While the Baltimore & Ohio’s Class EM-1 2-8-8-4s were not the most powerful of the large designs built during steam’s twilight in the 1930s and 1940s they were nevertheless exceptionally built machines that in time became well-liked by train crews.
Not only were the EM-1s capable of holding their own on steep grades with a coal drag in tow but also it was arguably one of the most aesthetically beautiful large steamers ever built.
this was filmed at the Train club in Wilmington NC