Re: Why a coal chute for only locos?

John K Wrote:
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> Possible. But I was also thinking it could have
> been fed by a cart with mules. Would the railroad
> have needed enough to justify a dedicated tramway?


John,

Since nearly all Mines of the period, coal or metal were worked with rail, I figured there would be a rail connection, horse or mule drawn or just plain hand/gravity trammed.
Not necessarily any Motor(locomotive) haulage either, I'd be surprised to see trans-shipping to horsecart to bin that close to a Mine if aerial tramways were used as well.
However given the "poorness" of the local people in that region, the D&RG may very well have contacted them to deliver XXX tons of locomotive coal per week/month.
Interesting twist huh!