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Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, June 13, 2016 10:22 PM

C&NW did, at least way back.  They had mines in Iowa and Illinois.

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Posted by erikem on Monday, June 13, 2016 9:31 PM

NP at Red Lodge, MT. Colstrip was opened as production in Red Lodge started to get expensive.

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Posted by PNWRMNM on Monday, June 13, 2016 9:15 PM
NP at Roslyn WA and Coalstrip MT, and probably some others. UP in Wyoming.
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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, June 13, 2016 8:57 PM

I believe the Reading Company owned it's own mines, but they're the only one I know of. 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, June 13, 2016 8:53 PM

Absolutely - although I regret that I can't cite which ones did, aside from possibly Lackawanna, "the road of anthracite."

Can't speak to how much coal the "larger railroads" used.  I'm sure the numbers are available, or can be calculated.  Remember, though, that many Class 1's in the days of coal were the size of some of today's regionals.

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Coal for steam engines
Posted by Gramp on Monday, June 13, 2016 7:49 PM

Did any of the railroads own the coal mines that supplied the coal their engines used?  Any idea how many tons of coal the larger railroads used in a year?

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