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(erielack) DL&W truck mystery



Lister Mike Dodge showed me an issue of a truck enthusiast magazine ("Hemmings Motor News", March 2006) today that had an article entitled "Coal on the Roll." The article focused on the various types of trucks used to deliver coal to the home in the early part of the 20th century.

The intriguing item was the photo leading the article - a pair of scissors-type mechanical lift trucks (circa-1920 built) with black cabs, and the doors were labeled "DL&W SCRANTON COAL". The cabs also read "No. 37" and "No. 36" along their roofline, respectively.

What makes the image even more perplexing is that the trucks are in front of a large building that reads "Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co."  The text of the article that references this photo reads: "At the Milwaukee-Western Fuel Company, the cab doors of what we think are a couple of Schacht trucks from the 1920s advertise that their coal is soot-free anthracite from northeastern Pennsylvania, delivered by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad."

So this begs a couple of questions:

* How many of these trucks were lettered for DL&W coal service?
* The Lackawanna did local delivery? Or did they have a licensing/marketing agreement with local coal retailers?
* Where was this "Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co." located?
* Does anyone have any other photos of these intriguing trucks?

       - Paul

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