Vintage Lorberry Creek Railroad Spiking Maul - Marked "LCRR" GREAT DISPLAY

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Vintage Lorberry Creek Railroad Spiking Maul - Marked "LCRR" GREAT DISPLAY
The Lorberry Creek Railroad was chartered in 1831 to haul coal mined from the region around Lorberry creek in Schuykill County, PA. It branched from the
Lebanon and Tremont Railroad
at Lorberry Junction, and meandered up to the headwaters of Lorberry Creek near the township of Lorberry; the route included a switchback to handle the steep terrain.
The P&R assumed control of the LCRR in August of 1862, naming it the Lorberry Branch.
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (P&R) was
one of the first railroads constructed in the United States
, chartered in 1833. It opened in 1842 from Philadelphia along the Schuylkill River through Reading and Pottsville, Pennsylvania, having the distinction of being the first double track main line in the country.
The segment of the line beyond the switchback was abandoned in 1940, with the rest of the line abandoned in 1966.
Please look at all pictures for size and condition.
Last picture you can see a hole that the former owner drilled so he could hang the hammer on the wall.