Re: (erielack) DL&W truck mystery

[Njricky2_@_aol.com]

Paul,
 
I have a good friend who grew up in Milwaukee. She's old enough to know  
whether or not that fuel company was there in WI or not. I'll forward this  to her 
and if she has anything to offer, I'll forward it to the list.
 
Rick
 
In a message dated 2/18/2007 8:13:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
paultup_@_comcast.net writes:

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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