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The Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, PA, began producing internal-combustion locomotives in the 1920's. They were suitable for the use of alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, distillate, and crude oil. These locomotives may be direct geared drive, or equipped for electric drive. Weights range from 4 tons to 70 tons. "Vulcan's largest diesel is one 70-ton center cab B-B unit built in 1944 for Carnegie-Illinois Steel's plant at Gary, IN"⁽¹⁾ "Approximately 51 diesel-powered units weighing 25 tons or more were made before production ceased in 1954."⁽¹⁾
Vulcan Iron Works 1 Michael G. Rushton	Vulcan Iron Works 2 Michael G. Rushton	Vulcan Iron Works 3 Michael G. Rushton

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History of Vulcan Iron Works
Canadian Industries [James Island, BC] Vulcan 4T G/M #3, BC Forestry Museum, Duncan BC 1992, blt 1937 cn4210 ŠJohn F. Campbell	Leslie Salt [Cargill] homebuilt Vulcan 4T G/M #16, Newark CA, blt 1948 cn4709 Buda	Canal Construction Vulcan 3T G/M #1, Lake Comorant MI, blt 1928 cn3814	Vulcan 3T?, Electric City Trolley Museum, Scranton, PA 2006 Andy Inserra
Flagg RR Vulcan 8T? #5 , Edaville RR, Carver MA Jack Clifford	Delmont Gas Coal Vulcan 8T mine 4-speed gas	Canada Cement Vulcan 8T	SW Construction Matls, TX Vulcan 16T G/M #3946, Irving TX ex USA7660 blt 1928 cn3946? Don Ross
Bethlehem Steel Vulcan 8T #B873	Chesapeake RR Vulcan 8T GM 4302, Marydel, DE 1994, blt 1940 cn4302, nee USA106, ex Tidewater Const #288 Rich Lorntzen	Horne Railroad Construction Co Vulcan 8T GM, Hobgood NC 1980, ex Greene Bros Lumber, NC, nee CT River Dev 3915, blt1928 cn3915 Herc Š Mac Connery- GS	Toe River RR rebuilt Vulcan GM8T #3915, ex Horne RR Const., exx Greene Bros Lumber, nee CT River Dev #3915, blt1928 cn3915 Tony Brady
Whitehall Cement Vulcan 10TDM #1, Cementon PA, blt 1937 cn4214 Kermit Geary Jr	Nazareth Cement Vulcan 10T G/M, blt 1928 cn3900?	Yosemite Mtn Sugar Pine RR Vulcan GM 10T #5 , Fish Camp CA, nee Frederick Snare#4 ex Columbia Iron, exx Superior Steel #4, blt 1935 cn4177 MD McCarter-BL	Yosemite Mtn Sugar Pine RR Vulcan GM 10T #5 , Fish Camp, CA. 1991, nee Frederick Snare#4 ex Columbia Iron, exx Superior Steel #4, blt 1935 cn4177
Midwest Central Vulcan G/M 10T #101, Mt Pleasant RR Museum IA 1977, nee Frederick Snare#2, exx Superior Steel#5, ex Columbia Iron & Metal, blt 1935 cn4175 Jim Sands	Vulcan 10T? #10	Tidewater Const Co Vulcan 10T EC #288, ESHR Little Creek Boat Yd, Norfolk, VA 1988 Andy Smith	Miss Portland Cement Vulcan 12T gas #7
Vulcan Iron Works Vulcan 12T #2, Wilkes-Barre PA 1929, blt 1930, cn4067?	Langreen Grain Vulcan 20T G/M #1, Onawa IA 1981, nee USA 2083, exxxx USA7714, exxx Otter Tail Power Co 1, exx USAE 1, ex Midwest Const #1, blt 1941, cn4354 Don Ross	Cargil Vulcan 20T G-M #1 , Onawa, IA 1987, ex Midwest Const #1, exx USACE#1, exxx Otter Tail Power, nee USA2083, blt 1941 cn4354 Ken Houghton	Cargil Vulcan 20T GM #1, Onawa, IA 1982, blt 1941 cn4354, ex Midwest Const1, exxUSA1, exxxUSA7714, nee USA2083 Ken Houghton
Langren Grain Vulcan 20T G/M #1, Onawa IA 1981, blt 1941, cn4354, nee Corps of Engineers 2083, exxx USA 7714, exx Otter Tail Power 1, ex Midwest Const 1, to Cargill Seed Sales 1 Bill Volkmer-Don Ross	RGMN Vulcan 25T gas #101		Soc Iberica de Nitrogeno Vulcan 30T D/M #4663, blt 1952 cn4663 Javier Fernßndez
Augusta RR Vulcan 35T G/M #7, blt 1942, nee Maumelle Ordnance Works 1, ex USA 8223, blt 1941 cn4364 Don Ross	Augusta Railroad Vulcan 35T G/M #7, Ft Smith AR 2003, blt 1941 cn4364 w/LeRoi 250hp, nee USA1, ex USA8223 Jim Huff	Aberdeen PG 50T G/E #2, to USA7306, to PSEGC #20, cn4144 1931 w/2 LeRoi 350hp	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Vulcan 45T #9, Chehalis-Centralia RR Assoc Chehalis, WA, nee USN65-00205, blt 1942 cn4362 w/2 Cat 360hp Rob Jacox
ex Borg Warner PA Vulcan 45T D/E #39-502 , @ CNJ Stn Wilkes-Barre PA 1966, nee San Antonio Ord #1, ex AEC, exx USA 7222, cn4385 1941 w/2 Cummins 300hp Michael G. Rushton	Maule Industries Vulcan G/E 45T #55 , Miami FL 1967, nee USA 45545, ex usA7436, to Sterling Eng, blt 1941 cn4338 Don Ross	Laona Northern RY 45T G/E EC #101, Laona WI 1975, nee USA4554, exUSA7435, exConner Land & Lumber101, Cooper-Bessemer EN-6 Mike Crowe	Indiana Grain Coop Vulcan 50T DE, Indianapolis, IN 1985
PP&L Vulcan 65T D/E #3347, Bethleham PA 1987, cn4738 1952 w/2 Cat 450hp ŠKermit Geary Jr.-GS	PP&L Vulcan 65T D/E #3347, Martins Creek PA, 1977 cn4738 1952 w/2 Cat 450hp John C. Durant	Morse & Ory Vulcan 65T D/E #7, Amite LA, nee Naval Depot 65-00047 Earle NJ, ex Army 7038, cn4401 1943 w/2 Cummins 400hp Joe Brockmeyer	Warwick Vulcan 65T D/E #105, ex Eveready Supply, exx Naval Supply 65-00119, nee USA7037, blt 1946 cn4400 George Elwood
Cape Cod Hyannis Vulcan DE 65T #1, Buzzards Bay, MA 1982, ex- Seaview RR 2, exx Warwicjk 4400. 105, exxx Eveready Supply, exxxx Naval Supply 65-00119, nee USA7037, blt 1946 cn4400 Ken Houghton	Standard Slag Vulcan DE 65T #49 , Weirton WV 1970, nee USA7025, ex Marecellus & Oticso Lake 7025, blt 1941, cn4389 Steve Timko	Seaview RR #2 , Davisville RI 2007, blt 1943 cn4400, nee USA7037, ex Warwick RR #4400/105, exx Eveready Supply Paul McGrane	Narragansett Pier RR Vulcan 65T D/E #40, nee Naval Depot Earle NJ, ex Navy Depot Hingham MA, cn4399 1943 2 Cummins 400hp Marty Kullen-Paul McGrane
Marcellus & Otisco Lake Vulcan 65DE #7025, nee USA7025, to Std Slag 49, blt 1941 cn4389 Phil Soyring	Warwick RR Vulcan 65T D/E #105 , Cranston RI 1970, nee USA7037, exxx Naval Supply 65-00119, exx Eveready Supply (D), ex WAR4400, blt 1943 cn4400 Paul McGrane	Vulcan 2' gage 3.5T DM, Wyalussing, PA, nee San Souci Park, Nanticoke PA, blt 1946 cn4781 Frank Czajkowski	PRR Vulcan Am Bridge gear #170036
Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre PA 1929
The Vulcan Iron Works was born when Richard Jones raced a small steam-powered boat, that he had built, through the Wilkes-Barre canal basin in 1835. He later formed Jones Iron Works in 1849, and Incorporated as Vulcan in 1866. "Vulcan Iron Works began to expand through mergers and acquisitions, taking over Wyoming Valley Manufacturing Co, Pittston Engine and Machine Co., and Carter & Allen Co of Tamaqua."⁽²⁾ "By 1929, the Vulcan was one of the communities most valuable assets, with 1,600 employees. It produced locomotives, sugar mills, mine hoists, giant kilns and other iron products for an international market. It produced locomotives like The Dorothy, Union Pacific 119, the Dewitt Clinton, and the Old War Horse."⁽²⁾
From Ed Odonnell eodonell@dtgnet.com For well over 50 yrs the Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre,PA built industrial/mine,switching and feeder line locomotives of various gauges and utilizing varied sources of power. Vulcan was noted for producing quality products worldwide. As a young lad I witnessed the"birth" of various locomotives in the Hazle Street erection complex.In later years,(1946), as a freight conductor on the CNJ, I nursed (20PHR)"French", "Turkish" etc. engines from Ashley Pa to Allentown PA,from which they would move to Jersey City,NJ for export. The company also maintained a plant in West Pittston, just north and across the river from W-B where various metal parts were fabricated. From Art Audley AUDLEY@TF.BP.NRL.NAVY.MIL The Vulcan Iron Works began building locomotives in 1874 and was in business until at least 1952. The west coast company I think you are referring to was the Eureka Foundry Company of Eureka, CA. They built a duplex locomotive that resembled a Heisler except for the cylinders mounted inboard on the trucks. Vulcan also built seven locos of this design but all were used on mining operations-none were ever used by loggers. Got this information from "Allegheny Valley Logging Railroads", book #11 in the series on the Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania. Photos of both the Eureka and Vulcan locos appear in this book. I also have a reprint of a 1913 Vulcan loco catalog printed in 1980.

¹Marre, Louis A, Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years, Kalmbach Books, 1995
²Material taken from the Times Leader Profile, 1992

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