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John C

March 13, 2024 08:32PM

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Why were they burning wood? Was coal unavailable or expensive?

The very limited experience I have around a wood burning engine, they’re astronomically more labor intensive than coal, and the smoke burns your eyes, unlike coal. Wonder what morale was like there back then.

John Hillier

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SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	J.B.Bane	March 12, 2024 01:34PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	guymonmd	March 12, 2024 01:44PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	J.B.Bane	March 12, 2024 01:54PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	John C	March 13, 2024 08:32PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	J.B.Bane	March 13, 2024 09:39PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	glibby2	March 14, 2024 10:22AM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	Kelly Anderson	March 13, 2024 09:35PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	J.B.Bane	March 13, 2024 09:43PM
Re: SVRy #18 Ready to Depart	Jim Grigsby	March 14, 2024 09:48AM

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