[CBQ] Fwd: Inbound cars for Lee center

[qutlx1@aol.com]

Mark,

 

I missed answering one of your questions. By the 50s the composite gons were pretty much retired. There were some but not many. So coal would have been in the 50 ton hoppers and maybe a 70 but those newer hoppers were probably in utlility and industry coal.

 

Leo

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To:	cbq@yahoogroups.com
Subject:	Inbound cars for Lee center
From:	QUtlx1@aol.com
Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:01:51 -0500 (EST)
Full-name:	QUtlx1

Mark,

 

A lot of what you are asking is explained in great detail in BRHS BB #35. There's a wealth of info in it. But briefly coal was very seasonal,you bought it when needed it or a little before. Believe me I know, I grew up with coal furnance heat and can tell you about the bad old days.

 

What were referred to as "flats" hauled the majority of coal from Southern IL until the the 50 and then 70 ton hoppers were developed. BB#35 has a fleet break down by years. The "flats" were wood gons.  I believe,Eastern appalachian coal has a higher BTU but costs more to transport than So Ill coa to the Midwest.

 

Leo

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