Andy, What type grate area do you have for burning anthracite? I always heard that it was a bit hard to burn except in those wide Wooten fireboxes. All of my lokies have deep narrow "keyhole" fireboxes except for the Mich-Cal Shay. Jesse > Hi Jesse > The reason I ask is because I have just spent a very enjoyable afternoon > passenger pulling burning anthracite and I couldnt keep the engine quite! > > Andy MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.