MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/2F745412/ListofCoalDocletter_2.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Saint Paul, October 21, 1938

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Mr. Be= rnard Blum:

 

Referring to your notation on Mr. CauleyR= 17;s letter of October seventh in regard to using center dump Har= t cars at the coaling stations.

In 1928 there was considerable complaint about unloading Hart center dump coal cars at the bucket type coaling stations… At that time it was propose= d to overcome this objection by remodeling the pit……which was done i= n a number of cases.

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The 70 ton coal cars can be used at stations which are of sufficient strength a= nd since they were purchased we have had few requests to remodel pits for cent= er dump cars.

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According to the standard plan all of the Link Belt type coaling stations are O.K. for the center dump cars.

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All plans available indicate  that the trestle type coaling

station is O.K. for unloading center dump cars, although there may be some exceptions.

The following bucket type coaling stations are O.K. for the center dump cars:        =   

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        =         Livingston        =             &nb= sp;         Glenullen

        =         Benz        =             &nb= sp;            =      Yakima-Roundhouse

        =         Dickinson        =             &nb= sp;         Bozeman

        =         Paradise        =             &nb= sp;           Whitehall

        =         Logan        =             &nb= sp;            =    Toppenish        =      

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The fo= llowing coaling stations have pits………not entirely satisfactory for center dump cars:  =

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        =      East Grand Forks        =             &nb= sp; Laurel

        =      Wahpeton        =             &nb= sp;            Lamoure

             = Pembina        =             &nb= sp;            =   Hazen

        =      Townsend        =             &nb= sp;            Tacoma

        =      Bromart        =             &nb= sp;            =    Easton

        =      Gibbon        =             &nb= sp;            =      Hinckley

        =      Fertile        =             &nb= sp;            =       Seattle

        =      Carrington        =             &nb= sp;           Pullman

        =      Sartell        =             &nb= sp;            =       Arlington

        =      Rice’s Point        =             &nb= sp;          Yakima – Main Line

        =      Mississippi Street<= /st1:address>        =             &nb= sp; Koldok

        =      West Duluth        =             &nb= sp;         Glendive

        =      Bearmouth        =             &nb= sp;           Greycliff

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Center Dump cars can be unloaded with difficulty as follows: Open the side doors a= nd allow most of the coal to come out the sides. Then open the center dumps and allow the remainder to drop between the rails. This means if there are any lumps it is necessary for the men to get into the cars and break them up to= permit the coal to go through the breaker bars.

 

Mr. McCauley’s letter returned.

 

Bridge Engineer