06/15/2026
The final preparations before heading to Summerville, GA.
Southern Railway 4501 is a 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in October 1911 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Southern Railway. 4501 served the Southern hauling freight until being retired in 1964.
The engine appeared in many movies and television shows. In the TV show Christy, the engine pulled the train that took the main character from her home in Asheville to the fictional town of Cutter Gap, TN.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum