Southern Railway 4501
Preserved American Ms class 2-8-2 steam locomotive
Southern Railway 4501
Southern Railway 4501 is a preserved 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive, the first of its wheel arrangement ordered by the Southern Railway (SOU). Built in October 1911 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, No. 4501 pulled freight trains on the SOU system until 1948, when it was retired amid dieselization. It was sold to the shortline Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (K&T) in Stearns, Kentucky, to haul coal trains. When the K&T dieselized in 1964, No. 4501 was purchased for $5,000 by railfan Paul Merriman, who brought it to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Repainted in SOU's passenger Sylvan green and gold paint scheme, No. 4501 became the primary excursion attraction of Southern's steam program from 1966, when it was operated by Merriman's 4501 Corporation. In 1975, he donated it to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, and until 1985, when No. 4501 was replaced with larger locomotives. The locomotive returned to mainline excursion service from...
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