No. 4501 Three Decades of Excursions
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4501 was the first of 177 Mikados the Southern ordered from Baldwin in 1911. She’s now the last of her breed. Here is film from three decades of excursions.
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| Producer | Green Frog Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
Number 4501 was the first of 177 Mikados on the Southern Railway when she arrived from Baldwin in 1911. She is now the sole survivor in her class. After working for the S.R., the rugged 2-8-2 put more years on the Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad–until she was purchased in early 1964 by Chattanooga’s fledgling Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
When the Southern Railway’s legendary steam excursion program notched out its throttle two years later, bright green No. 4501 headed up some of its first trains. Early S.R. steam trains were the ultimate in simplicity – with No. 4501 pulling a dozen open window coaches. No. 4501 has outlasted most of the other locomotives used in the Southern’s, and later, Norfolk Southern’s 28 year steam excursion program. While her peers are now cold and back in museums, No. 4501 continues to proudly highball out of Chattanooga.
Join us for vintage action of No. 4501 pulling excursion trains through the heart of the south, as well as from Pittsburgh to Washington to Richmond over two decades ago!
We’ll also follow a 1973 excursion of 4501 out of Chicago on the Rock island to southern Illinois. Our video then fast forwards to the present. No. 4501 is back on the track again, thundering over the former Central of Georgia main line.
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Originally Released in either 1996 or 1997, this program covers the life of 4501 from main line trips in the 1970’s, to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Summerville Georgia Line which continues to operate on occasional days.
Some of the early Modern era films of 4501 in the states of Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, & Pennsylvania have also appeared in other Green Frog titles: 70s & 80s Steam Celebration, & The Rock Island Line, while the rest of the films are exclusive to this program.
On one scene, 4501 is being towed by a pair of Red & Black Western Maryland F Units at Helmstetter’s Curve, which is now the route of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad between Cumberland & Frostburg. Later on, there is a cab ride between Alexandria & Front Royal, as well as passing by the Northern end of the Amtrak Auto Train Service Yard at Lorton Virginia. Not to Mention going through the hot spot of Doswell at a Diamond.
All of these scenes of the main star which led to the creation of the Southern/NS Steam program were photographed by Emery Gulash (For the 1973 films), Jerry Carson, Carl Franz (Well Known railfan for chartering steam specials on both the Cass & Western Maryland Scenic Railroads), & the Autumn 1995 or 1996 trip from the museum to Lafayette (before it was extended to Summerville) was recorded by Charlie Brown (No it’s not the Peanuts Character).
After the end credits, a trick of the head on shot of 4501 in the 70’s was used as the Camera was facing the mirror on the tracks, then 4501 crashes into the Mirror. To add magic to this scene, a familiar Crash sound from the “I Love Toy Trains” Series by TM Books & Video was used.