Mule

Mules

	Mule LocomotivePhoto courtesy of thePanama Canal Authority
	Mule Locomotive at Miraflores Locks (Gatun Locks Lighthouse)Photograph Courtesy of Lighthouse Digest Magazine
	Mule Locomotives This photograph was donated by Joe Duvall
	Mule Locomotive at Gatun Locks Photo courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority
	Mule Locomotive< (ship being pulled by mule locomotive) Photo courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority

"Mules" are a type of locomotive, that helps to pull the ships through the Panama Canal. My father worked for many years as a mule operator at Pedro Miguel Locks. He enjoyed his job working with the mule locomotives, and once, he let me ride on one....now, that was an adventure!