Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

New Haven Trap Rock Company #43

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

1. New Haven Trap Rock Company #43 Marker

Inscription. The Vulcan Iron Works built engine #43, an industrial saddle tank 0-4-0T switcher, in 1919. The engine was purchased by C.W. Blakeslee and Sons out of New Haven, Connecticut, for work at their New Haven Trap Rock Company quarry.

At the quarry, small switch engines supplied empty gondola cars to steam shovels for filling. Once filled with cut rock, the engine pulled the loaded cars over to the rock crusher.

Larger engines hauled cars filled with crushed stone to the company's railroad at Juniper Point for loading onto barges. Engine #43, a heavy switch engine, was used by the New Haven Trap Rock Company for both quarry work and for the trip to Juniper Point.

Erected by Steamtown Nataionl Historic Site - National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 41° 24.444′ N, 75° 40.264′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It can be reached from Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in the Roundhouse in Steamtown National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Turntable (here, next to this marker); E.J. Lavino & Company #3

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(a few steps from this marker); 1902 Roundhouse Section (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Boxcars (within shouting distance of this marker); Claremont & Concord Snow Plow #60 (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow (within shouting distance of this marker); DL&W Coal Hoppers (within shouting distance of this marker); 1902 Roundhouse Office (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Also see . . . New Haven Trap Rock Company #43. (PDF) Additional details from the park service site. (Submitted on June 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

New Haven Trap Rock Company #43 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

2. New Haven Trap Rock Company #43 and Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

3. New Haven Trap Rock Company #43 and Marker

A Look in the Cab of the Engine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

4. A Look in the Cab of the Engine

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.