Some are oil fired..
http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> That's why all our power plants burn diesel. <ROTFLMAO>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ted Azito wrote:
> >
> > Indeed at the end of the Steam Era they were experimenting with
> > electronically controlling valves and collier feedscrew drives. But
> > steam cars are not really feasible, besides the cost and complication
> > (see Doble) they are inherently inefficient of fuel. This, and their
> > high maintenance, is why diesel-electric completely replaced them in
> > about a ten year period. Diesels are the most thermally efficient
> > engines there are. Gas turbines can compete only in complex fixed
> > cycle service, and heavy diesels can burn fuels (Bunker C) which
> > turbines have a lot of problems with. Railroads experimented with
> > closed cycle steam turbines, and aeroderivative gas turbines, and
> > found both to be a lot more work than diesel-electric.

 

Some are oil fired..
http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40D9F6E8.CFAE7988@***.net...
> That's why all our power plants burn diesel. <ROTFLMAO>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ted Azito wrote:
> >
> > Indeed at the end of the Steam Era they were experimenting with
> > electronically controlling valves and collier feedscrew drives. But
> > steam cars are not really feasible, besides the cost and complication
> > (see Doble) they are inherently inefficient of fuel. This, and their
> > high maintenance, is why diesel-electric completely replaced them in
> > about a ten year period. Diesels are the most thermally efficient
> > engines there are. Gas turbines can compete only in complex fixed
> > cycle service, and heavy diesels can burn fuels (Bunker C) which
> > turbines have a lot of problems with. Railroads experimented with
> > closed cycle steam turbines, and aeroderivative gas turbines, and
> > found both to be a lot more work than diesel-electric.

 

Some are oil fired..
http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40D9F6E8.CFAE7988@***.net...
> That's why all our power plants burn diesel. <ROTFLMAO>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ted Azito wrote:
> >
> > Indeed at the end of the Steam Era they were experimenting with
> > electronically controlling valves and collier feedscrew drives. But
> > steam cars are not really feasible, besides the cost and complication
> > (see Doble) they are inherently inefficient of fuel. This, and their
> > high maintenance, is why diesel-electric completely replaced them in
> > about a ten year period. Diesels are the most thermally efficient
> > engines there are. Gas turbines can compete only in complex fixed
> > cycle service, and heavy diesels can burn fuels (Bunker C) which
> > turbines have a lot of problems with. Railroads experimented with
> > closed cycle steam turbines, and aeroderivative gas turbines, and
> > found both to be a lot more work than diesel-electric.

 

Ted, was trying to tell me diesel was more efficient.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Some are oil fired..
> http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

Ted, was trying to tell me diesel was more efficient.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Some are oil fired..
> http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

Ted, was trying to tell me diesel was more efficient.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Some are oil fired..
> http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

Ted, was trying to tell me diesel was more efficient.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Some are oil fired..
> http://www.dom.com/about/stations/fo...ssum_point.jsp
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

Powerplants are steam turbine and fired by coal or natural gas
usually. Some are gas turbine, but they're generally natural gas-no
one's burning bunker fuels in them. There are still a few heavy
diesels in utility power generation in the US and quite a lot in
Europe.

A utility generation plant is a very different proposition than a
rail locomotive-a loco is small stuff.

 

Powerplants are steam turbine and fired by coal or natural gas
usually. Some are gas turbine, but they're generally natural gas-no
one's burning bunker fuels in them. There are still a few heavy
diesels in utility power generation in the US and quite a lot in
Europe.

A utility generation plant is a very different proposition than a
rail locomotive-a loco is small stuff.

 

Powerplants are steam turbine and fired by coal or natural gas
usually. Some are gas turbine, but they're generally natural gas-no
one's burning bunker fuels in them. There are still a few heavy
diesels in utility power generation in the US and quite a lot in
Europe.

A utility generation plant is a very different proposition than a
rail locomotive-a loco is small stuff.