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[CBQ] Re: Illinois Coal Mines

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Subject: [CBQ] Re: Illinois Coal Mines
From: "bigbearoak" <jonathanharris@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:56:04 -0000
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Steven -

Are these rankings among railroads just for coal hauled in the state of 
Illinois or system-
wide?

-j

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@...> wrote:
>
> Yes that was just for 1905
>   The Q was the third largest hauler of coal out of 42 railroads which hauled 
> coal that 
year
>   Became 2nd out of 39 roads in 1909 and took first out of 38 roads in 1915 
> with 
6,804,142 tons loaded just in the state of Illinois only to drop back to 2nd 
place in 1916.  
Took first place again from 1925-1930 and dropped back to 2nd again thru 1944 
when 
due to the war coal loading peaked at 9,827,340 tons loaded out of 31 mines 
served.
>   One problem working in the coal reports is the formats change so it is hard 
> to get the 
years in the same formats for any kind of publication.  After 1945 the state 
did not rank 
the roads by tonnage moved at all.  31 mines were served in 1944 and by 1954 
only 20 
mines served with just 4,840,501 tons moved.  Larger mines often were served by 
more 
then one railroad.  Besides the coal consumed at the mine or loaded in to steam 
locomotives.  Some my have gone to the local trade via trucks(heaven forbid)  
Cars got 
larger and could carry more tonnage while consumers often made the switch from 
coal to 
oil or gas decreasing the demand.  Can you believe there were 32 pool turns out 
of the 
Milw Road roundhouse in Ladd, Ill in the Thirties.  To move company coal.
>   Take 1913 the Q was the second highest mover of coal in the state with 
> 8,236,834 
moved.  out of 55 mines.  They consumed 20,319 tons and 19,714 tons of that 
came just 
from Fulton County.
>   SJH
> 




 
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