More Steam At The Throttle Experiences

Jul
4–18

Put yourself in the engineer’s seat of a steam locomotive! After a quick safety briefing and instruction on how to operate the locomotive, climb aboard for your turn to ride down the rails! Join us for this once in a lifetime experience that any rail fan will love. Do it for yourself or as a gift for your favorite railfan!

Jeddo Coal Company #85, nicknamed “Mack,” is a standard gauge, coal burning, 0-4-0 Tank Steam Engine owned and restored by Gramling Locomotive works. The locomotive was built in 1928 by the Vulcan Iron Works for the A.E. Dick Construction Co. of Scranton, Pennsylvania who used it in their stone quarry until 1933 when they sold it to the Jeddo – Highland Coal Company located near Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Jeddo named it Engine No. 85 and used it in their mining operations until 1964 when they sold it to a collector who moved it to Horseheads, New York.

Dates, Location & Info

Dates
Jul 4 – Jul 18
Admission
Tickets
Address
N C Transportation Museum, 411 S. Salisbury Ave.
Phone
704-636-2889
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.nctransportationmuseum.org/jeddo-coal-85

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