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The Torch Lake
The Torch Lake is the oldest steam locomotive operating on a daily basis in the United States.
Built in 1873, the Torch Lake hauled carloads of copper to the smelter, Calumet and Hecla
Mining Company, in Michigans Upper Peninsular before coming to Greenfield Village in 1969.

- Maker: Mason Locomotive Works, Taunton, Massachusetts
- Weight: 35 tons
- Wheel arrangement: 0-6-4T(Tank locomotive with no pilot front wheels, 6 driving wheels and 4 wheel tender trunk)
- Top Speed: 40 m.p.h.
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