Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Western Coal Flood Loader Kit – Modern Coal Loading Facility – 933-3089

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Western Coal Flood Loader Kit – 933-3089

Bring massive modern coal operations to your HO Scale railroad with the Walthers Cornerstone Western Coal Flood Loader Kit. Based on contemporary high-capacity coal loading facilities found throughout western and eastern coal regions across North America, this impressive industrial structure recreates the huge loading silos used to rapidly fill unit trains of coal gondolas and hopper cars.

Modern flood loaders are designed for high-speed “just in time” coal loading operations, allowing utilities and industrial customers to receive massive coal shipments efficiently and on schedule. On the prototype, these towering structures are connected to conveyor systems that transport coal from mines, crushers, and processing plants that may be located miles away from the actual railroad loading tracks.

This Walthers Cornerstone kit allows model railroaders to model a large coal-loading industry in a relatively compact space while implying the existence of a much larger off-layout mining operation. The structure includes detailed rooftop machinery, conveyor housings, stackable loading silo sections, and modular conveyor components that can be configured in multiple arrangements to fit your layout design.

Perfect for modern unit train operations, heavy-haul railroads, western coal routes, utility service, and industrial freight scenes, this large industrial structure creates an eye-catching centerpiece for modern HO Scale layouts from the 1970s through today.

Key Features

• Authentic HO Scale modern coal flood loading facility
• Based on real western and eastern coalfield loading structures
• Perfect for unit coal train operations and heavy-haul railroads
• Large storage silo design for rapid hopper and gondola loading
• Modular conveyor sections can be arranged multiple ways
• Stackable silo sections allow adjustable structure height
• Detailed rooftop machinery and conveyor housing included
• Ideal for modern freight railroads from the 1970s to present day
• Can be combined with New River Mining Company and Glacier Gravel kits
• Excellent centerpiece for industrial and mining railroad scenes
• Molded in realistic colors
• Easy-to-build plastic structure kit

Product Specifications

• Manufacturer: Walthers Cornerstone
• Part Number: 933-3089
• Scale: HO Scale (1:87)
• Product Type: Coal flood loader industrial structure kit
• Construction: Injection-molded plastic kit
• Era Compatibility: 1970s to present day
• Molded in: Appropriate colors

Structure Dimensions

• Main Structure: 32 x 4-1/2 x 16 inches
• Metric Dimensions: 81.3 x 11.4 x 40.6 cm
• Conveyor Sections: 7-1/16 inches each
• Metric Conveyor Length: 18 cm each

Perfect For

• Modern HO Scale freight railroads
• Coal unit train operations
• Heavy-haul railroad layouts
• Western and Appalachian coal route scenes
• Industrial switching layouts
• Utility and power plant railroad operations
• Modern mining and processing districts
• Coal hopper and gondola loading scenes

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