Re: Commission meeting report for 11/12/2022

12bridge Wrote:
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> "The long time supplier King Coal stopped
> supplying coal at one point in October. A second
> supplier, West Elk mine in Somerset CO began
> supplying coal. It burns very differently. The RR
> needs an additional coal supplier, as King just
> stopped providing coal."
>
> Its coming folks.

It's not that dire yet. I called and was told "no we are not out of coal" they simply didn't have the usual stock pile lying around they usually have. The mine supplied us with coal, we just had to let them know we were coming so they had some set aside for us. I believe he said the demand was up so they sold more coal.

Yes eventually it will run out or the Feds might hault there operation. Hopefully that is still many years away.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.