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nanaimo73 asks: "How did the N&W buy their coal ? Was this done through long term contracts with a small number of mines ? Did the size of the coal matter ? Would the mines have to make sure the chunks were not to big ?" N&W owned some of its own mines, and contracted for the rest of its coal with mines whose coal had the required BTU content as well as other characteristics. One of N&W's mines dumped coal via overhead bucket conveyor right into the coal wharf at Williamson. And yes - like in other considerations, size matters! But coal could be sized for stokers at the mine, and shipped ready for use; stoker-sized coal was good for the shovel-fired engines, too. Old Timer
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