IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
I plan to have a large coal mine (Walthers New River kit) on my layout, and I'll definitely be running unit coal trains in and out of it.
What I need to know is: Would a mine of this size/type ever load a smaller number of coal hoppers? I want to include a group of ~10 (or fewer) hoppers as part of my mixed-freight local, with one of the stops being Woodstock Mining & Mineral Company, in addition to 5 other smaller lineside industries. I know "it's my RR and I can do whatever I want", but, I'd like to think this type of service is at least plausible in the proto world...(?)
What I need to know is: Would a mine of this size/type ever load a smaller number of coal hoppers? I want to include a group of ~10 (or fewer) hoppers as part of my mixed-freight local, with one of the stops being Woodstock Mining & Mineral Company, in addition to 5 other smaller lineside industries. I know "it's my RR and I can do whatever I want", but, I'd like to think this type of service is at least plausible in the proto world...(?)