Engine No. 8

Hancock and Calumet Railroad locomotive no. 8 the "Delaware", built by Baldwin in November of 1891 under construction no. 12335.  Unknown photographer in the mid 1890's shows the train approaching the Mineral Range Railroad crossing near Osceola, Michigan.  A very rare view as it shows an Osceola Consolidated Mining Company rock car in tow, followed by a very early Hancock and Calumet rock car., Electronic reproduction of photograph.  The railroads of Houghton county, Michigan
Abstract/Description: Hancock and Calumet Railroad locomotive no. 8 the "Delaware", built by Baldwin in November of 1891 under construction no. 12335. Unknown photographer in the mid 1890's shows the train approaching the Mineral Range Railroad crossing near Osceola, Michigan. A very rare view as it shows an Osceola Consolidated Mining Company rock car in tow, followed by a very early Hancock and Calumet rock car.
Subject(s): Transportation
Railroads
Houghton (Mich.)
Date Created: 1880 - 1939