Jeffrey Haulage Locomotive   Save
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection
Description: 10-ton haulage locomotive made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio in use at the Amherst Coal Company, Amherstdale, West Virginia, 1927. Haulage locomotives were used to pull long trains of coal cars from mines. A trolley arm extended from the locomotive to an overhead electrical cable to provide power for the locomotive. Electric locomotives could travel at approximately 5 miles per hour. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01488
Subjects: Locomotives; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Amherstdale (West Virginia)