In another thread I posted about making a model of a small Fairbanks Morse coal loading tower, which I now think I may not finish.
The whole reason was that I wanted a "low profile" coal loading point for filling tenders, but after doing some more reading / research, I think I am going to go with a track side ramp and wheel barrow arrangement, or maybe a small clamshell crane. It seems that this was fairly common on short lines.
The OP&E is the route in question, and at 18 miles long, it's surely a short line. The reason for not using a huge coaling tower is that the OP&E ran oil burning locomotives, and I want to "slip in" a coaling station since coal burners are by far the most common steam engines in Trainz.
So, in order to build such a scene, I'd like to use a basic industry that's just a track, but I haven't seen one. I could make one easy enough, but why "reinvent the wheel" if it's already been done?
The whole reason was that I wanted a "low profile" coal loading point for filling tenders, but after doing some more reading / research, I think I am going to go with a track side ramp and wheel barrow arrangement, or maybe a small clamshell crane. It seems that this was fairly common on short lines.
The OP&E is the route in question, and at 18 miles long, it's surely a short line. The reason for not using a huge coaling tower is that the OP&E ran oil burning locomotives, and I want to "slip in" a coaling station since coal burners are by far the most common steam engines in Trainz.
So, in order to build such a scene, I'd like to use a basic industry that's just a track, but I haven't seen one. I could make one easy enough, but why "reinvent the wheel" if it's already been done?