Four thousand two hundred thirty three lbs. per hour
kamakasie,
March 13, 2008:
coal 14,000 btu/lb
gasoline 20,000 btu/lb
a pound of coal produces 70% as much energy as a pound of gasoline.
gasoline weighs 8.33lb/gallon
with your current MPG you can find your answer
Ken E,
March 16, 2008:
Not very much. Steam locomotives which pulled hundreds to thousands of tons used far more water than coal.
TitoBob,
March 17, 2008:
The coal behind the setup would probably power steamdriven car in the engine if you could probably power steamdriven car in the coal tender short carriage carrying the problem of finding someone.
mountaingym,
March 20, 2008:
Trains used to run on coal but I don’t know of any cars that do.
Four thousand two hundred thirty three lbs. per hour
coal 14,000 btu/lb
gasoline 20,000 btu/lb
a pound of coal produces 70% as much energy as a pound of gasoline.
gasoline weighs 8.33lb/gallon
with your current MPG you can find your answer
Not very much. Steam locomotives which pulled hundreds to thousands of tons used far more water than coal.
The coal behind the setup would probably power steamdriven car in the engine if you could probably power steamdriven car in the coal tender short carriage carrying the problem of finding someone.
Trains used to run on coal but I don’t know of any cars that do.