Engine Coal Question

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Where did the N&W get its engine coal before the Pocohontas Mine was opened in 1883?  Was it fetched down the Shenandoah Valley RR from Pennsylvania? 



And... wouldn't it be fascinating to discover a first person account of the conversion from wood to coal as engine fuel, com plete with a listing of "wood stations" along the line ? !!! 



-- abram burnett 
 
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