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The Franklin Colliery coal mine car was built at the American Car and Foundry Company in Berwick, Pennsylvania, and many thousands like it were used throughout the anthracite regions. This particular car was used at the Franklin Colliery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a colliery begun by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company of Wilkes-Barre and later taken over by Pagnotti Enterprises of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, which operated it until 1964.
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