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  1. PEIR

    Black Thunder loadout/silo

    Those were very interesting vids. I'm happy to say that I learned something new today.
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    Black Thunder loadout/silo

    Got some info off of Trainorders and it is 340' feet high. A bit on the large side for HO unless I knock out a ceiling and if I did that then my wife would knock me out:p
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    Black Thunder loadout/silo

    I found some more information from one of the contractors who worked on the conveyor. They say the conveyor goes up 300' so that answers the height question. Would the diameter still be 80'? "Edit" Forgot the link. http://www.r-s.com/Projects/Pages/Black-Thunder/
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    Black Thunder loadout/silo

    They have a website but no info on the silo that i could find. http://www.archcoal.com/aboutus/blackthunder.aspx Thanks for the guesstimate on the dimensions.
  5. PEIR

    Black Thunder loadout/silo

    I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me the dimensions of the Black Thunder silo pictured below and approximately how many carloads it holds and lastly, how long it takes to load a typical unit train? http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=374755&nseq=21...
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    Scrapping EMD SD40-2 Locomotives

    Sad to see a locomotive cut up but it does make for a interesting photo spread. Thanks for posting the pics:cool:
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