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(erielack) FW: [STMFC] Re: COAL TRAFFIC
Stolen from another list . . . some on this list would perhaps be interested in the statistics
about coal tonnage at Buffalo.
SGL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: STMFC_@_yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of nfryumbc
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:46 AM
> To: STMFC_@_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [STMFC] Re: COAL TRAFFIC
>
> Dear Joel,
>
> This may be a document you'll find useful. It is available from the
> B&O Railroad Historical Society company store at http://www.borhs.org : <http://www.borhs.org:>
>
> Item # 72055: B&O Officers Inspection Trains. Buffalo Division. Approx
> 162 pages of very detailed data prepared for B&O officers inpsection
> trip of the B&O for trips in 1953, 1954 and 1955. Employee statistics
> and safety data. Page of fuel usage on Buffalo Div on given dates.
> List of cities served, population and revenue per city. Season
> tonnages for 8 years running at Charlotte and DL&W docks.
> Income/Expense statement for Charlotte Dock Company for 1950-51-52.
> Comparison of B&O tonnages on Lake Ontario vs PRR, NYC and DL&W docks.
> Details of lease agreements for facilities. List of mines and
> carloadings of coal & coke. Coal tonnages billed at Cloe scales for 7
> years, by month. Dates of miner's strikes and vacation outages for
> 1946-52. Special moves of coal and coke on Indiana Sub with PRR.
> Motive power forces by location. Quantities of freight cars held for
> heavy or reconditioning at 4 locations on Buffalo Div. Description of
> the line with details of construction, ties, rail, switches,
> facilities, equipment. List of improvements with AFE numbers; costs,
> number of new crossties and tons on new rail laid; track workforce
> listing. of engines assigned, by class, steam & diesel, for Buffalo
> Div. Tonnage ratings by engine type, to include tonnage adjustments in
> tons per car depending on air temperatures. List of engine numbers
> assigned by location for freight & passenger. These types of data are
> represented for the various trip dates, enabling the reader to see
> changes on the Buffalo Division during these years.
>
> Take Care
> -Nick Fry
> Archivist
> Director at Large
> B&O Railroad Historical Society
> http://www.borhs.org <http://www.borhs.org>
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