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"Lokies" boost coal production ...
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By Deb Hartshorn, August 22, 2010 | |
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Inscription. Made in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this battery powered locomotive or "lokie," hauled cars full of anthracite coal from the mine's depths to the surface for processing in the coal breaker. "Lokies," replaced mules in the transportation of coal out of the mine, increasing the quantity of daily coal production. The mine worker who drove the locomotive was known as "the motorman."
Photo courtesy of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: "Electric Storage Battery Locomotive in Eddy Creek Mine", by John Horgan, Jr, circa 1919.
The Eddy Creek Mine was located in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, Pa.
Location. 41° 59.025′ N, 75° 44.914′ W. Marker is near Great Bend, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Marker can be reached from Interstate 81 at milepost 232. Click for map. Great Bend Welcome Center - southbound. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend PA 18821, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Binghamton and Upper Susquehanna (approx. 3 miles away in New York); Joseph Smith (approx. 6 miles away); Starrucca Viaduct (approx. 8.6 miles away); Chenango Canal (approx. 13.2 miles away in New York). |
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By Deb Hartshorn, August 22, 2010 | |
| | | 2. "Lokies" boost coal production ... Marker and "lokie" | | |
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By Deb Hartshorn, August 22, 2010 | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 10, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 382 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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