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Lackawanna steeple cab locomotive?

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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Lackawanna steeple cab locomotive?

 #690872  by Otto Vondrak
 
Anyone know more about this photo? Didn't know the Lackawanna had any electric locos...

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Re: Lackawanna steeple cab locomotive?

 #690924  by njmidland
 
The info I have is from the September 4, 1926 issues of Railway Review. It is described as a 50 ton frameless truck switching locomotive, 29 feet long, built by GE. The one page article doesn't say where it was to be used, since this predates electrification of the DL&W. Also the drawing shows a trolley pole instead of a pantograph.

Re: Lackawanna steeple cab locomotive?

 #690953  by CarterB
 
Wasn't there a short electrified freight division out of West End to the West Shore yards? And also Wallabout Terminal in Brooklyn? I believe the DL&W had two tri-power units (battery, electric, diesel)
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