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Subject:	Re: Sawnee Mnt. Coal Tipple
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Fri, 6 Jul 2001 19:08:49 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, James Trobaugh writes: > 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 I believe that this is a nice coal tripple but you need to consider using some Rock Raiders pieces for some of the machinery in the mines. The only problem now is that I have the dueling banjos theme from 'Deliverance' in my head. Thank you, Kinko's commercials. Jesse Long P.S. You also need to use many sets of the Light 'N' Sound sets. Most modern mines have lights in their tunnels so you need to build some lights in the tunnel. Also, LEGO has made bulk sets of brown LEGO bricks so you can order bulk sets of these LEGO bricks so that you can build your coal mine.

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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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