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Tim, I was raised in the Baltimore area and spent 4 years at MSD. There happens to be alot which I had forgotten about in Frederick over the years; however railroads served Frederick quite a bit in the day. Arkansas is my home and it is a easier life than was back east. Good Luck with your investigations. I do not know the answer to your questions about "How much coal?" however, in researching for the Domino's Plant based on the prototype in Baltimore for my future railroad, I found numerous references to coal being used at approx 40 tons in a 8 hour shift per boiler. I think today's Power Plants such as found at Spring Garden (BG&E) possibly burned about 4 hopper cars worth of coal an hour today per boiler. A small company using a pile of coal a day may seem right. You can always deliver more coal he he. One more tidbit... on the History Channel, it is stated that the United States has enough coal down underground to last us at least 250 years, the problem lies in how to get to it. Good Luck Lee
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