Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Big Emma on empties

Big Emma on empties

By Angela Cotey | May 3, 2022

Louisville and Nashville Railroad

Louisville & Nashville class M-1 2-8-4 No. 1950 — a “Big Emma” — rolls empty coal hopper cars at Hargett, Ky., on May 23, 1952.
Ed Theisinger photo

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