Coal operations

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Mike,
I’m working on planning a layout that will include several tipples, but also some action in and around a more urban area based on N&W operations in Cincinnati and Columbus with large freight houses and interchange with other railroads.  My thought is that this will provide some interest for visiting operators, and allow me to use the large number or boxcars and refrigerator cars I enjoy building along with my coal fleet.  I model 1927, so it’s all steam.

Jeremy Dummler
Wauconda, IL

> On Oct 29, 2018, at 8:29 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have a coal operating layout that does more than haul coal drags?  I try to envision running mine runs with a group of people and I can come up with only one person pulling a train of empties up the branch. I don’t have room for more than one branch. So I’m the one person but I want to have people over to share the fun. 
> Some do a great job of hauling coal but I think there may be compromises on pure N&W described in books and these lists with the desire to have friends over. Modelling is full of compromises, of course. 
> How have others modeled coal mining operations? ie picking up loads and dropping empties...etc
> Thank you,
> 
> Mike Shockley 
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