... Large power plants might get a 100-car train (10,000 tons) every day or two. <G> ... Correct. Sometimes it goes directly from the train to the plant,...
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David Husman
dehusman@...
Apr 1, 2001 1:05 pm
... ============== A "large" power plant with two or three burners can burn 3 135 car trains a day peak at 15-17,000 tons each. <VBG> A "standard" coal train...
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Ross Allen
rallen6@...
Apr 1, 2001 1:31 pm
... State ... Don't spend a whole lot of time trying to make the Walthers Dumper work. Ross Allen...
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Mike Dodd
mdodd@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:25 pm
... One power plant (not _that_ large) I'm familiar with burns about 13,000 tons per day - and it all arrives in 20- or 30-ton trucks. Whew! Those West...
3620
Steve Boyko
sboyko@...
Apr 1, 2001 6:50 pm
This is a great thread. I have a few comments to add to it. I work for the provincial power company here, so I have some insight. :) ... In our case, we burn...
3621
bfhalloran
bfhalloran@...
Apr 1, 2001 8:06 pm
Gents, I got some interesting answers from some former railroad men and history buffs on the business of caboose markers. I should take the time to summarize...
3622
Jim Duncan
ku0g@...
Apr 1, 2001 8:21 pm
On my railroad (GM&O), the prototype had permanently installed electric lanterns on both end of the wide-vision cabs but the old cabs had traditional lantern...
3623
KemacPRR@...
Apr 1, 2001 11:31 pm
Another tidbit regarding coal to power plants. In the late seventies into the mid eighties the Mobil Paulsboro refinery used to ship Petroleum coke via Conrail...
3624
kujawa's
ark@...
Apr 2, 2001 1:57 am
Hi everyone: In the January Dispatchers Office you saw an overview of my Atlantic and Great Western on page 23. Please see that issue for operating and open ...
3625
Mike Dodd
mdodd@...
Apr 2, 2001 10:19 am
... Yes. Some power plants receive crushed limestone that is handled in a manner similar to coal: Unloading hoppers, conveying the limestone, storing in an...
3626
Mike Dodd
mdodd@...
Apr 2, 2001 10:24 am
... Speaking of fuels, I know of power plants that burn: Natural gas Propane (for startup), since there's no natural gas at the plant Wood Old tires These last...
3627
Douglas Harding
dharding@...
Apr 2, 2001 2:41 pm
When I lived in Eddyville, Iowa, (mid 80's) the the Iowa Southern Utilities Power Plant at Chillicothe, Iowa received unit coal trains off the BN. It sits on...
3628
BillJewett@...
Apr 2, 2001 2:53 pm
Let's step back and discuss card waybills from a broader perspective. So far it sounds like the blind men and the elephant -- the discussants are looking at...
3629
BillJewett@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:07 pm
PS to my previous essay -- It's also permissible to put more than one waybill card in a car card pocket, giving an easy 8-move "permanent" or eg 7-move ...
3630
L Sand
sandsys@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:18 pm
... We labeled our 2-sided waybills as having an A side and a B side. Instructions were to turn over A sides and remove B sides. For captive cars we made both...
3631
BillJewett@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:22 pm
PSS to my comments -- re mixing "permanent" and "one-trip" waybill cards: In the real world there are three types of car ownerships: a) railroad-owned...
3632
Jon Cure
jcure@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:11 pm
At the huge Power plant in Lynndahl Utah (mid-states??? don't recall) I have photos of the UP switch job pulling cuts of 10 or so cars of flyash out of the...
3633
Bill Kirchmeyer
ccands@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:33 pm
Doug and everyone, Keep in mind that there are two kinds of ash from a power plant. Fly ash is hauled in closed containers (covered hoppers or Trucks with...
3634
Stephen Bartlett
sbartlet@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:55 pm
Re: "Heat Rate." I had stock in a New England area power company that often mentioned in their annual report haveing won an industry award for their low heat...
3635
fwj@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:57 pm
Yesterday, I had a discussion with my father about the gravel pit at Wolcottvile, Inidana. This large pit that had a yard capacity of about 40 some cars was at...
3636
Mike Dodd
mdodd@...
Apr 2, 2001 7:13 pm
... That's a bit high for the company I work for. Heat rates in the range of 9,300 BTU/KW are considered good. But a lot depends on the quality of the fuel -...
3637
Jon Cure
jcure@...
Apr 2, 2001 8:04 pm
A little more modern but the magnesium mine at Gabbs Nev. trucks the ore to a 'tunnel' in Fallon, Nev. for transload into covered hoppers. It is nothing more ...
3638
donovansart16@...
Apr 2, 2001 9:13 pm
Knowing what little I do about how an industry gets charged for the time it holds a car on it's property, what happens when a company orders too many cars?...
3639
Clay & Karen Dulaney
dulaney@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:19 am
... you ... There is a cogeneration plant up the road that burns wood. I believe that the fuel source is sawmill scrap, as chips are too valuable. They ship...
3640
Railboxx@...
Apr 3, 2001 3:54 am
Miss Linda is still here and giving us some great pointers! I knew she couldn't stay away for long. Anyone willing to take bets on how long it is going to be...
3641
pjboylanboylan@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:01 am
Don't know what they do today. Nor do I know what they did back in the ... power plant ... the M&StL. ... Dear Doug: Back when coal was king, powerhouses burnt...
3642
Mark Amfahr
dmamfahr@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:25 am
... Donovan, It depends upon the customer's demand outlook for cars in the future. If he can't load at a particular moment because his conveyor or forklift or ...
3643
Dennis Storzek
dstorzek@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:49 am
... Any chance the source of wood chips is old RR ties? They'd be an excellent source of BTUs, all hardwood with traces of coal tar creosote remaining, and...
3644
Donovan Furin
donovansart16@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:19 am
Great information, in hind sight I can now see that it would be the least practical to move an empty car more than necessary - thanks for the 'heads up' ...
3645
BruceN3841@...
Apr 3, 2001 11:52 am
In a message dated 4/2/01 10:56:37 PM Central Daylight Time, Railboxx@... ... She never said she was leaving, JUST not building a railroad. I'll take that...
