tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post7520102648491926706..comments2024-02-02T03:23:11.768-05:00Comments on Randy's Layout Blog: Household Fuel Part II: OperationsRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691379750144833461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-15869850292620891732018-09-19T07:41:37.314-04:002018-09-19T07:41:37.314-04:00I want to apologize, Mike, for not seeing your com...I want to apologize, Mike, for not seeing your comments earlier to approve them. Digging a little deeper, from a report titled “Origins and Destinations of New England’s Rail Traffic, 1949” it states “Since New England produces no coal, the 1,344,500 tons of coal originated in New England were mostly trans-shipments from ports in the region.” This is one of the source reports for the book, “American Commodity Flow” which reports that “Boat receipts of coal... (to Connecticut) ... are almost one and one-half times the rail receipts (approximately 3,500,000 tons) and this would add about 350 dots to West Virginia and Virginia on the Mines map.” <br /><br />“The Economic State if New England” from 1954 indicates that 6,740,000 tons of bituminous comes via boat vs. the 5,145,000 by rail. What I find even more interesting is that there’s a net EXPORT of 2,400 tons of crude oil from New England, with a net import of 908,000 tons by water from domestic sources and 4,218,000 tons via water from foreign sources. <br /><br />It appears asphalt is a product of New England (from the crude oil would be my guess) with a net export by rail of 49,000 tons. Imports via water mean there is still a net import of 4,000 tons to New England, though.<br /><br />I’d love to see the reports you’ve got, because it’s interesting to see the different ways they parse the data. For example, the Economic State book seems to be primarily concerned with net export/import, and doesn’t always provide the raw numbers, like the other report does.<br /><br />Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902146238334692276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-7223061209215183602018-09-18T15:49:01.329-04:002018-09-18T15:49:01.329-04:00Fascinating info. Thanks! I’ll have to see if I ca...Fascinating info. Thanks! I’ll have to see if I can find those reports.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902146238334692276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-41522293950869984962018-06-06T21:36:08.859-04:002018-06-06T21:36:08.859-04:00Rereading these posts....NH originated zero coal f...Rereading these posts....NH originated zero coal from the docks according to the 1950 Freight Commodity Stats report. 2M plus tons of each of Anthracite and bituminous were terminated plus a little bridged. Both came in at about 58 tons per car which suggests a 3:2 ratio of 50 to 70 ton hoppers.Mike Clementsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-36980272093056919412017-03-16T12:50:10.613-04:002017-03-16T12:50:10.613-04:00As it turns out, Randy sketched most of my plan wh...As it turns out, Randy sketched most of my plan which can be found at my site: http://www.thevalleylocal.net Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-21142321065095076972017-03-16T12:38:39.796-04:002017-03-16T12:38:39.796-04:00Hey Chris, Do you have a track plan you can share ...Hey Chris, Do you have a track plan you can share ? Thank you, Phil Stead<br />Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483000655745681635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866440360591370825.post-34565806937050067612017-03-15T12:55:00.511-04:002017-03-15T12:55:00.511-04:00Really impressive freight car & industry analy...Really impressive freight car & industry analysis - as always!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.com