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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
As stated the fact that the boiler has stoker grates and an ash removal system leaves out the possibility of fuel oil of any kind. Without any forced combustion air (there are no fans in these, very complete plans) fuel oil could not burn. Whats more when this engine was built fuel oil was unavailable. That leaves us with wood or coal.
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Does anyone know if it was possible to use either wood or coal in the same boiler?
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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
When the Mount was built, help me with this one RIG, I don't think that the RR went to Wiers. That would only leave Alton for coal bunkers. I can not remember ever seeing pictures of coal bunkers either at Alton or Wiers.
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The railroad made it to Laconia before Alton Bay.
Now that you mention the trains, coal could have been easily used because of them. Can we tell from these old photos whether it was coal or wood being burned? Isn’t coal smoke very black? There are many shots of the piers with wood, but that doesn't rule out coal.
On August 8, 1848, the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad between Concord and Meredith Bridge (Laconia) opened. The following year, the road was extended to Lake Village (Lakeport).
In 1839 a charter was granted to the Dover & Winnipesaukee Railroad to build tracks from Dover to Alton Bay, a total of 29 miles. This charter lapsed, but eight years later another was granted under the name of Cocheco Railroad. By 1848 the tracks had been laid as far as Farmington and a year later were completed to Alton Bay.
In 1847 a charter was granted to build the Lake Shore Railroad between Laconia and Alton Bay. This 18-mile road was established to connect the Cocheco road & the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad. Due to lack of finances, the construction was postponed for over 40 years, leaving the original charter to expire. Finally, 1883, the charter was granted to Charles Busiel and his associates. The line was finally constructed by the Concord Railroad Corporation and the Lake Shore Line officially opened in Laconia on June 17, 1890, connecting Alton Bay to Lakeport.
The Mount Washington made her first trip on July 4, 1872, with Alton Bay, Meredith, Center Harbor, Long Island and Wolfeboro on her schedule of ports.