Wouldn't it be a nice if this was produced by MTH or Lionel?
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VERY impressive workmanship and operating model - hard to tell from the "real thing"!
Oh, I've got to make me one of those.
That is awesome! 
wait until lee willis sees this.
very cool.
I had to go back and make sure I was not in the Real Trains section of this Forum.
Great work!
Dave
How about this one! Need something to unload those loaded cars.
In the late eighties, a 3-rail modeler located in Delaware had an operating Tipple and a Rotary Dumper located on the other side of his layout. The coal loads were returned to the Tipple under the layout. He was in the process of marketing these 3-rail items when he became ill.
Size wise, it shouldn't be much differant footprint than a Lionel 497 / 2315 Coaling Station. The height would be the only big difference (this one would need to be taller) to hold a substantial amount to load 4-6 Coalporters or hoppers.
Would be a great accessory that would actually work well in what it is supposed to do.
With most modelers being somewhat handy, plans for building it would be nice, a kit would be even better.
Very Cool, thanks for the post.
That is pretty cool. Wish I had the room to build something like it.
David and "Uncle Fester"
Both of your coal dispensing beauties operate and look very realistic!
Good Luck,
Ralph
Both projects very impressive . I just wish we could really load coal that quick 
VERY COOL. SMOOTH OPERATION.
what era is this loader?
Wow.
Probably not possible to make something that works that well (flawlessly?) within
the price restraints of even an expensive accessory. I'd probably buy one,
but I'm in a position to - not all of us are.
Having said that, I would be perfectly happy with something that worked well, if not
flawlessly - after all, we must not let the Perfect stand in the way of the Good.
I wonder how much coal he spilled before he got that thing right?
amazing! i wonder if he uses a substitute for real coal as there didn't seem to be even a hint of dust as the hoppers were loading. the timing/ motion control couldn't have been better as the hoppers get loaded nearly perfectly. great job.
Originally Posted by 3rdrailMike:
what era is this loader?
My guess is mid/late 80's
Originally Posted by overlandflyer:
amazing! i wonder if he uses a substitute for real coal as there didn't seem to be even a hint of dust as the hoppers were loading. the timing/ motion control couldn't have been better as the hoppers get loaded nearly perfectly. great job.
He uses woodland scenics coarse cinders
behind the scene look at the servo's that operate it.
loader (building) is then built around it
