coaling locomotives at Claire Yard question

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In regard to coaling stations running parallel to the track. I'd suspect that in the earlier years of the railroad, there were more coaling stations along the way than there were in later years, possibly replacing the earlier wood stops. 

I believe a number of earlier stations were built in this manner, styled like a tipple, where the hoppers dumped into pockets and in turn into the tenders. This was prior to the widespread use of concrete as the preferred method. 

I know there was one on the Shenandoah Division at Shenandoah, Buena Vista and I want to say Starkey and/or Payne, Norfolk Division, I know of one at Island Yard in Lynchburg.

Further on Gordon's comment, there was also one of the style like his photo at Glade Spring, Virginia. These were gravity fed, the hoppers (or in some cases drop bottom gons) were set out on the hill above the track level, and were drifted down in position over the track. 

Ken Miller

On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:21 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> I don't know what other coaling trestles were parallel to the coaling track like the one at Clare, but there were several coaling trestles that crossed over the coaling track(s) such as the attached photo of Dwight, VA.  Others of this type were at Vickers and Richlands, both in VA.

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> The brick building partly visible on the right is a power house for the signal system.  It was fed from the same coaling trestle.

>  

> Gordon Hamilton

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> In the attached photo, it looks as though there are coal chutes below the hopper that is on the elevated track above the retaining wall at Claire Yard.  Can someone confirm that this was used for coaling locomotives at that location?

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> How many other locations on the N&W were serviced in this fashion?

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> Thanks,

> Brent

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> Dr. J. Brent Greer

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