Re: gons containing coal
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water.kresse@...
Versatility was an issue. As labor costs went up, you could rationalize the cost a trestle and dumping coal via hopper doors . . . . or getting a crane with a bucket. Power plants began to seriously using rotary dumpers around WW Two. Al Kresse
From: "Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC]" To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:11:54 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: gons containing coal
Ike 1960 cutoff of the STMFC list. I always thought preferences were based on the versatility of the cars for other uses as well as coal. Even today 55+ years after the STMFC era gondolas and hoppers are both in use in coal service. I expect coal shipments in gons were quite common into at least the 1920s.
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