Softcover, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11 in, B&W photographs and illustrations.
Contents:Introduction, pp. 4-9,Function of the Tipple, pp. 10-15,Car Retarder Operations, pp. 16-26,Coal Preparation, pp. 27-31,Case Study: New River Mine, pp. 32-35,Historic American Engineering Drawings: Kaymoor Tipple, pp. 36-45,Typical Coal Mine Tipples on the C&O, pp. 46-49,Examples of Tipples Along C&O Lines, pp. 50-64,Inland Steel Corporation's Coal Preparation Plant, Price, KY, pp. 65-68,Bituminous Goes to Market, pp. 69-72,C&O's Largest Coal Shipper - The Dorrance Colliery at Omar, WV, pp. 73-76,Other Tipples, pp. 77-80.