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Well, my plan was to spot the empties at the top of the grade, with the first car to be loaded on each track under the tipple. Using 'imagination' the cars would be loaded between operating sessions. IOW, at the beginning of the session, I'd move out any loads, replace them with cuts of empties above the tipple on the grade (the grade really wouldn't be much of a grade, since the consensus seems to be 1/2% or so, which in HO would be impractically small anyway and very difficult to see), so the empties would be spotted above the mine (first car in each cut under the tipple) and left there until the end of the operating session. When the session was over, or before beginning the next session, I would move the cars below the tipple, and place one piece 'drop in' loads in each car. So when I officially started the next operating session, the cars would be 'loaded' and ready to be hauled back out. I really don't think I'll get as dramatic as to actually simulate the rolling of the cars and the loading procedures, that's a bit beyond the scope of what I hope to accomplish. I just want a prototypical looking mine setup as far as the tracks were concerned, because, as cefinkjr said, "model coal mines stuck at the end of the spur(s) and they really look ridiculous !! Wonder how the modeler thinks any more than one car per spur would ever get loaded." Thanks for all the advice guys!
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