Nuttall Tipple Stabilization
Rail Fan Adventure --
1. Abandoned suspension bridge between Nuttall and South Nuttall. Eastbound train passing on No. 2 track.
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2. CSX 7823-5321 easbbound on No. 1 track passing suspension bridge at Nuttall. 3-25-07
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3. Abandoned Dubree 4 tipple being stabilized by National Park Service. 3-25-07
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/03KEEN45.jpg)
4. Conveyor from drift mouth of mine into the Sewell Seam. Maryland New River Coal Co., Dubree 4
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5. North side of conveyor.
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6. Empty hopper and coke oven sidings.
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7. Abandoned coke ovens. My 1926 Keystone Coal Manual makes no mention of coke ovens, so these must have been inactive prior to that date.
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/07KEEN36.jpg)
8. Empty and coke oven sidings.
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9. West side of Nuttall tipple during NPS stabilization project.
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10. Winch sheave.
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11. Abandoned sidings and coke ovens. 3-25-07
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/11KEEN42.jpg)
12. Beehive coke oven under repair. Many of the ovens have caved in.
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/12KEEN43.jpg)
13. Rear foundation of company store. Coke ovens in background. 3-25-07
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14. CSX 5104-522 eastbound on No. 1 track passing Nuttall tipple.
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/14KEEN13.jpg)
15. CSX 5104-522 eastbound on No. 1 track passing Nuttall tipple. View 2.
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16. CSX 5104-522 eastbound on No. 1 track passing Nuttall tipple. View 3.
![](../images/nuttalltipplestabilization/16KEEN14.jpg)
You would not believe how much work NPS has done to this site. More later.
Train images and wording used by permission of Everette N Young
last update - 26 Aug 2012