Re: Down to one question
| February 16, 2010 02:07PM |
John:
I don’t have a definitive answer but I can provide some additional information on your remaining question if and where the San Juan would have been recoaled enroute. The route covered by the San Juan was just under 200 miles each way. The coal capacity of the K-28’s was 8 tons (prior to coal side boards being added for Silverton service) K-36 was 9.5 tons and K-37’s were 9 tons. From previous discussions on this board the K-28’s use about 7 tons of coal for a Silverton run which is a considerably heavier train (vs. the SJ) with a 90 mile roundtrip. The question then becomes could one load of coal have been sufficient to make the 200 mile run from terminal to terminal given a “typical” San Juan consist. Chama being 92.4 miles from Alamosa and 107.4 miles from Durango would be the logical midpoint with coal facilities for refueling if it was required. Monero could also have been used as it would have been the next nearest mid way point being 88 miles from Durango. Perhaps someone like Earl or Coker can weigh in on the fuel consumption part of this puzzle. Here are a couple of Richardson photos of facilities in Monero from the DPL, in the one of the eastbound San Juan and other photos in this DPL series (plus Otto Perry views) notice the coal in the tenders for a possible clue...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2010 02:25PM by rod.
I don’t have a definitive answer but I can provide some additional information on your remaining question if and where the San Juan would have been recoaled enroute. The route covered by the San Juan was just under 200 miles each way. The coal capacity of the K-28’s was 8 tons (prior to coal side boards being added for Silverton service) K-36 was 9.5 tons and K-37’s were 9 tons. From previous discussions on this board the K-28’s use about 7 tons of coal for a Silverton run which is a considerably heavier train (vs. the SJ) with a 90 mile roundtrip. The question then becomes could one load of coal have been sufficient to make the 200 mile run from terminal to terminal given a “typical” San Juan consist. Chama being 92.4 miles from Alamosa and 107.4 miles from Durango would be the logical midpoint with coal facilities for refueling if it was required. Monero could also have been used as it would have been the next nearest mid way point being 88 miles from Durango. Perhaps someone like Earl or Coker can weigh in on the fuel consumption part of this puzzle. Here are a couple of Richardson photos of facilities in Monero from the DPL, in the one of the eastbound San Juan and other photos in this DPL series (plus Otto Perry views) notice the coal in the tenders for a possible clue...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2010 02:25PM by rod.
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