Southern Railway 4501
Southern Railway #4501 on display in 2006
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Serial number | 37085 |
| Build date | October 1911 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration | 2-8-2 |
| UIC class | 1'D1'h |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Driver dia. | 63 in (1.600 m) |
| Adhesive weight | 215,700 lb (97,800 kg) |
| Loco weight | 272,900 lb (123,800 kg) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Boiler pressure | 205 psi (1.41 MPa) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 27 in × 30 in (686 mm × 762 mm) |
| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
| Performance figures | |
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| Tractive effort | 53,900 lbf (239.8 kN) |
| Factor of adh. | 4.00 |
| Career | |
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| Operators |
Southern Railway Kentucky & Tennessee Railway |
| Class | Ms |
| Number in class | 1st of 182 |
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| Retired | 1964 (revenue) 1998 (excursion) |
| Restored | 1966 (1st restoration) 2014 (2nd restoration) |
| Current owner | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum |
| Disposition |
Operational |
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Mikado Locomotive No. 4501
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| Location | 2202 N. Chamberlain Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°3′43″N 85°15′1″W / 35.06194°N 85.25028°WCoordinates: 35°3′43″N 85°15′1″W / 35.06194°N 85.25028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002440 |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1979 |
Operational
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. As the very first of that wheel arrangement the railroad owned, 4501 served the Southern hauling freight until being retired in 1964. Today the locomotive operates in tourist and mainline excursion service for its owner the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
4501 worked on many different divisions of the Southern Railway system from Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and finally Indiana. In 1948, the Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (K&T) purchased the locomotive and renumbered it as their #12. When #12 was retired by the Kentucky and Tennessee Railway in February 1964 because of dieselisation, a railfan named Paul H. Merriman bought the locomotive for The 4501 Corporation with $5,000 of his own money, and restored it for excursion use on the Southern Railway System.
On June 6, 1964, after running to Chattanooga from the K&T in Stearns, Kentucky, an initial restoration was done by Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) (which Merriman founded with Bob Soule) volunteers at the facilities of the Lucey Boiler Company in Chattanooga, just blocks away from TVRM's storage facilities, which were at the time located on the former Western Union Company tracks.
4501 was stripped down for an extensive overhaul with the thin cab floor, the rotted ash pan, and the rusty smoke box front replaced. The dented cab roof was straightened and got a radio antenna installed. In addition, the cylinder cocks were reworked and the throttle lapped with a new airline run to the repacked reverse gear. After that it was time to paint, the 4501 groups have the locomotive repainted in the fictitious Southern Crescent green with gold linings rather than the plain black freight livery.
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