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Chattanooga

July 2026. The towing museum, mountain and river views, railway exhibits and a meal between stops.

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Red-brick station facade with a large arched window and parked cars.
The station entrance in Chattanooga. July 19, 2026.
Historic towing vehicles and larger trucks displayed across a museum gallery with a black-and-white tiled floor.
A wide view through the towing museum gallery. July 19, 2026.
Close view of a red winch housing, bolts and fittings beside a drum wound with steel cable.
The close view brings the cable drum, housing and connections into the same frame.
Twin gray lattice booms rise above a diamond-plate deck with work lights and a Holmes Wrecker nameplate.
Twin lattice booms, work lights and the Holmes Wrecker nameplate.
Welcome panel identifying Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility with reservoir map and wildlife photographs.
The Raccoon Mountain visitor display. July 19, 2026.
A river below wooded ridges and an exposed horizontal rock face.
The river valley below Raccoon Mountain. July 19, 2026.
Broad water and distant hills beneath large clouds, beyond a concrete overlook wall.
The reservoir from the overlook at Raccoon Mountain. July 19, 2026.
Large metal turbine component on an outdoor plaza with an interpretive panel.
A turbine component displayed outside at Raccoon Mountain. July 19, 2026.
Concrete structure over water with a railed walkway and blue-and-red housing.
A closer view of the structure and walkway over the water. July 19, 2026.
High patterned station dome and large arched window above the tiled hall.
Inside the station hall. July 19, 2026.
Illuminated Chattanooga lettering above a platform view toward a locomotive.
Looking out from the hall toward the locomotive. July 19, 2026.
Green and black steam locomotive with red trim beside a covered platform.
The displayed locomotive beside the platform. July 19, 2026.
Stationary rail cars facing a gravel and paved courtyard.
Rail cars around the station courtyard. July 19, 2026.
Outdoor chairs and sofas around a circular brick fire pit in a tree-lined courtyard.
A seating area between the railway buildings and cars. July 19, 2026.
Covered passage between rail cars with chandelier, potted plants and steps to doors.
A chandelier and plants between the rail cars. July 19, 2026.
Tortilla chips topped with browned strips and pale sauce, with crisp cups holding green peppers and pale topping.
A separate food photograph from Sunday in Chattanooga. July 19, 2026.
An antique open-cab towing vehicle with wood-spoke wheels, cable booms and Ernest Holmes Co. lettering.
Cable booms, pulleys and an open cab on an Ernest Holmes-marked display vehicle.
A yellow open-frame hoist and red hooks above a wooden vehicle bed, with other towing exhibits behind.
A yellow hoist, hanging hooks and a wooden bed among the museum vehicles.
A white tow truck with red Jerr-Dan lifting equipment displayed inside the museum.
A white truck and red Jerr-Dan equipment, viewed from the rear quarter.
A large suspended hook and thick steel cable frame a gray tow-truck deck beneath twin lattice booms.
The hook and cable bring the scale of the equipment close to the viewer.
A Wall of the Fallen dedication plaque honoring people who lost their lives in towing and recovery work.
A Wall of the Fallen dedication plaque honoring people who lost their lives in towing and recovery work. 2026-07-19.
A museum wall headed Makers, with framed photographs and captions beside a tiled floor.
A museum wall headed Makers, with framed photographs and captions beside a tiled floor. 2026-07-19.
High electrical structures and power lines beyond a concrete wall, beneath a bright cloudy sky.
High electrical structures and power lines beyond a concrete wall, beneath a bright cloudy sky. 2026-07-19.
A curving road between grassy verges and trees, viewed through a vehicle windscreen.
A curving road between grassy verges and trees, viewed through a vehicle windscreen. 2026-07-19.
A broad red winch and tightly wound cable beneath an amber light bar on a displayed recovery vehicle.
A broad red winch and tightly wound cable beneath an amber light bar on a displayed recovery vehicle. 2026-07-19.
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