Fallston in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ma & Pa Engine No. 6

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 26, 2024

1. Ma & Pa Engine No. 6 Marker

Inscription. The Ma & Pa Railroad passed through Harford County from 1901 to 1958, being pulled by a number of steam locomotives, including its most-loved Engine No. 6. It was built at the Richmond Works of the American Locomotive Company in November 1901 and ran until 1951, serving the Ma & Pa for 50 years. A half-size bronze engine front end is depicted showing the smokestack, lights, boiler, and cowcatcher. The engine is now dubbed "Choo Choo."

Erected 2024 by ack and Signe Shagena.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 39° 30.782′ N, 76° 22.781′ W. Marker is in Fallston, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Smith Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fallston MD 21047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Annie McGann Cumpston (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Susquehannock Environmental Center (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ma & Pa Heritage Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ma & Pa Railroad (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Ma & Pa Heritage Trail (approx. 1.2

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miles away); Heavenly Waters Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Daybreak by Richard Goldsborough Brink (approx. 1.6 miles away); Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (approx. 1.6 miles away).

More about this marker. Sculpture was created by Brad Vanneman of Wilmington, Delaware.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 26, 2024

2. Ma & Pa Engine No. 6 Marker

Ma & Pa Engine Number 6 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 26, 2024

3. Ma & Pa Engine Number 6 Marker

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 26, 2024

4. Ma & Pa Engine No. 6 Marker

Ma & Pa Engine No. 6 image. Click for full size.

5. Ma & Pa Engine No. 6

Photo provided by Walter Holloway

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2024, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 5. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.