Number 98
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TL DeMott
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Jul 29th, 2009 |
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This artwork represents Wilmington & Western railroad’s 4-4-0, "D" valve steam engine number 98 arriving at the station in Oxford, PA. Built by ALCO-Schenectedy in 1909, the locomotive has changed little in over 85 years.
After years of service with the Mississippi Central, the engine ended up on the Louisiana Eastern railroad. When no longer needed, it was one of only four locomotives out of thirty, which survived the scrap heap.
Restored to service in 1972, she has been puffing up and down the Red Clay Valley for all these past years. The old engine has given many people who never experienced it, a nostalgic ride into the "Age of Steam."
