With the fall from favor of coal as a power source and the resulting decrease in coal traffic on the rails, I was wondering how many, if any, coal users are left in New York and New England that result in coal trains in New York.
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terms-d wrote:Coal trains on CSX still go to Ravena, NY, Kodak in Rochester, Somerset, and perhaps still to Kenmore and/or Dunkirk as well (not qualified out west). NS trains still go to Bow, NH, and Ludlowville, NY. They're definitely not nearly as common as they once were, but they still run occasionally.I've been aware of most of these for about 30 years now... except one. What is in Ravena that requires coal trains ? I see a rock & mineral mine that has a lime kiln plant, but I wouldn't think they burn through unit trains of coal.
BR&P wrote:The great War On Coal continues. Cuomo says he wants NY coal-free by 2020. Before long the hopper car will be as rare as the locomotive tender.Well just 2 years ago Norfolk Southern was doing a rebuild program on thousands of worn out hopper cars. Wonder what has come of that. And what in the world were they thinking ? Maybe they will find another use for them, such as stone, ore, and minerals. Possibly even grain if they build tops for a few hundred of them. They have ALOT invested in these cars already.
Flat-Wheeler wrote:Well just 2 years ago Norfolk Southern was doing a rebuild program on thousands of worn out hopper cars. Wonder what has come of that. And what in the world were they thinking ? Maybe they will find another use for them, such as stone, ore, and minerals.Ironically, they're even eliminating some of their own coal traffic in a small way.