When Mules Ruled the Canal - 10 That Changed America | The Erie Canal may have been an engineering triumph, but at first traffic was driven by mules - who had to
Erie Canal Museum - #ThrowbackThursday to the beginning of 1895, when the ASPCA reported on the condition of New York's animals, especially the horses and mules on the Erie Canal. Examinations like
![A monorail electric "mule" built by General Electric for hauling boats along the Erie canal. : r/WeirdWheels A monorail electric "mule" built by General Electric for hauling boats along the Erie canal. : r/WeirdWheels](https://preview.redd.it/ue8sj85d9tn91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3a6c996ab9030a2d7ed3f7f296eb9fb90001a19b)
A monorail electric "mule" built by General Electric for hauling boats along the Erie canal. : r/WeirdWheels
![Tourists today can see packet boats on the Erie Canal pull by horses on the towpaths. | Erie canal, Erie, Canal Tourists today can see packet boats on the Erie Canal pull by horses on the towpaths. | Erie canal, Erie, Canal](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/0d/48/2f0d48e7fe3d62c38f74728f2ce0665b.jpg)