Lite and Narrow Column - 1
Pearson Coal Company
T
he tipple of the George E. Miller Coal Company at
Jollar, PA was of modern all-steel construction. It was
constructed in 1938, replacing a wooden trestle-like
structure that had been destroyed by fire the previous year.
he Miller Coal Company had begun to ship a portion of their
coal by truck as early as 1932, and when the new tipple was
built provisions were made for loading trucks as well as hopper
cars, reflected in the design of the tipple.
The modern coal tipple is constructed for easy accessibility to
the machinery inside. It’s constructed of a steel framework
with metal sheathing attached to nailing strips. Should a piece
of equipment need to be removed, the outer sheathing can be
removed, and the large equipment replaced. You also will see
this type of construction in modern coal preparation plants.
The Lite and Narrow column
by Larry Smith
Modeling a real coal tipple from the East
Broad Top that can be used on any railroad ...
A narrow gauge coal tipple
Part 2
Ramblings on Narrow Gauge
and Branchline Modeling
MRH-Aug 2014
