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Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
QUOTE: Originally posted by cspmo If you are talking about now, the answer is zero. If you are talking about before they were converted to oil I don't know, so I'll say No.2(8-10)
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
QUOTE: Originally posted by tstage And the answer is...?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Rotorranch quote from: http://www.trainweb.org/jlsrr/bigboy/information/dimensions/dimensions.htm Under full steam, the engine burned an average of 122,500lbs of water (12,500 gallons) and 22 tons (44,000lbs) of semi-bituminous coal per hour! However, it has been know to happen when pulling an extremely long train up Sherman Hill, BigBoy would burn 225,000lbs (25,000 gallons) of water an 28 tons (56,000lbs) of coal in a 27 mile period! He had a voracious appetite I knew I'd read that somewhere! Rotor
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098 The history channel said on average it burned 8-10 tons of coal an hour.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098 ANWER: 8-10