Famous for being the first locomotive to run on commercial track in the U. S., the Stourbridge Lion made its first run on August 8, 1829, in Honesdale, PA. Less well known is the Lion’s sister locomotive, the Agenoria, shown here. Both the Lion and the Agenoria, believed to be virtually identical examples of the “grasshopper” family of locomotives soon to become obsolete, were built at Foster Rastrick & Co., in Stourbridge, England. Unlike the Lion, which was dismantled for parts and never ran again, the Agenoria had a productive 40-year work life at the Shutt End Colliery Railway and is now on display at England’s National Railway Museum, where it was photographed recently by attorney Albert G. Rutherford, Wayne County railroad historian.

A full-size replica of the Stourbridge Lion is on display at the Wayne County Historical Society’s museum at 810 Main St., Honesdale. The museum and research library are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., and museum only 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Photo courtesy of Albert G. Rutherford.