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Mother Hubbards (Camelbacks)

Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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Mother Hubbards (Camelbacks)

  by erie2521
 
Erie 4-6-0 878, a mother hubbard or camelback locomotive, was located in Avon, NY during the 1930's and used as a backup engine. It was the only engine of its type still left. Could these engines burn soft coal or did they have to maintain a supply of anthracite for it?

  by ricebrianrice
 
I think ( key word), that they could only burn anthracite, and only clum anthracite.
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