Visual for Reference

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I love this "return to steam discussion" - it is packed with smiles, smiles 
and smiles.....Yes, we all know a coal fire IS a coal fire, and it smokes 
real smoke, not always black, but always, even when puffy pretty white, full 
of little black specs we called soot!  My RR Mother, and others living at 
our home (fairly close to double freight tracks) at the time, had to scrub 
the front porch big time once a year (Spring) to get that black stuff off, 
not to mention the clean wash on the limes getting regularly covered with 
that same soot every Monday.  I love "steam" to, model it on my basement 
"pike,"  but.......those were different times.......

(I suppose in this day of filters etc, there is a way to handle the soot - 
but I liked Mike's visual - have it saved in my pictures)

Bob Nichols (actually, Jim's cousin)

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> Return to steam? I attach a visual to help keep things in perspective. 

> Also, the comparison with diesel will have to include cost of plant and 

> additional labor, not to mention cold weather extras.

> I like the electrification idea but Dominion Power is getting the gears

> thrown at them regarding their plan to build a new power plant at Virginia

> City in Wise County (and use only Virginia coal). Even the Bristol Herald

> Courier is much against any new coal-fired plant.

>

> Mike Pierry, Jr.

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> [moderator]See image at following url:

> http://nwhs.org/qna/photos/20080111.611Depart.jpg

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