Coal Mine ?

COX 47

Member
Any body have any ideas for a coal mine for a small N scale railroad...I like the look of the New River Mine from Walthers but it would have to be realy downsized and I don't want to spend that much money ....I have 2 tracks and moutains to run the shaft into....Cox 47
 
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Catt

How abouit scratchbuilding your own downsized version of the New River mine?Shouldn't cost all that much to do using Evergreen styrene siding and shapes.
 

2-8-2

Member
It seems like most, if not all, coal mines that I've seen are pretty large structures. They're usually 2-3 track industries and will take up a lot of space. Model Power carries a coal mine that's a manageable size, but you'd probably be better off making one yourself.
 

inkaneer

New Member
Instead of doing a mine how about doing a loader? Could be a truck dump where coal is trucked to a rail siding and dumped into the RR cars or it could be a remote loader where coal is brought in by conveyer belt. The coal is then shipped to a prep plant where it is graded and washed.
 
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