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RE: (erielack) PS&N / P&S

Christopher
The DL&W served no bituminous mines and used bituminous for most of its 
engine coal.  Wayland was a relatively convenient junction as was Bflo, BR&P 
Jct, etc. for non-PS&N coal.  The Erie had its own engine coal sources but 
the P&S coal was (and is) used for power generation.  It is my understanding 
that the coal sales agents of the on-line coal producers were in quite a bit 
of price and quality competition.
M J Connor


>From: "Christopher Thurner" <cthurner_@_adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: "Christopher Thurner" <cthurner_@_adelphia.net>
>To: "Mailgroup" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Subject: (erielack) PS&N / P&S
>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:25:12 -0500
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>Listers:
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>Gordon Davids wrote:
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> >During the lease, most of the P&S coal went north on the PS&N to the Erie
>at Olean and Hornell and to the DL&W at >Wayland.  Most of it was steam
>coal, and the eastern railroads themselves were large customers.
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>I find this statement to be intriguing (not so much the eastern rr part),
>but the Erie & DL&W one.  With the extensive trackage and business that 
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>roads had in NE PA (i.e. Scranton / Wilkes Barre) and the Erie in other
>parts of central / western PA, why did they have such a need for the steam
>coal delivered by the P&S?
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>Or were they interchanging it for delivery to other eastern roads?  Was the
>coal delivered by the P&S from the ARM that superior to other steam coal in
>PA and other eastern states?
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>Also, if the latter was the case, then to whom was it delivered?  Most of
>the other eastern roads had routes / connections to the coal producing
>regions in PA, WV, Kentucky, OH etc. (e.g. PRR, NYC, LV, RDG, B&O, D&H, 
>CNJ,
>etc.).  My guess is the RR's they were 'ferrying' it to would be the likes
>of the New England roads (e.g. NH, B&M, MEC, B&A, etc.) or the Canadian and
>mid-western roads (e.g. CN, CP, TH&B, NKP, PM, WAB, etc.) that interchanged
>through Buffalo.
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>Your comments and additional information will be most appreciated.
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>Regards,
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>Chris
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>Christopher Thurner
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