If the coal is delivered by truck or rail, what is the expected number of truck or train deliveries on a per day basis?
At this time, no decision has been made on whether to transport coal or byproducts by train or truck to and from the plant. If trucks are used, we estimate 240 per day will be needed to deliver coal. An additional 40 trucks would be needed daily to transport plant byproducts from the facility. If trains are used, we estimate needing about three to four trains weekly with 75 to 100 railcars per train. If the rail spur is used to transport plant byproducts such as sulfur or slag out of the facility, we estimate needing about two to three railcars of sulfur daily and five to six railcars of slag per day. Whether or not we use the rail spur for these types of deliveries will depend mostly on the economics of train and truck transportaion at the time.
