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Trackage around coal mines
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<p>You need a track to pull up to the mine with the empty coal hoppers.</p><p>You will want a run around off to one side of the tipple to get around behind your loaded hoppers.</p><p>You will want a track next to that runaround to stand your empties.</p><p>And a track for the caboose ofcourse.</p><p>I plan to handle hoppers in cuts of three, so my runaround is long enough for one engine (Or consist) plus three hoppers at a time. Each tipple gets three loads pulled and three empties put in.</p><p>If I wanted to be lavish on the switches, each tipple will have a tail track behind it with a engine escape on each one capable of holding three more cuts of cars that can be drifted into place with handbrake.</p><p>Even a smallish mine turn of 9 inbounds and 9 outs can be a big job.</p>
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