Iron Man Of The Month

By Joe Fahnestock
Published on March 1, 1971
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Whenever Iron-Man D. B. McCorkle got tired of running his Huber Engine at Jim Whitby Reunion, he'd saunter over and ''set a spell'' 'neath the shag-bark hickory, and chat with me. I presume the record I'm holding was one made up with the mighty chug of Ma
Whenever Iron-Man D. B. McCorkle got tired of running his Huber Engine at Jim Whitby Reunion, he'd saunter over and ''set a spell'' 'neath the shag-bark hickory, and chat with me. I presume the record I'm holding was one made up with the mighty chug of Ma
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Iron-Man Dan McCorkle and his beautiful Huber Engine. After retirement from running his Pennsylvania J-1 Steam Locomotive, Dan McCorkle took his beautifully restored New Huber Engine to the Jim Whitby Old-Time Threshers & Sawmillers at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Iron-Man Dan McCorkle and his beautiful Huber Engine. After retirement from running his Pennsylvania J-1 Steam Locomotive, Dan McCorkle took his beautifully restored New Huber Engine to the Jim Whitby Old-Time Threshers & Sawmillers at Fort Wayne, Indiana

I somehow could sense that Dan McCorkle wanted me to have a good
recording. I had the feeling we were cooperating as if we had
rehearsed it several times before. Dan didn’t even reverse to
take up the slack, but filled his cylinders first, then eased back
the throttle just right. The first few barks came mightily from the
stack, the ninety-hoppers full of coal groaned and began moving

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