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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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 #125171  by dlw1137
 
CJ,

The 300 and 700 class engines were all hand fired. As for the Pacifics and Mikados, that depends. Most newer engines did receive stokers, but some where either scrapped or converted to 200 class switchers before receiving stokers. By the end of World War II just about all remaining Pacifics and all 1200 class Mikados had stokers. An exception were the N-1 and N-4 Pacifics which did survive the war but were scrapped in the mid to late 1940's. They never had them applied.

JD

 #125355  by Cactus Jack
 
Thanks JD

About what I figured.

Would you know specifically; in 1933 was the 1103 handfired ?

I forget what Class designation these were listed under.

 #125516  by dlw1137
 
CJ,

The 1103 was an N-1 class engine and yes, it would have been hand fired. Just in case anyone was going to ask, all of the Pacifics which received stokers, got Standard HT stokers.

JD