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Engine No. 85 | Coal Region Steam Locomotive from Vulcan Iron Works

Summary by Wynning History
Earlier this year, I ran into some Coal Region history on the railroad tracks near Frederick, Maryland. Built in 1928 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, PA this standard gauge, coal-burning 0-4-0 tank steam engine started its working life at the A.E. Dick Construction Co. in Scranton, PA, hauling stone at a quarry. In 1933, the Jeddo–Highland Coal Company near Hazleton purchased the locomotive, renumbered it as Engine No. 85, and put it t…
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Wynning History broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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