Re: SP Coal at Pinole
Author: Carol L. Voss
Date: 07-24-2008 - 19:31
Sam Reeves Wrote:
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> The Permanente and Davenport unit coal train rolls
> by Pinole, California in January of 1999.
> Undoubtedly this train is much smaller today since
> the cement plant at Permanente no longer takes
> coal to fire their kilns.
>
Sam, are you saying that they are now firing the kilns with natural gas instead of coal??? I know they have had that capacity for many years. (remember, we have been gone from there since 1999 and yardmaster Russ has retired and moved to LA so I have no "inside source" anymore) :-)
C.