Does anyone know how many coal trains pass through Westshore Terminals’ coal facility on Roberts Bank each day?
Port of Metropolitan Vancouver web site says 30.3 million tonnes, which I think is metric tons, year 2010. You probably know better than I but I am unaware of any coal export pier other than Roberts Bank. My math says 33.33 short tons. At 15,000 tons per train that is 2222 trains, or 6.17 per day based on 360 working days per year.
Mac
There is also a coal terminal on the North shore of Burrard Inlet. Google Earth it, and you will see it just East of the Lions Gate Bridge.
On another note BNSF brings up long coal trains from the U.S. as well as what CN and CP bring in from the interior of B.C.
Brent[C):-)]