New River Minning Co

[ChrisNH]

What a great thread.. same kit, so many different results. It really shows how every modeler puts their own stamp on their work.

Chris 

[Anonymous]

Hi 304live,

 

The crane is completely scratchbuilt from styrene profiles/sheets and some bits and small pieces left over from various kits. You can see the building process at my homepage : www.123hjemmeside.dk/modelbanen. Look under kitbashing

Brgds Peter 

 

[cudaken]

 I know what I am picking up from K-10 trains this week, New River and Glacier Gravel . I have been putting them off for a while, not now!

                           Cuda Ken

[Budliner]

Hello to Denmark

great job

I keep saying I will start my new river kit

but As you well know, inspiration can vanish as quickly as it comes.

[304live]

dk4000

 

that conversion looks great..... that crane, is it scratchbuilt or is it from something else?

[Budliner]

wowowowwoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I cant beleve I have not even opened the box on mine

there are the most incredible job's you people have done

thanks for posting for all of us to see

I love these

[Anonymous]

That is a EFFECTIVE CONVERSION!!!!

[simon1966]

DK4000, what am impressive conversion you have made.  The crane is very well done, an excellent piece of work.

[Anonymous]

Hello from Denmark to You all!

This is my try at the New River Mining Company:

I have tried to convert it into a sawmill as this would suit my danish layout better.

The crane is scratch build and the original slackbin has been turned upside down and made into a woodchip container.

More pictures can be seen at my website: http://www.123hjemmeside.dk/modelbanen. Look under "kitbashing"

[Budliner]

My favorite railroad topic.... coal mines & coal trains ! Here's a pic of my Blue Rock # 3 mine... under construction.

 

 

blue rock rocks

thanks for the photos

[Budliner]

hm me likie

[outdoorsfellar]

My favorite railroad topic.... coal mines & coal trains ! Here's a pic of my Blue Rock # 3 mine... under construction.

 

 

[zeis96]

I'm an hour away from Quincy. I know they have a club (www.qsme.org) I've been trying to plan a time to go see it. As for the disaster it depends on my skills. Beings this is my first layout I'll expect the worst and hope for the best.

 

Aaron 

[simon1966]

Hi Aaron,

I am afraid I really don't have a formal track plan.  I kind of designed the track layout on the fly as I went along.  The layout is around the walls design in a relatively small space.  I planned my main lines around the room, built the bench-work and then decided where to put the industries like the mine.  Each area was then planned with paper turnout templates right onto the foam-board bench-work base.  I know this is not the formal, proper way to design a layout, but it worked for me.  I notice you are in Illinois as well, not too far from Quincy.  In your sig line you mention modelling a disaster; are you planning to model one of the many Illinois mine disasters? 

 

[zeis96]

Simon,

Looking at your picture, looks like what I am shooting for. I actually came across your website while looking for coal mine info. Do you happen to have a track plan I could see?

 

Thanks,

Aaron 

[simon1966]

Safety valve is spot on, the New River Mine model is just part of the over all mine complex.  This structure would have housed the crushing equipment and the area for sorting the coal by size as well as removal of any waste material or slag.  There would have been other structures in the mine complex including power plant, ventilation equipment, storage sheds, places for the miners to store equipment and personal effects, offices, water towers etc.  The NRM as it comes out of the box is depicted as a slope mine with the coal being moved to the structure up the angled conveyor structure.  Many mines (depending on the region you are modelling) were in fact shaft mines and would have had a mine head hoist superstructure. 

This is a more general view of my mine depiction.  To model the whole thing would be just too much space so compromise is always in order. 

[Anonymous]

I see the mine area as including the necessary tracks.

Dont worry about me, try to find room for the actual mine building itself and then try to run tracks to and from it with your space.

[zeis96]

Safety Valve

Can you clear one thing up for me? Are you saying 12.5 x 9 is the coal mine alone or does it include the area for the hoppers and mine engine?

Can anyone suggest a 40's-50's era mine that would fit a 16" x 19" area? 

Thanks again,

Aaron 

[Anonymous]

I was looking at the dimensions for the New River Mining Co on Walthers website. It says it is 12.5" X 9". Is this correct because on some of your pictures it looks bigger.  I'm trying to see if I have room for it.

 

Thanks,

Aaron 

Not just that but the total area served by the complex. You see, you need empty hoppers at top where they can be drifted into position to load any of three (OR 5 or whatever number of tipples) you will need a run around for the mine turn engine, usually a Mallet or similar and room to stash loaded hoppers out of the way.

Luckily you can creatively stick a steam era mine on it;s own branch and into a corner somewhere without too much trouble.

I have one of these kits for the mine but it is unopened at this time. Last Chance Mine #9 needs real estate first and am working on that.

[zeis96]

I was looking at the dimensions for the New River Mining Co on Walthers website. It says it is 12.5" X 9". Is this correct because on some of your pictures it looks bigger.  I'm trying to see if I have room for it.

 

Thanks,

Aaron 

[304live]

csx road slug

 

that looks amazing.......

[Anonymous]

wow once again I see a great job csx thats cool

all the minning co. in this thread are awsome

man I think I may open mine out of the box

I did want to make the boston sand and gravel co but after I see these great models and the work you all put in to them wow weeeeeeeee

I may just toss mine out I dont think I can ever compair to these

 

thanks to all that posted you made this the greatest thread I ever started

I did see a new minning co in the mag for like $250 but with the work done here its still not as nice ...

 

Ken 

CSX what color Green did you paint that mine?

Agreed on the awesome thread. If every industry kit had such a thread dedicated to it, I think alot of us would be really "full" on the wealth of meat and potatoes information.

[Budliner]

wow once again I see a great job csx thats cool

all the minning co. in this thread are awsome

man I think I may open mine out of the box

I did want to make the boston sand and gravel co but after I see these great models and the work you all put in to them wow weeeeeeeee

I may just toss mine out I dont think I can ever compair to these

 

thanks to all that posted you made this the greatest thread I ever started

I did see a new minning co in the mag for like $250 but with the work done here its still not as nice ...

 

Ken 

[Anonymous]

I just did what you might call a 'kit-merge' between my New River mine and an earlier-style Walthers flood loader, to solve a major operating dilemma. 

On my point-to-point coal trains, I had to split the train in two sections to load all the hoppers, and do some convoluted switching moves just to get the train pointed the right direction.  I wanted a flood loader where I could load all the cars in a single train: Shove them in, pull them out - then do a 'runaround' on the passing siding.  I already had the flood loader - it was being used as an oversized coke bunker on my blast furnace highline.  So I repainted it to match the New River mine, then surgically removed the original 'tipple' section which left me with the tall part, and voila:

To see a 'before' image of the mine, go to:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/CSX_road_slug/Nov2006_layout_mods/coal_mine_orig1.jpg

What an amazing solution. That is truly thinking outside of the box.

]] Applause.

[CSX_road_slug]

I just did what you might call a 'kit-merge' between my New River mine and an earlier-style Walthers flood loader, to solve a major operating dilemma. 

On my point-to-point coal trains, I had to split the train in two sections to load all the hoppers, and do some convoluted switching moves just to get the train pointed the right direction.  I wanted a flood loader where I could load all the cars in a single train: Shove them in, pull them out - then do a 'runaround' on the passing siding.  I already had the flood loader - it was being used as an oversized coke bunker on my blast furnace highline.  So I repainted it to match the New River mine, then surgically removed the original 'tipple' section which left me with the tall part, and voila:

To see a 'before' image of the mine, go to:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/CSX_road_slug/Nov2006_layout_mods/coal_mine_orig1.jpg

[simon1966]

I set my mine in the 40's and converted it to a shaft mine. (Photos near the top of this thread). I have added several outbuildings. For example there is a shed that the miners changed and showered in. The power station for the mine with a tall smokestack. There is a shed for keeping the pit ponies. There is a ventilation shaft shed and also a maintenance shed, plus a water tower. I don't think that there are any miner figures made, as least not more modern pit miners with Davey lamps on their helmets. I resorted to some industry workers with helmets and plan to add lamps myself. I also got some of the white metal kits from SS Ltd of mine cars to have lying around outside.

[jbinkley60]

In looking at my New River mining company, I'd like to spruce it up by adding things on the outside.  I am thinking of things like crates, dumpsters, trash cans and such.  What have others put around it to add more realism ?  Also has anyone seen a set of miner figures ?

 

 

[Paul W. Beverung]

Hi Everyone: There is a new forum member here and he needs information on coal mines and the New River Mine in particular. I just thought I'd bring this thread to the front to help him out. By the way check out the threads by Rio Grand man in the Model Railroading forum.

[NS2591]

This thread is great!  Came across it researching for ideas as I'm considering re-entering the hobby after 25 years or so.  My grandfather and great-grandfather worked in coal mines and dispatch yards near Fairmont and Grant Town, WVa.  I now know what kit I'll be buying for my first project if I get back into this again.

If anyone else is interested, I have found a website with some great photos of coal mines, coal mining and coal towns of that area:

http://community-2.webtv.net/DizHarris/SHINBRIERALMOST/page4.html

For example, here's a great photo for some weathering ideas:

http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase_new/norfolksouthern/full/nw1462.jpg

That first link was great, That is the area I am modeling and I going to start looking for information on the Coal mines and stuff. That helped me out alot!