I’ve recently been asked if I use removable loads for all my coal hoppers, and my answer was yes and no. I’ll explain that answer. I do use removable loads from Accurail and Motrak. However, i also use real coal in some of my hoppers.
The loads made by Accurail are lightweight plastic that are easily removed with a magnet. The Motrak loads however are a resin material that fits pretty tightly into the cars and is also fragile. The real coal loads are of course loose. With this being said, I simply leave all the loads in the cars, whether they’re going to or coming from the mine. It would be quite time consuming to try to remove the real coal each and every time, as well as taking a chance of breaking one of the resin loads from Motrak.
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I have been a railfan since the age of 6, and a modeler since the age of fourteen. This is my first fully (well not quite) completed model railroad. I fell in love with trains early in life, ride them when I can, have volunteered on many steam fan trips and have ridden many more steam excursion trips, have belonged to several model rr clubs, and did a stint as a brakeman/conductor on a midwest regional railroad. My layout was published in Model Railroader magazine in 2016. I hope all of you enjoy the ride here on my sites! I now have the second blog/website up for my other hobby: wargaming with Flames Of War. I have been involved in wargaming off and on since my teens......
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