UGM Coal Co. Mine Car

Chris · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:45 pm

organized the photos a bit so there wasnt so many pages of them. combined some together, so if it appears as a new message sorry for the confusion. however there are new pics at the end of page 3.

Digger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:07 pm

Is that print shown on page 2..a plan for Hudson cars?..also what tonnage did it haul?

Chris · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:17 pm

yes that plan is of a hudson car. its from the olyphant colliery in 1927. also have hudson mine car drawing from 1912 on an end dump plank mine car used at the eddy creek, grassy island, olyphant, coal brook, powderly, clinton and jermyn collieries. we took several design functions from this car and it will closely resemble it thats why we put up the plan of it. we are using hudson wheels, roller bearing and attach brackets and bumpers. the draw bar, im not sure what company used it, and the dump door mechanism is glen alden. everything else is "home grown"

Digger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:35 pm

cool! I have copies of some car plans that were used out this way..they are alot smaller than that

Chris · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:45 pm

ah, where is "out this way" also, i didnt answer your second question...... they were around 3-4 ton cars. the capacity is 6943 Cu.Ft. we also have 2 smaller mine cars from out in the bitty fields of pa check the photos at our labor day party in the photos section

Digger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:57 pm

Lycoming Co.

Digger · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:12 am

The second pic on the second post [labor day] is simlar..I will dig out the plans and get some details I have a frame to one of these..plan to rebuild to mine co. specs. [if possible]

rail haulage miners · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:16 pm

Were there any mines in Lycoming Co. or surrounding areas that is one place we have not checked out too much other than passing through on 80.

Chris · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:21 pm

yes there are semi anthacite and low volitile bitty mines there, thats where we are heading next :wink:

UGMiner Banks · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:09 pm

UGM Adam has been self-assigned the semi anthracite field.

He's the knowledge of that field.

Anyway.. getting this back on topic, Chris and I took the steel car bottem to the shop tonight and placed it on the car. Although it's not bolted down yet, i think we can officially say we have another flat car now! All thats left is some drilling, bolting, mounting the sides and the dump door, and painting the steel. Almost there!

Digger · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:29 pm

we had coal, iron,copper and uraninum at one time or another.
what areas are you headed to? the mine car plans I have are for 3 different cars from Morris Run mining co.

rail haulage miners · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:35 pm

Do you know the Mfg of the mining car we can help in most cases.

Chris · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:04 pm

like banks said, got the steel ready for work on monday. gotta burn some holes and bolt it to the car then we can start assembling the sides and dump door. started a post on coal mining so we can keep this on the mine car.

Digger · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:27 pm

cars were made by the co. shops

Chris · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:28 pm

any pics?

UGM Coal Co. Mine Car

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