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RE: (erielack) Coal, Iron Ore and Steel

Pat, Paul and list;

While Paul answered the question about the Portland Generating Station power
plant being served on or near the B & P, since the discussion also concerns
coal deliveries in general, it might be mentioned that many, if not all, of
the cement plants on the B & P received sizable coal trains at times. Said
coal used to fire the kilns to create the cement.

Jim Harr




Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:04:07 +0000
From: paultup_@_comcast.net
Subject: RE: (erielack) Coal, Iron Ore and Steel

Pat Moore wrote:


> And besides, just how many power plants did the EL serve? I know of the
one on 
> the east end (someone please insert the details...was it on the B&P?)

Technically, it was on the Old Road - the Metropolitan Edison plant just
south of Portland, PA.


> but other 
> than that, did the EL serve any other power plants? There was a small
power 
> plant in Big Flats, NY, which I think had a spur, but I don't remember
seeing 
> much in the way of coal delivery in the 70s. If they got delivery by rail,
it 
> was in small lots and not entire trains, that is for sure. Perhaps on the
west 
> end? 

On the far east end, I can't think of anything other than the Met-Ed plant
at Portland. The EL did have a siding into the PSE&G plant near West End,
but I thought that was to be used for transporting transformers into/out of
the plant.

There was also the Hoboken Power House that did receive coal - this powered
the Hoboken Terminal area.

      - Paul


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