Jim Dick said, "BTUs per ton that is what gives. And what no one has stated so far. That Kentucky Chestnut coal has quite substantial BTU’s compared to the “brown dirt” lignite that the NP

Not quite, Allen. By 1924, Phelps Dodge was tired of running a railroad, and approached SP to buy the EP&SW. SP wasn't interested, so they built the Tucson Extension to force SP's hand, and the deal

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There are plenty of examples of a railroad or mining company buying coal bearing land just to reduce the price for the company. It didn't matter how far away it was if they could mine it cheaper

Jim and Tom, Until the late 1890s, the Central Pacific/Southern Pacific handled coal mined from the slopes of Mt. Diablo. There were several companies involved. This coal was

Yes, but also by composition: percentage ash, content of sulfur and other undesirables, coking potential, etc. Coal is definitely not just coal. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Jim I don't know if that question is the right question, but I do recall when I read Theodore Rex (story of Teddy Roosevelt's terms asPresident) that the "coal trust" was one of the monopolistic

Hi, Thanks to ALL for your answers. I learned more than I thought I would. I have one followup question ... I get it that the coal suppliers (mines/etc.) priced by the BTU. But I don't think

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I had (and still do) study this coal issue, and from my observations and reading quite a bit of different sources. And I will state this mail order pamphlets about the time of WWII about “Train to

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> It also appears that there was a pretty significantredistribution flow (From Wash to Wash) > that was probably from the coal docks in the Tacoma tide flatsor Puget Sound. > Charles Hostetler Could

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Utah coal was shipped all over the Pacific coast for many decades in the steam and early diesel eras. Most of the coal mines were in Carbon County. Specific shipments I know of included: (1) to the

Jim Betz wrote For instance - where would coal for such purposes have beenshipped from - going to locations in Central or Northern California? Iknow there was coal in Utah that was being shipped

Hi Jim, I took a quick look for shipments of coal to California, Oregon, and Washington In 1951 and 1952 from the 1% Waybill Survey. These figures are carloads in the sample; to estimate carloads per

Not when the ICC was in charge. Maybe today. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538;

Jim Betz wrote: Two points: first, it depends on a number of factors as to route, etc.. Second, steam coal to a power plant, or premium locomotive coal, is very different from coal for fuel at a