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Pat Johnson

May 29, 2003 03:23PM

Hi all,
I am new to this forum, and for that matter mining railroads. I am building an ore bin based on the D&RGW bin in the Narrow Gague & Shortline plans in a 1989 issue. It was designed for coal, but I see little difference from bins at gold or silver mines. It is small and open about 30' square. They say, in the notes, it is not a coal tipple, what is the difference between a tipple and an ore bin? Do precious metal mines have tipples? or is there a more correct term.
I was trying to describe it to a non-railroader and was not sure I was using the correct terms, so I thought I would ask.
Thanks
Pat

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Tipples	Pat Johnson	May 29, 2003 03:23PM
Tipples or Bins, Good Question ?	Ron Welch	May 29, 2003 06:51PM
Re: Tipples or Bins, Good Question ?	Sam Bass	May 30, 2003 12:40AM
Re: Tipples or Bins, Good Question ?	El Skonk	May 31, 2003 10:21AM
Re: Tipples or Bins, Good Question ?	Skip Luke	February 17, 2004 06:29PM
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