tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5746953697378405785..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.545-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Because It's FridayComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-38123562187001762262022-06-20T13:29:21.754-04:002022-06-20T13:29:21.754-04:00In all cases the prime mover(s) must be fed, it t...In all cases the prime mover(s) must be fed, it they <br />have many thats a big diet.<br /><br />Two loads that railroads moved were coal, and later .<br />oil. As a consequence whoever controlled the fuel <br />routes had the control. That made a few _very_ rich.<br /><br />In some areas water was a commodity.<br /><br /><br />Eck!Eck!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13890237094647111653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-10635400265600193342022-06-17T19:50:23.706-04:002022-06-17T19:50:23.706-04:00I don't think that's an apt comparison. I...I don't think that's an apt comparison. It wasn't 20% by weight, it was 20% of freight volume. And that only got the coal from the mines to the coal tipples at the railroad yards. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-62808139734968342642022-06-17T16:17:13.749-04:002022-06-17T16:17:13.749-04:0028% of weight for their own fuel is about the same...28% of weight for their own fuel is about the same as a modern airliner's fuel load. (90,000 lb for a MTOW 315,000 lb 767) So not much has changed. Other than the flying, fast and high part.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-82114582327782490572022-06-17T11:31:19.991-04:002022-06-17T11:31:19.991-04:00...also back when, there was a daily train from NY......also back when, there was a daily train from NYC pulling nothing but hopper cars loaded with manure. Come to think, I wonder if the return trip was hay.....<br /><br />Witness:<br />https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/09/28/the-towns-that-were-moved-by-horses/Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.com