The plaque for this train reads: Vulcan Steam Locomotive – manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This little 040 saddletank steam locomotive is a close relative of the S D Carleton and Joe Shepherd, two engines which huffed and puffed under heavy loads of limestone on the narrow-gauge tracks of the Rockport Railroad. The three-mile-long railroad was discontinued in 1896, after seven years of operation between the Rockport Harbor lime kilns and the Simonton Corner quarries. It was donated to the town of Rockport, Maine, in 1982, by Mrs. Ambrose C Cramer. The photo da

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The plaque for this train reads: Vulcan Steam Locomotive – manufactured by Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This little 040 saddletank steam locomotive is a close relative of the S D Carleton and Joe Shepherd, two engines which huffed and puffed under heavy loads of limestone on the narrow-gauge tracks of the Rockport Railroad. The three-mile-long railroad was discontinued in 1896, after seven years of operation between the Rockport Harbor lime kilns and the Simonton Corner quarries. It was donated to the town of Rockport, Maine, in 1982, by Mrs. Ambrose C Cramer. The photo dates to 2022.

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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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