Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine No. 2

Originally known as Lehigh Valley Coal Company No. 119, the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine No. 2 is a 42" gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotive built in 1926 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes Barre, PA. During it's first working life at a mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite region, it was used to shunt coal bogies from the mine mouth to a breaker. These diminutive, spartan steam engines were referred to as "Lokies". Unlike most coal-burning steam locomotives, this engine utilizes anthracite coal as a fuel source. It was sold for scrap in the 1960s. 
This site known as Pioneer Tunnel was originally a working coal mine in Ashland, Pennsylvania that operated in the 1910s to 1930s before being shut down when the Depression hit. The site remained closed until a local group worked to convert it into a tourist attraction. Someone on the board of directors at the time felt that the attraction should have an operational steam-powered train so two former Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-4-0s (engines No. 123 and No. 119) were saved from the scrapyard. 
No. 123 who is now known as "Henry Clay" was restored and still continues to operate at the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine pulling passenger mine tourist trains along the side of Mahanoy Mountain. No. 119 serves as a back-up engine currently being stored away in the sheds awaiting restoration. 
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Category:Built in 1926
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