Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10
Elk River Coal and Lumber No. 10 is a 2-8-2, Mikado type steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company in 1924 and used by its owners to haul mine waste from Rich Run Mine in Widen, West Virginia. It was retired in 1959 and moved to its present location at Huntington, West Virginia, in 1977.[2]
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It was built for the Toledo Angola and Western as their No. 100 in 1924.[3] It was purchased sometime thereafter by Elk River Coal and Lumber Company.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Elk River Coal and Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive in 2006.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Plaque by West Virginia Archives and History on site.
- "Builder's photo". Steam Locomotive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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