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| Author: | twofoot [ Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:52 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Looking for coal equipment drawings | ||
Hi folks. I'm trying to locate good drawings for wooden, narrow-gauge coal country equipment: Hudson Coal, Glen Alden, etc. I'm working up a display, and need to be as accurate as possible. Happy to pay postage or copy costs, and email files should be hi resolution. All I have found so far are third generation and impossible to read. Thanks! -Chris
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| Author: | Nova55 [ Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
These guys/forum might be a better resource. Thats one thing I do not have in my Coal collection.. |
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| Author: | robertjohndavis [ Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
twofoot wrote: Hi folks. I'm trying to locate good drawings for wooden coal country equipment: Hudson Coal, Glen Alden, etc. I'm working up a display, and need to be as accurate as possible. Happy to pay postage or copy costs, and email files should be hi resolution. All I have found so far are third generation and impossible to read. Thanks! -Chris Chris, Are you looking for narrow gauge mine cars or early wooden standard gauge cars? Rob |
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| Author: | philip.marshall [ Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
Hi Chris, Have you tried contacting the guys at the Underground Miners site? They seem to be the authorities on narrow gauge equipment from the PA coal fields, and I remember reading that they were restoring a Glen Alden mine car a few years ago, so perhaps they've got drawings on hand. See http://www.undergroundminers.com/railprojects.html and http://www.ironminers.com/mineforum/viewforum.php?f=13 . -Philip Marshall |
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| Author: | Nova55 [ Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
philip.marshall wrote: Hi Chris, Have you tried contacting the guys at the Underground Miners site? They seem to be the authorities on narrow gauge equipment from the PA coal fields, and I remember reading that they were restoring a Glen Alden mine car a few years ago, so perhaps they've got drawings on hand. See http://www.undergroundminers.com/railprojects.html and http://www.ironminers.com/mineforum/viewforum.php?f=13 . -Philip Marshall This is the link I meant to post, dont know why it did not. These are the guys to talk to. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
philip.marshall wrote: Hi Chris, Have you tried contacting the guys at the Underground Miners site? They seem to be the authorities on narrow gauge equipment from the PA coal fields, and I remember reading that they were restoring a Glen Alden mine car a few years ago, so perhaps they've got drawings on hand. See http://www.undergroundminers.com/railprojects.html and http://www.ironminers.com/mineforum/viewforum.php?f=13 . -Philip Marshall Yep. Already there. Their archives are offsite and not readily accessible. C. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
robertjohndavis wrote: twofoot wrote: Hi folks. I'm trying to locate good drawings for wooden coal country equipment: Hudson Coal, Glen Alden, etc. I'm working up a display, and need to be as accurate as possible. Happy to pay postage or copy costs, and email files should be hi resolution. All I have found so far are third generation and impossible to read. Thanks! -Chris Chris, Are you looking for narrow gauge mine cars or early wooden standard gauge cars? Rob Narrow gauge. |
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| Author: | fairmontdave [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
I'd try the #9 mine and Museum in Lansford, Pa, and the Anthracite Museum in Scranton has some considerable archives. Also some of those coal company archives PROBABLY ended up at the Hagley Museum or the Hugh Moore Park & Museum in Easton.....Lance Metz @ Hugh Moore would know. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
fairmontdave wrote: I'd try the #9 mine and Museum in Lansford, Pa, and the Anthracite Museum in Scranton has some considerable archives. Also some of those coal company archives PROBABLY ended up at the Hagley Museum or the Hugh Moore Park & Museum in Easton.....Lance Metz @ Hugh Moore would know. Great tip. Thanks! C. |
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| Author: | 6-18003 [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
Chris, you might want to take a look at the two coal cars on display along side the Brooks Mine in Nay Aug park. I believe that there is also one inside the mine that may be more accurate but you'd need to secure permission to view it. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
6-18003 wrote: Chris, you might want to take a look at the two coal cars on display along side the Brooks Mine in Nay Aug park. I believe that there is also one inside the mine that may be more accurate but you'd need to secure permission to view it. Well covered here: http://www.ironminers.com/mineforum/viewtopic.php?t=20246 Not sure who would be the proper person or agency to secure permission to enter the mine. Liability seems like an issue. Thx C. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
fairmontdave wrote: I'd try the #9 mine and Museum in Lansford, Pa, and the Anthracite Museum in Scranton has some considerable archives. Also some of those coal company archives PROBABLY ended up at the Hagley Museum or the Hugh Moore Park & Museum in Easton.....Lance Metz @ Hugh Moore would know. Interesting first response I've received: We do have such drawings, but I don’t know where they are stored. Sorry about that. Sigh... -Chris |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
twofoot wrote: fairmontdave wrote: Interesting first response I've received: We do have such drawings, but I don’t know where they are stored. Sorry about that. Sigh... So motivate them to find them and pull them out. Otherwise, what in whatever deity's name are they even doing with them?!?!? You have a legitimate search request, after all. You can guilt-trip them, you can wave cash at them, or you can offer to help find them yourselves. |
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| Author: | twofoot [ Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote: twofoot wrote: fairmontdave wrote: Interesting first response I've received: We do have such drawings, but I don’t know where they are stored. Sorry about that. Sigh... So motivate them to find them and pull them out. Otherwise, what in whatever deity's name are they even doing with them?!?!? You have a legitimate search request, after all. You can guilt-trip them, you can wave cash at them, or you can offer to help find them yourselves. I waved cash and offered to bring the completed cars to them for display during an event. Again, sigh... -Chris |
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| Author: | Nova55 [ Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for coal equipment drawings |
Exactly why personal archives are being sold off these days, not donated. |
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