Re: [CBQ] Railroad Fact

[John Almond <almondj@comcast.net>]

Can you provide some examples of lakes owned by railroads?  I never gave it
a thought, thinking that most water came from wells they owned or rivers
openly available.

I can understand it as a tender¹s water capacity was greater by volume than
50%, and water is heavier (no air content) than coal per cubic unit.  A
further question would be later use of oil by steam engines ­ is water
heavier than oil (I believe it is)?  Did tenders carrying oil still have
less than 50% of the tender¹s capacity by volume?

The simple statement provided here is what discussion is all about.  It may
well provide the opportunity to think, answer a question or solve a problem,
but it should leave another opportunity for further discussion and
education.

John in Tucson
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On 3/5/11 4:36 PM, "cbqrr47" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> In 1940, U S railroads used more tons of water than any other commodity.  Much
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