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Depending on where you lived, at least 25% and up to 50% of homes in the area were heated by a coal furnace, therefore a town would have a coal distributor with small 3-8 ton trucks to deliver coal to homes and businesses. Many times these also doubled as the lumber supply yard thereby having coal and lumber delivered to them by railroad car. <br /> <br />The Two Bay Hoppers (50-55 Ton) were extensively used for this service. As the home fuel went to gas/oil these cars disappeared. My mother was a bookkeeper for a Coal Company and they were very active until the late sixties. <br /> <br />Rick
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