Mother Hubbard
Motion
A moving mechanism (valve gear) on a steam locomotive.
Camelback - A steam locomotive with the cab astride the boiler, the fireman riding under a hood at the rear; also called a "Mother Hubbard."
Cant - Amount by which one rail of a curved track is raised above the other.
CAMEL or CAMELBACK"Engine with control cab built over middle of boiler, suggesting camel's hump. Also called Mother Hubbard type
CAN"Tank car
CANNED"Taken out of service ...
A steam locomotive with the cab set astride the boiler. The fireman on this type of locomotive rides under a hood at the rear. Also called a "Mother Hubbard."
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The fireman on this type of locomotive rides under a hood at the rear. Also called a "Mother Hubbard." A minimal shelter remained at the
rear for the fireman stoking the wide anthracite-burning firebox. None were built after 1927.
 See also: Operation, Track, Standard, Rail, Freight car
  
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