---In STMFC@..., <edb8391@...> wrote : Sack coal was delivered to houses which were in locations where an elevating coal dump truck could not feed the bin. Coal was in canvas or leather sacks holding

Our present house was built in 1905. It still has what appears to be a blocked off coal chute and the wood is noticeably darker around the chute on the inside. This leads me to think that it was

Regarding home coal use. I remember my grandfathers house in St Paul MN he had a coal bin in the basement, next to the furnace, with outside access. He would order a truck load at one time usually

I had posted prior on some of this, on the coal (and sizes) foundon the other end of the lakes. See posts 111293, 65630, and 65627. Now recall this was just the Northern Pacific coal ordersfor

Most homes with a coal bin in the basement in the northeast held about a ton at a time. Businesses using anthracite such as bakeries had coal bins for their oven. Churches using coal burning

Barry Bennett comments: <<I would think that the high season for shipping household coal would be in summer. Households may USE the coal in the winter but BUYING the coal would more likely be an

... rather than pay the car owners demurrage or maybe just to equal out demurrage payments. ============ By the way, railroads pay each other per diem for car hire. Demurrage is what a customer

Also note that electric usage and therefore powerplant consumption increased during the winter months as artificial lighting was needed for more hours of the day - both residential and

After about 1910 slightly less than half of the C&O and N&Ws coal went to Tidewater (Newport News and Norfolk) and the majority went West. Al Kresse

As Barry says - at least according to ads in the local Annapolis MD paper, the Evening Capital, coal was specifically advertised as being cheaper during the off-season and purchase at sale prices was

Also the storage room in the house may not hold the amount of coal needed for the whole winter, especially in places line Minnesota. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

I would think that the high season for shipping household coal would be in summer. Households may USE the coal in the winter but BUYING the coal would more likely be an all year or summer event. Very

Bill Welch returns to the Resin Car Works blog with a summary of his PanPastel weathering experiences. Check out more at the

My thought on this is that perhaps the market for coal grades used for home heating may well have been seasonal. Coking coal for steel making and coal for power plants would not be so affected by the

Inline with Tony's recent post, I think off road hoppers used for coal would be returned to their owners in the summer months rather than pay the car owners demurrage or maybe just to equal out

I hope I'm not breaking any rules of this group. This Missouri Pacific Historical Society has a July 1956 ORER for sale. 100% of the profits go to the MPHS (a not-forprofit 503c). Charlie Duckworth

Al Smith says: "The Passenger Car Library Volume 5 page 72 shows plans for the above referenced diners. The plans show a 36 seat diner with 4 seat tables on the aisle side and 2 seat tables on the

The Passenger Car Library Volume 5 page 72 shows plans for the above referenced diners. The plans show a 36 seat diner with 4 seat tables on the aisle side and 2 seat tables on the kitchen side. This

I'm confident that is generally correct. I think that relates to how the screening process, partly gravity fed, works. The large chunks are going to pass over the screens so I'll bet the coarser sizes

This discussion is on two lists concurrently. I sent this link to the other list... Lots of pix of different loading arrangements. The older facilities seem to consistently load one grade per