To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.trainsOpen lugnet.trains in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Trains / 12104
12103  |  12105
Subject: 
Re: Sawnee Mnt. Coal Tipple
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 13:23:29 GMT
Viewed: 
572 times
  
As Larry said, "Wow!"   I thought it was a pic of the real thing when I
looked at the first picture.
looking forward to see it in person.

-chris

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



Message is in Reply To:
  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) !! 

27 Messages in This Thread:

















Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR