Standard Mining Co. 0-4-0T No. 1
Skandia, Michigan, United States 		Location: Liberty Farms and Flour Mill
Status: Operational
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Posted: Sep 8, 2022 @ 12:09:26 by Nicholas Katz
Locomotive has been sold and moved to Paul Wilson/Liberty Farms and Flour Mill in Skandia, Michigan.
Posted: Mar 4, 2022 @ 10:03:37 by Matthew Gardner
Locomotive is for sale on Discover Live Steam for $165,000!
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 @ 09:08:55 by Diz Schimke
This loco started its career for the Standard Mining Co. of Wallace,Idaho. The loco was originally air-compressed, to run underground in the silver mines. It was ordered in Sept. and delivered in Dec. 1896. The Standard sometime around 1916 called it quits. The Hecla Mining Co. acquired the loco sometime after that, and ran it underground till 1935.Major work was done this year in the Hecla shops to covert the air tank to a firetube boiler. The gauge was also changed from 18 to 24 inch. They had made a sidetanker out of it. It was used to shunt materials around on the surface. Sometime after 1935 (don't know when, I'm still digging) the Sullivan Mining Co. acquired the loco from the Hecla. They ran the loco till the summer of 1950. In July 1951, Bert F. Rudolph had written his first letter to Harry Graff Jr. of Sullivan Mining Co. about acquring one of the locomotives to be scraped.By Oct., Bert had paid his $200.00 for it. In the spring of 1952 it was trucked to his place and stored in a garage and never running it. Bert passed in 1992 and his good friend John Bradley acquired the loco from his wife.
Posted: Mar 8, 2007 @ 12:03:55 by Diz Schimke
I purchased this loco in 1994, missing its builder plates.Well after 3 weeks shy of 13 years, the second plate arrived March 1st. I acquired the first plate a little over a year ago.Celebration March 17th 2007 St Paddy's Day. The loco has been on the property for 13 years. We will be under steam!
Posted: Mar 6, 2006 @ 15:03:05 by Stan Secor

This engine is run on the Bow Hill Railroad. We have just recieved oue engine back. We had had it sent in to be rebuitl and certified. it is now under construction of being put back togeather.  for more information or pictures  send an email to stan at   idle_hour@msn.com 

Posted: Feb 8, 2004 @ 12:02:26 by Doug Bailey
This locomotive was originally built as a compressed air locomotive in 1896 and converted to steam power in the 1940's. It was also regauged from 18" to 24" at the same time. Thanks to John A Taubeneck for the information.