HO Structure Kit

NEW RIVER MINING CO

933-3017

Thanks for purchasing this Cornerstone Series Kit. Please read all instructions before starting. All parts are molded in
styrene plastic. Use glues and paints which are compatible.

Railroads have played an important role in moving coal since their invention. Illustrations from the 15th century show mine
carts with flanged wheels in use in central Europe. England's earliest known railway (built in 1603-04) was used to move coal.
Many of America's first railroads served mines, and today, coal traffic is more important than ever to the nation's railroads.

Many new coal fields opened in the western U.S. during the 50's and 60's, including the prototype for the New River Mining
Company, the Edna Mine, located at Oak Creek. Colorado. Coal from this region is clean-burning and low in sulfur, so it's in
demand by power plants and other industrial customers around the country.

This operation is ideal for a model railroad, as only the loading tipple and conveyor (depicted by this model) need to be mod-
eled. The actual open pit mine is on the other side of a mountain and a conveyor system brings coal from the mine to the tipple.
Here it's fed into crushers and reduced into small lumps. Most of the coal shipped from Edna is known as "steam coal" and is
crushed to about 2" for use in power plant boilers. Other sizes can also be produced.

Empty hoppers are brought in by the railroad and stored on a siding to the left of the tipple. This siding has a slight downgrade
so empties can be rolled (using gravity) or pulled down under the loader with a large winch. Once loaded, the cars roll down
hill to a scale track for weighing and then onto load tracks, where they're stored until picked up by the railroad. If motive power
is available, unit trains can also be loaded in a similar manner.

For more ideas to detail your scene, ask your dealer, visit our Web-site waltherscornerstone.com or see the latest Walthers
HO Scale Model Railroad Reference Book.

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Insert chutes (17) through

openings in floor (14) from
above. Pins on chutes rest on
top of floor. Hangers (18) go
underneath chutes and located
between the pegs next to the
floor openings.
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Bottom View
of Assembly

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NOTE: The supports

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(part #45) can be cut 43
at the bottom to slope
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the conveyor, or to fit
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your layout terrain. 44

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DECALING 23
1. After cutting out the decal, dip in
water for 10 seconds, remove and let
stand for 1 minute. Slide decal onto
surface, position and then blot off any 28
excess water. 22
2. Lightly brush Micro Sol® on top.
This will soften the decal allowing it to 19
conform to irregular surfaces. DO NOT
TOUCH DECAL while wet! 21
3. When the decal is thoroughly dry,
check for any trapped air bubbles.
Prick them with the point of a small
pin or hobby knife blade and apply
more Micro Sol®.
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