I think no explanation, no information, no talk. Where it was, what was digged, how much time needed to what phase. All unknown. Some random guy just filming without reason.
Used to run a 980-F just like that one and screened strippings through an ExTec like the one it was feeding at a crusher. Job security. Loved the EMD's too!
Just found this video, I love it! its funny because I am nearly finished with a project I have been working on for months, called "coal country." Having just found this, I just want to give you an FYI that I will be posting a video by a similar name (coincidence), but different content and style etc.
Truly a great job, nice video, Big fan of NS . and of course BIG Coal country and all the amazing mines and diversity of the breathtaking views ... Cheers Great job 🥂 looking forward to seeing the next video, all the Best in 2021 to you and your s. 😁 Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 subscribed 👍
2:48 to 4:46 How does this small screening operation relate to loading a coal train? What this segment shows is the prep of the coal to load a pick-up truck. Why do you have this segment in your video?
I saw coal getting transported by BNSF rail cars in Shawnee Mission, KS It was one car after another, going to TX. Must be why I get plenty of electricity for our home, PRN.
All I see? Is stranded assets. Coal has been losing out to LNG for decades. Its now almost 3 times the cost per Kwh to make power from coal than it is from LNG. And now renewable plus storage is cheaper than either of them.
Metallurgical coal will always be needed. As for storage, storing electricity on a megawatt level is not like a flashlight battery. It is prohibitively expensive. That is why is is not being done. Utilities would not let the electricity go to waste if it was affordable.
@@larrypatty8333 Incorrect sir, we already have two ways of making steel without coal all together. Both of which are substantially cheaper and produce far higher quality steel and steel alloys. Secondly Storage is NOT expensive at all anymore, compared to the long term costs of a peaker plant its peanuts. You never have to buy fuel for batteries and you don't need anyone to over see them either. And as to not being done? Globally over 80 GWh of storage was added last year. And that number is 3x the previous year.
@@davefroman4700 And the primary method of making steel without coal is the electric arc furnace method, which uses natural gas. Between coal and natural gas they account for 90% of all steel produced. As for power storage, where is that being done at this time? 94% of US storage is pumped hydro according the the EPA. Only 733 mw of US energy are batteries.
@@larrypatty8333 All it takes is one company to realize a 30% reduction in cost to start undercutting the market and the rest will adopt the new technology quickly to survive. Those who do not? Will parish.
Great video. Thanx for the captions explaining what is going on. This video has been suggested by YT for a couple of weeks on my "A" channel, but that channel isn't about railfanning. I finally looked up your channel from this "B" channel to find this video. I also found Norfolk Southern Coal Train Loading Out at Tom's Creek Mine from 09 Oct 15 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rEkT-lO9wIk.html That is a really good video also. I'll check out more as I have time.
Sadly the other side of that coin is that people think the earth has only been around for 5000 years or something like that so the idea of 'fossil fuels' isn't understood.
