A deep desire to preserve an artifact of our region’s anthracite mining history is driving a small cadre of volunteers to restore lokie Wanamie 9. Despite the COVID-19 virus pandemic and rough winter ...

ASHLAND – A mild winter with little snow was a great help for the outside construction of the new lokie barn at the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train attraction. Pioneer Tunnel Business Manager ...

ASHLAND – Ring the bell and blow the steam whistle, the Henry Clay 1 lokie is back in town. The sound of the steam engine whistle could be heard Friday evening in all of Ashland as the lokie was fired ...

A mine lokie once used to haul cars laden with freshly mined anthracite is available and a committee of the Huber Breaker Preservation Society needs help to acquire it. The lokie, best known as ...

The mine lokie that once ran on narrow-gauge tracks at two Wyoming Valley mines is coming home. The Huber Breaker Preservation Society, with an assist from Ashley Borough, has been awarded $21,000 ...