Kirkland Coal Mine

As seen on the C&FW YouTube series! This mod adds the Kirkland Valley Coal Mine just east of Ela. Developed for the WNCRR and featured prominently on the C&FW, the bountiful coal seams of the Walton Ridge are now ready for YOU to make your mark on the land.

Kirkland is no ordinary coal mine, as it will regularly see sixty to eighty cars a day on Tier 1. Best estimates of car counts at Tier 5 are in the hundreds. That being said, your fleet will certainly have its work cut out for it. Additionally, this mine is a manually loaded industry, meaning you will need to actually "flood load" your trains. Simply spot your hoppers on one of the loading tracks under a tipple and the cars will load…provided you have enough coal. Kirkland not only needs the hard work of your engineers to keep things running, but plenty of supplies, too! No self-respecting coal mine can operate without the essentials, like mining equipment, timbers, and certain “rock-clearing substances.” The fine folks at Kirkland will also ensure that your locomotives are in the best shape possible. A water spout is located by the shed next to the tipple. Kirkland Services has crew standing by to maintain and repair your fleet.

Kirkland is the ultimate tonnage challenge. You may end up stretching your fleet to its limits if not careful. However, the rewards are plentiful if you can properly manage the tipples. So what are you waiting for? Get hauling!

WARNING, KNOWN MOD CONFLICTS:

• []This mod is designed to work with vanilla cars/rolling stock. Compatibility is not guaranteed with any 3rd party cars or rolling stock.[/]

  []Nick's Birdtown Branch (has intersecting trackage)[/]

  Before submitting a bug report, test this mod and all dependencies in a new save file with no other mods. Bug reports that go unanswered after the author has reached out will be assumed that the problem was fixed.

  Mod Authors, if you intend to release any mods that relate to this one, please reach out to me here on Nexus or on Discord. There are several ideas being developed for an update to Kirkland, and I would love to make sure that all mods for Kirkland are compatible.

  Due to ongoing issues within the required mods, version 1. 1. 4 will be the last update until further notice.

  Credits go to the following individuals and groups:

  Railroader Developers for vanilla assets and game.

  C_L_B (CLB11) for additional buildings

  Alinanova (Map Editor)

  Special Thanks to:

  WNCRR Mod Team (for initial testing, adjustments, and teaching this author to become better)

  WNCRR Community (for broadly testing, evaluating, and providing feedback on the mod)

  WNCRR Administration (private testing, polishing, and content promotion)

  FUSE Development Team: Without their dedication, Kirkland would not exist.

  Also, additional thanks to WNCRR Static for providing the mod descriptions. Stryker's brain hurts when having to describe the work that went into the mod.

  Kirkland Coal: “Tonnage, always!”

  Links to TheWNCRR YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@TheWNCRR

  Watch the mine in action on the C&FW (courtesy of TheWNCRR): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfGdS-EtAxfklhb8UsZ2qDQUYpGsFZt9O

  Join the WNCRR! https://discord.gg/Mk62WcasvY