The only 2-8-4 ever to appear on the Southern Railway’s roster, former C&O 2716, approaches the U.S. 15 underpass near Culpeper, Virginia with a 16 car excursion.
The Van Swearingen Brothers standarized freight power for their railroads with nearly identical 2-8-4 Berkshires. Two of these engines are still in excursion service.
