Re: (erielack) Further re: Flange Oilers

[William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com>]

Yes Alan,

The Lackawanna used track mounted oilers. There have been at least a
couple of photos that have been published that show their use on the
Pocono grades. Which books eludes me at the moment but it might have
been Eastern Steam Pictorial and/or Lackawanna: SuperPower Railroad of
the Northeast.

Regards,

Will Shultz

A Samostie wrote:
> 
> Dear Group (and thanks to smt and Richard for responding already),
> 
> I'm specifically curious to know whether track-mounted (rather than
> engine-mounted) flange oilers were in use; these were essentially
> troughs of oil or grease that the train ran through to lubricate the
> flanges on curves.
> 
> So, we have some news on Erie -- what about Lackawanna?
> 
> And, were the oilers still used in the "modern" era?
> 
> Cheers,
> Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>

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