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The Hercules in Cisco, CA in the Sierra Nevada Mountains hauling out some hay on the Central Pacific railroad.

The Hercules was a 2-6-0 "Mogul" type that worked for the Central Pacific railroad.

History[]

Built by the Danforth Cooke & Co. in 1865 it began life as a 2-6-0 steam engine and the name "Hercules" disappeared while it was under a rebuilt at the CP's Schenectady Locomotive Works into a 4-4-0 steamer.

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