Initially, in 1830, the Beaver Meadow mining operations sent coal out by pack mules, but then capitalized the railway, when the technology was emergent and untried. Consequently, the creek hosted the first operating steam locomotives employed as mobile traction engines in the United States.
In 1830, Beaver Meadow's coal mining operations initially relied on pack mules to transport their output. However, they embraced the nascent railway technology and established a railway line. This development led to the creek becoming the site of the first steam locomotives used for mobile power generation in the United States.