Andrew Kolb Coal Shed, Melrose MN - HO

Andrew Kolb Coal Shed, Melrose MN - HOGC Lasers model of the Andrew Kolb coal shed is an accurate model of the prototype located in Melrose MN and served by the Great Northern. From the time the railroad arrived at a place into the 1950s, the local coal dealer and his facility was crucial to personal survival in the winter since coal was the default source of domestic heat. Everyone needed coal to survive the winter. After 1894 the most common source for coal hauled by the Great Northern

this preserved

This structure was built in 1898 as a 24 x 60 depot and was located south of the main track which was south of the yard

thus avoiding a second handling out of the shed

and if no GN train was approaching

and cast resin brake gear

When and as the vertical siding deteriorated to the point that replacing a few boards was insufficient

three-room house

That force was transmitted by movable pipes

and Elizabeth P

which was to become an integral part of Hill's Railroad Empire

Built date and paint date are credible

and X – 235 were photographed with plywood siding in Big Sky Blue paint