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I have also been wondering about how the empties, once delivered to the mine, are shuffled for loading; is this all done by the road crew, in a "while-you-wait" fashion, or did the mines keep their own motive power and/or pulley systems to handle loading between mine runs? <br /> <br />I know the answer is probably "Both", since I've seen photographs of both conditions, but I am wondering what the "norm" is. One of my model towns is going to be big enough, with two moderate-sized coal extractors, to justify an on-station switcher, but a couple other mines won't have this luxury. What will they do? And, in the era of steam, did some mines have their own steam engines, compleat with water towers, coal bins, ash pits, and all that jazz?
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