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The Mother Hubbard


Sedalia Dave

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This photo on the Pat Riot countdown got me to wondering what kind of Locomotive that was.

 

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Turn out that is a 0-8-0 Camelback design with a Wootten Firebox. The one pictured was operated by Central Rail Road of New Jersey.

 

 

While not the safest design for the Engineer or Fireman the Mother Hubbard was very popular with the bean counters as it reduced coal costs considerably.

 

Wootten Firebox

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