The Cambria & Indiana Railroad, which was named for the two Pennsylvania
counties it served, began as a lumber road. In 1904 it was incorporated as a
common carrier railroad known as the Blacklick and Yellow Creek RR, a subsidiary
of the Vinton Lumber Company. It interchanged with the Pennsylvania Railroad
(PRR) at Rexis, Pennsylvania, which is just west of Vintondale and the Indiana -
Cambria county border in southern Buffington Township. Soon after its
construction, coal reserves were found in the area and the lumber road would
begin transforming into a coal road. There are no surviving C&I 2-8-2
"Mikado" type locomotives.
| Qty | Road No. | Year Built | Builder | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1911 | Baldwin | Sold to the Clinchfield in 1917. |
| 1 | 5 | 1913 | Baldwin | Sold to the LS&I (Lake Superior & Ishpeming) in 1930. |
| 1 | 6 | 1915 | Baldwin | Sold to the LS&I (Lake Superior & Ishpeming) in 1930. |
| 3 | 7-9 | 1917 | Lima | Number 7 was sold to the LS&I in 1930, number 8 was sold to General Logging Company in 1930 and number 9 was sold to General Railway Equipment in 1930. |
| 2 | 10-11 | 1918 | Baldwin | Numbers 10-11 were sold to the S&L in 1941. |
| 2 | 20-21 | 1920 | ALCO | Numbers 20 & 21 were bought from the P&LE in 1939. Ex P&LE numbers 9523 & 9524. Sold to Bethlehem Steel in 1951-1952. |
| 1 | 22 | 1915 | PRR | Number 22 was bought from the PRR in 1948. Ex PRR number 734. Scrapped in 1948. |
| 1 | 23 | 1916 | Baldwin | Number 23 was bought from the PRR in 1950. Ex PRR number 1388. Scrapped in 1950. |
| 2 | 24-25 | 1916 | ALCO | Numbers 24 & 25 were bought from the PL&E in 1944. Ex PL&E numbers 9503 & 9504. Sold to Bethlehem Steel in 1951-1952. |
