Slope mines are a little more difficult to distinguish from drift
tipples, but a hoist house without the tower is usually a dead
giveaway. An overhead trolley system is the spotting feature for
a drift tipple.
It was not unusual to have multiple tipples close to each other
tapping different coal seams in the Appalachian fields. It is also
not unusual to have multiple tipples tapping into the same seam,
much like the ones on the East Broad Top at Robertsdale or the
Mann’s Creek at Clifftop. These are just two examples of where
this occurred. Don’t get hung up on just having one tipple on the
whole railroad if you are modeling the coal industry.
12: Close up of the rear of the company houses at
Adams. These structures were scratchbuilt using board
by board construction. More detail will be added in the
future when these are installed on the layout.
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