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C&O Railway Series #16, C&O Coal Tipples
This is the first book of which we are aware that tells the history and explains in detail how coal mine tipples (also called preparation plants) worked, concentrating on the 1940s-60s era. C&O’s lines were dotted with hundreds of tipples that delivered coal to the waiting cars for transport to the huge terminals and for on-line use. They ranged from simple “truck tipples” to monstrous preparation plants capable of delivering many thousands of tons per day. The workings of the tipples, their design, construction, machinery, and operating procedures are covered in detail. Few people today are aware how these preparation plants separated, graded, tested, washed, and cleaned coal before it was ever dumped into railroad cars for shipment. This book is ideal for modelers wanting to recreate accurate coal mine/tipple operations on their layouts. The drawings, track layouts, maps, and other details explain how this intricate system worked so well, concentrating on the “modern” era of the 1940s-60s when late steam and early diesels handled the coal trains. These were the tipples from which those huge trains of coal originated. Detail is unsurpassed in any other book covering this subject. Most photos are taken from official C&O files, many not printed before.
C&O Railway Series #16, C&O Coal Tipples
This is the first book of which we are aware that tells the history and explains in detail how coal mine tipples (also called preparation plants) worked, concentrating on the 1940s-60s era. C&O’s lines were dotted with hundreds of tipples that delivered coal to the waiting cars for transport to the huge terminals and for on-line use. They ranged from simple “truck tipples” to monstrous preparation plants capable of delivering many thousands of tons per day. The workings of the tipples, their design, construction, machinery, and operating procedures are covered in detail. Few people today are aware how these preparation plants separated, graded, tested, washed, and cleaned coal before it was ever dumped into railroad cars for shipment. This book is ideal for modelers wanting to recreate accurate coal mine/tipple operations on their layouts. The drawings, track layouts, maps, and other details explain how this intricate system worked so well, concentrating on the “modern” era of the 1940s-60s when late steam and early diesels handled the coal trains. These were the tipples from which those huge trains of coal originated. Detail is unsurpassed in any other book covering this subject. Most photos are taken from official C&O files, many not printed before.
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