Greg Nagy posted:Also remember that not every "coal mine" has to have a monster tipple. A 1-2 car siding with a truck dump or the Lionel conveyor coal loader could simulate a small "off layout" industry.
I built one from one of the Lionel coal Depots on top of two Plasticville coaling towers. It doesn't operate, of course, but the footprint is small (for O scale, anyway).