The Union Colliery number four was a ten wheeled Baldwin loccie
Built in 1896 back in old Philadelphia.
Sold to Mister Dunsmuir to haul coal from his mines
She should have had wings for she could surely fly
Nine people climbed on board that train that ill fated August day
The Engineer Mr. Walker pulled the train away
Francis Horne was in the cab that's where she liked to ride
And listen to the rails and watch the hills go by.
Chorus
He slowed down for the corner and he hauled back on the steam
Francis reached up for that whistle she loved to hear it scream
But the trestle gave away and to this day its a reason nobody knows
The whole thing fell into the Trent River below
Well they hauled that loccie up the bank with a steam powered donkey winch
They put her all back together started haulin' coal again
As for those left behind all they could do was cry
And pray for the souls of the seven out of nine that died
Chorus
She's sitting down in Snoqhalmie in the State of Washington
Forty more years of hauling logs before her working days were done
Sometimes in the middle of the night that steam whistle screams
The Trent River Trestle still haunts the old girl's dream
Chorus
credits
from Diary of a Coaltown,
released June 21, 2008
Gordon Carter - Vocals and Guitar
Bob Romano - Mandolin
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