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Re: Question About Pre-1950 Rockaway Beach/Far Rockaway LIRR Service |
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Posted by bulk88 on Sun Feb 21 23:42:28 2021, in response to Re: Question About Pre-1950 Rockaway Beach/Far Rockaway LIRR Service, posted by randyo on Sun Feb 21 22:43:27 2021. NYC/LI used to have "coal gas", made by locally (per county) baking coal in ovens at a plant. Oil was far far cheaper than coal gas. Coal gas only made sense for cooking and lighting, never heating. Eventually high pressure nat gas pipelines were built to NYC and nat gas is same or lower cost per BTU vs oil. |
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