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|isbn=978-0-253-33927-0}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 576}}
*[http://www.nashvillesteam.org/ Nashville Steam Preservation Society]
*{{Facebook |id=NashvilleSteam/ |name=Nashville Steam}}
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[[Category:4-8-4 locomotives]]
[[Category:ALCO locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1942]]
[[Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Steam locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Individual locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Preserved steam locomotives of Tennessee]]