Sentence:  The invention comprehends an inclined <WSD>runway</WSD> or cable connected at its upper end in any desirable way to a point adjacent the bin, pocket, or chute to which the coal is to be delivered and connected at its lower end to a post or other point of attachment located at the side of the pile of coal. ... The coal tub or carrier by means of which the coal is conveyed is suspended from and adapted to run along the <WSD>runway</WSD> or cable, ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access.