Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10 explained

Elk River Coal and Lumber Company #10
Powertype:Steam
Builder:American Locomotive Company
Serialnumber:65430
Builddate:1924
Uicclass:1′D1′
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Operator:Toledo, Angola and Western »
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
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Elk River Coal and Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive
Location:Jct. of Veteran's Memorial Blvd. and 11th St., Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.4236°N -82.4409°W
Built:1924
Architect:American Locomotive Company
Architecture:2-8-2 Class Locomotive
Added:September 28, 2006
Refnum:06000901

Elk River Coal and Lumber No. 10 is a, 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.

It was built for the Toledo Angola and Western as their No. 100 in 1924. 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.

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