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Subject:	Re: Sawnee Mnt. Coal Tipple
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Wed, 4 Jul 2001 22:51:32 GMT
Reply-To:	johnneal@uswest/AvoidSpam/.net
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Sweet MOC, JT! Very impressive looking. More evidence that LTDs are the best builders:-) Well done. -John "James J. Trobaugh" wrote: > Introducing the Sawnee Mountain Coal Company coal tripple. > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52488 > > The name 'tipple' is derived from the time when men would push carts full of > coal to the bunker and tip them over for dumping. > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52492 > > Three tracks are serviced here. > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52491 > > A power house, the place where a small steam engine generates electricity to > run the machinery of the tipple, is provided as is a small storage shed. > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52490 > > The coal is sent down a main shoot and then via a set of levers is directed > to the appropriate track were the hoppers cars wait to be loaded. > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52493 > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52494 > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=52491 > > For all the pictures > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5321 > > Now I just need to build a coal mine to go with it :) > > -- > James J. Trobaugh > North Georgia LEGO Train Club > http://www.ngltc.org

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		Re: Sawnee Mnt. Coal Tipple
(...) LTDs? Sorry, it's not often that I see one I don't know! ;-) -Shiri (even I got that JT is James Trobaugh! <grin>) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)

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		Sawnee Mnt. Coal Tipple
Introducing the Sawnee Mountain Coal Company coal tripple. (URL) name 'tipple' is derived from the time when men would push carts full of coal to the bunker and tip them over for dumping. (URL) tracks are serviced here. (URL) power house, the place (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) !!

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