The Mount Savage works was the only company in America to manufacture heavy railroad iron at that time. With the flourishing industry upon Mount Savage, clay, brick, coal and locomotives were also being manufactured and transported to neighboring towns and states by way of the new railroad system. The most prosperous coal mines were the Eckhart Mines, located southwest of Mount Savage, which produced bituminous coal.
The Mount Savage works was the only company in America to produce heavy railroad iron at that time. The flourishing industry surrounding Mount Savage led to the production of clay, brick, coal, and locomotives being manufactured and transported to nearby towns and states via the new railway system. The most profitable coal mines were the Eckhart Mines, situated southwest of Mount Savage, which produced bituminous coal.