...Increasing coal business...western Pennsylvania

[blhanel]

Would any of that coal be possibly heading west? The reason I ask is that Sunday evening, on the way home from Chicago, I witnessed a WESTBOUND loaded coal train crossing the Mississippi at Clinton.

[DPD1]

I wonder if any of the Southern IL mines will start up again. There's still plenty of coal left there.

Dave
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[dwil89]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tsgtbob

PBS coals is working with KW Reese to re-open the Coleman Sub from Shanksville to, where else, Coleman Station. Coleman Station is on the S&C sub, running from Rockwood Pa. to Johnstown Pa. This was one of the B&O's biggest coal branches back until the early 60s. Plans are for the branch to re-open in late Oct. The sub was originally laid in the 1940s to access the mines in Stonycreek township.
BTW, anthricite coal is mined in the NE corner of PA, here in the SW corner it's bituninous (sp)
The Windber ops for NS have been on the upswing for about 2 years now, running out to a plant in Central City/Carinbrook 'metro' area. Best place to see the power, which is usally SD70s in Conrail, is in Carinbrook, next to the Shade Central City School.

Actually, SD80MACS are quite prevalent along this line...otherwise known as the South Fork Secondary..Listening to your scanner, you will hear crews calling the Pittsburgh East Dispatcher for Form D's to move along the line....you will hear numbers in the 7200 series, such as 7201, 7207, etc....these are ex-Conrail SD80MACS...If you are seeing ex-Conrail SD70's, you'll be seeing Standard Cab units numbered between 2557 and 2580. Crews heading with empties Southbound from South Fork down to Cairnbrook will get a Form D from 'FORK' to 'CAIRN'....and vice versa for loaded Northbounds. If they are loading at Huskins which is another loadout between South Fork and Cairnbrook, they will get FORM D's from 'FORK' to 'NAG'...and vice versa heading back North.,Pittsburgh East Dispatchers Dan Meese, Rich Borkowski, Rich Broyles, Jen Sittar,and Jen Patterson, are some of the Dispatchers that crews on the South Fork Secondary(and the Mainline) can be routinely heard talking to on the radio.....

[tsgtbob]

PBS coals is working with KW Reese to re-open the Coleman Sub from Shanksville to, where else, Coleman Station. Coleman Station is on the S&C sub, running from Rockwood Pa. to Johnstown Pa. This was one of the B&O's biggest coal branches back until the early 60s. Plans are for the branch to re-open in late Oct. The sub was originally laid in the 1940s to access the mines in Stonycreek township.
BTW, anthricite coal is mined in the NE corner of PA, here in the SW corner it's bituninous (sp)
The Windber ops for NS have been on the upswing for about 2 years now, running out to a plant in Central City/Carinbrook 'metro' area. Best place to see the power, which is usally SD70s in Conrail, is in Carinbrook, next to the Shade Central City School.

[Modelcar]

...A vein of coal 69' thick is awesome....!! That allows removal rather fast. Much at one spot.

[Murphy Siding]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tabiery

Bailey (CONSOL) is the largest deep mine producing about 10+ million tons /year. Black Thunder in PRB is the largest strip operation at 70 million tons/year. Their seam of coal is 69 feet thick!

tom

That's kind of what I was thinking.

[Modelcar]

....Good ole King Coal, bring it on....Good for certain regions of our country.

[Anonymous]

Bailey (CONSOL) is the largest deep mine producing about 10+ million tons /year. Black Thunder in PRB is the largest strip operation at 70 million tons/year. Their seam of coal is 69 feet thick!

tom

[old462000]

Yes. I live here near Norfolk, Va. and the coal keeps acomin. Local newspaper had an article which said NS was increasing hte shipments to Norfolk. Foreign export was up 20% since this time last year. Seems foreign export is good. Hope so, makes my stock feel good!

[jockellis]

G'day, Y'all,
Sure would be nice if the mines serviced by the East Broadtop would re-open and that old narrow gage would go back into the coal hauling business with steam locomotion. When I went up there last September, I wanted one of the old hoppers. They were so small and cute.
Jock Ellis
Cumming, GA US of A

[adrianspeeder]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

QUOTE: Originally posted by GP40-2


The Bailey Mine alone has now become the most productive coal mine in the U.S.

More produtive than the big mines in the Powder River Basin?

Not the entire PRB, but it is bigger than any one of the individual mines there.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

Adrian: How much Anthracite {sp?}, coal is still produced up in that area...is it still a major business activity....? I was not sure if mining of the "hard coal" was still currently being done.....

Pretty big I guess. All there is in most of those towns. When I drag the trailer up there behind the diesel, I usually have to wait for awhile for my turn at the breakers.

Adrianspeeder

[dwil89]

The mine planned to reopen in Windber, Pa has enough capacity for 30 years of mining...it is planned to be hauled out by rail on NS off the South Fork Secondary,(which branches off the NS Pittsburgh Division Mainline near Johnstown, Pa..) as spurs off the Secondary into Windber still exist...though the trackage and right of way in Windber will need some restoration prior to resumption of service into the Mine. Another mine, associated with Mine 33 in Ebensburg, is planning to open a shaft near Cresson Pa, and this coal will reportably be trucked to loadouts, including Sonman in Portage, which is already loading 2 or 3 NS trains a week.

[Murphy Siding]

Originally posted by GP40-2


The Bailey Mine alone has now become the most productive coal mine in the U.S.



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More produtive than the big mines in the Powder River Basin?

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