Re: Wood Consumption on SVRy

J.B.Bane Wrote:
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>Notice that
> on Sep. 1st there were 94 cords of wood burned
> that day! As many will know a cord is 4'x4'x8'.
> That is one heck of a lot of wood.

Many wood-fueled railroads used "locomotive cords" as their unit of measure, which is 4 feet by 8 feet by 2 feet (or half the volume of a regular cord). Period sources seldom indicate which. I don't know whether the Sumpter Valley used this smaller value or a full cord.

What kind of wood did the SV burn for the most part? A cord of Madrone will provide a lot more BTUs than a cord of Ponderosa Pine.