E.J. Lavino & Co. No. 34 is an 0-6-0T tank engine steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1923 for the Utah Copper Co. as #5.
It used to work as a switch engine on the Utah Copper Co. for several years until 1929 when it was transferred to the Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. and where it was renumbered #34.
In 1933 it was sold to the Kennecott Copper Corp. It ran with them until 1938 when it was transferred to the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp.
In 1970 it was Donated to the Roanoke Chapter of the NRHS.
Today the locomotive is stored privately (Will Harris - 9th Street Industrial Park) in Roanoke, VA.
Trivia[]
- In 1938 it was Renumbered to #85 at Ruth, NV.
- In 1946 it was Sold to the E.J. Lavino & Co. #34 at Sheridan, PA.
- In 1949 it was moved to Reusens, VA, inside the Lynchburg, VA, city limits.
- Sister locomotive #10 is on display at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum.
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