<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><br><div>How much coal would you think it takes to power the cog-rail train up Mt. Washington, in New Hampshire? <br></div><br><div> I've hiked that mountain -- almost to the top. It's a nice mountain, but nowhere near as tall as mountains out west.<br></div><br><div> It's 6,288 feet tall. <br></div><br><div> I was surprised to hear the answer. It takes a ton of coal to get to the top of Mt. Washington. 2000 pounds.<br></div><br><div> Explained in this short video.<br></div><br><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=64&v=8GEJQEl3Ml" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=64&v=8GEJQEl3Ml</a>8<br></div><br><div> Presumably no coal is used on the down trip -- although the idea of an unpowered train coasting down Mt. Washington<br></div><div>is not entirely reassuring.<br></div><br><div> phil<br></div><br><br><div>-- <br></div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>