| Coaling Tipple. Here is an original photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's coaling tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Visible here is the covered area where hopper cars were emptied of their contents. The coal was then hauled to the top of the coaling tower and dumped via wheeled buckets that were pulled-up by cables. Note the string of "Yellow Dot" 100-ton hopper cars a bit further back. |