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Tending to the Engine
Reminiscent of the WWII era when woman kept the factories and railroads running while men were fighting in both Europe and the Pacific..By 1945 approximately 116,000 women were working on the railroads. ..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 Chrissy, the engine pulled the train that took the main character from her home in Asheville to the fictional town of Cutter Gap, TN. .
Author: Jeffrey Stoner
© 2018 Jeffrey Stoner Photography.www.JeffreyStonerPhotography.com.Jeffrey@JeffreyStonerPhotography.com
Photograph size: 1.5 Mpixels (4.29 MB uncompressed) - 1000x1500 pixels (3.3x5 in / 8.5x12.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photograph keywords: Chattanooga, Engine, Locomotive, Rosie, Southern Railway, Steam, Steam Engine, Tennessee, Train, WWII
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