pictures of modern coalmine ?

[jkristia]

Hi all.

I'm looking for some pictures of a modern coalmine. I have searched using google and other search engines, but without any results. What I need is just some idea as how to build my own building. I do have Walthers coal mine, but I would really like to get away from that standard Walthers look, so I was thinking of either scratch building or kit bashing the building, so it doesn’t scream “WALTHERS” when you look at it.
Any ideas, pictures, prototypes, models are appreciated.

Thanks
Jesper

 

[Ralph]

Jesper,

Your question prompted a memory so I sorted through my box of model railroad magazines and articles that I cut out over the years. The July 1995 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman has a good article about building a modern coal mine based on prototype structures. It has good pics of the models and the impresssive conveyor systems. I hope you can find a copy.

Good luck!
Ralph

 

[tomfassett]

Originally posted by Ralph

...I hope you can find a copy.

Good luck!
Ralph

Oh, thanks Ralph! Get everbody's hopes up!
I got all excited thinking you were going to post a bunch of pics and now I have to go on a scavenger hunt. Hey Jesper, if you find one you share, if I find one, I'll share... Maybe we can also find an article on how to build a doghouse for Ralph (he, he)...

Tom F

 

[Ralph]

Well shoot Tom, there is the lil' matter of copyright infringment.
Please make the doghouse big enough to include a layout room, will ya?
Ralph

 

[rich maiorano]

hey jesper hows this one rich

 

[rich maiorano]

here you go jesper try this site for sure rich


http://www.tnonline.com/coalcracker/home.html

 

[jkristia]

Ralph thanks for info. I just checked
http://www.rrmodelcraftsman.com/
And they still have 95 issues available, so I guess I will order that issue.

Rich. I think I could kit bash Walthers coalmine into something similar. Definitely, it's not the standard Walthers look, but I don't know how "modern" it is

Thanks for your info, I appreciate it

Jesper

 

[Drew1125]

Hi Jesper!
I don't know if these might help you any or not...thought it might give you an idea or two...
This is a picture of the Glenbrook Mine on the L&N's Clover Fork Branch in Eastern Ky. circa 1960's
This type of architecture hasn't changed a whole lot over the last 30 or 40 years.

 

[Drew1125]

Here's another one...
This one is of the Lost Mine near Bulan, Ky. circa 1980's

 

[Ralph]

Jesper,
Charlie's pics are somewhat similar to the models in the RMC article. Lookling more closely at the pages I have it may be that the coal mine was a series an not limited to the July 1995 issue.

Ralph

 

[jkristia]

Once again thanks for the help.
I like the first picture Charlie posted, and I just saw that there are some coalmine pictures in the new Great Model Railroads 2003 on page 16/17, so I think I have enough to get some ideas. Actually, the Glenbrook mine (Charlie’s first picture) looks very similar to Walthers, just with some add ons, so I will probably use that one.

Charlie. I just did a search for Glenbrook mine on google for more pictures, but without any results. Do you maybe have another one that shows a little more of the building?.

Thanks
Jesper