Fast loader - 2
2. An underground coal mine near Oakwood, Va. This
is the scene that inspired the fast loader project at
John Roberts Preparation Plant. This scene embodies
the look and feel of Appalachian coal.
I had a photo of a fast loader from an underground mining
operation near Oakwood, VA that I used as a reference. This
operation had most of the features I wanted to model. In addi-
tion to a large fast loader, this facility had a concrete storage
silo, open coal pile, and trucked-in coal. The conveyor transfer
point was an unexpected bonus.
The flow of coal for layout operation starts with the coal feed
off the conveyor from the underground slope mine. Coal is also
delivered by rail from coal tipples on the layout. Trucked-in coal
from surrounding strip mines is represented. Coal is moved
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MRH-Dec 2014