Jonof1994 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hello, I'm currently working on plans for my shortline, a "what if" based on if the Illinois Terminal RR hadn't been absorbed into Norfolk Southern, I'm planning to have a small paper mill which receives coal for power but only in small loads of up to ten hoppers at a time, does anyone know of a prototype of short coal trains? I'm really struggling to find any prototypes. Thanks in advance and Happy New Year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Hi The Nov 1997 edition of Continental Modeller had an article about a NS branch line that delivered coal in short trains ( 8 cars) to the University of North Carolina in Carrboro. The article included a track plan of the branch which also served some other industries. Hope this helps. Regards Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2023 9 hours ago, Jonof1994 said: Hello, I'm currently working on plans for my shortline, a "what if" based on if the Illinois Terminal RR hadn't been absorbed into Norfolk Southern, I'm planning to have a small paper mill which receives coal for power but only in small loads of up to ten hoppers at a time, does anyone know of a prototype of short coal trains? I'm really struggling to find any prototypes. Thanks in advance and Happy New Year. Hi Jon, my guess is the final cut of 10 cars might be delivered to the plant by a local or a switching turn, not a dedicated coal train? Of course, on many model railroads, trains are often only 10 cars long (or less) anyway. Just a thought, Keith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonof1994 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Thank you both for replies, found some videos on YouTube regarding the UNC Coal Traffic, a very interesting op! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Link to google maps for the Carrboro site - looks like an ideal location to model: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@35.9068744,-79.0611383,137m/data=!3m1!1e3 Nick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Coal was allowed to be in other trains. Most short cuts of coal were spotted by the local that switched the rest of industries. The coal cars were just another car to be spotted, no need to make a special move with just coal cars. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Two engines,13 cars: https://youtu.be/iylPVj9kE54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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