Passenger Coal vs. Freight Coal on the N&W

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Abram,

When I worked as a laborer in the N&W Durham Shop the summers of '52, 
'53 and '54, we had two grades of coal for coaling locomotives, "road" 
coal and "yard" coal.  The former was like "run-of-mine" coal with a lot 
of "fines."  The latter had fewer fines and probably had a lower 
volatility chemistry, both of which would help reduce pollution 
complaints in the Durham urban environment where the single yard 
locomotive operated (a Class M when I first went there and a Class S1a 
by my last summer there). The K1 passenger locomotives were fueled with 
"road" coal.

Gordon Hamilton

On 2/6/2020 9:29 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Is there any record of the use of different grades of coal for 
> passenger engines and freight engines on the N&W?
>
> If so, the ye undersigned would be much'ly interested in the details.
>
> -- abram burnett,
> senior deputy assistant administrator of the turnip patch
> (by approbation and permission of the wife...)
>
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