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What is your favorite Coal Mine Tour In Pennsylvania?!
Pioneer Tunnel & Steam Train - Ashland 40%  40%  [ 4 ]
Lackawanna Coal Mine #190 Slope - Scranton 10%  10%  [ 1 ]
#9 Mine and Museum - Lansford 40%  40%  [ 4 ]
Seldom Seen Mine - Patton 10%  10%  [ 1 ]
Tour-Ed Mine and Museum - Tarentum 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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Nick
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:36 pm 
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Anthracite or Bituminous I DON'T CARE!

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Miner Dave
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I have never been on a mine tour. Claustrophobic. BUT... I plan to go on one. You know, a "face your fears" thing?
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Nick
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Well I give tours at 190 and pioneer tunnel!

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At least we know you are still alive Nick !! Where have you been?

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Chris
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Hey newt, how do I vote for "they all suck"? ;)

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Miner Dave
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:02 am 
Don't you do a mine tour?
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Chris
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Occasionally for the right group of people.

As for your poll newt, I'd say pt.

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Nick
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chris i agree. i never been to the bitu mines but pioneer is just cool!

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Seldom Seen is a neat little tour, but the actual tour is pretty short. Down the gangway, into two rooms and back out. However, their outside equipment display is very good as are the replica buildings. Also, the mine has quite a few neat " off limits" areas that are untouched since before 1962.
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Miner Dave
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:29 pm 
how would you know?
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Chris
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Yea that string of cars back in the old workings at seldom seen is pretty neat. Number 9 has some cool stuff off the tour. The second level is pretty neat with a little steam hoist and all the trolley wire intact. Also back behind the mule down the tunnel farther is about 6 derailed mine cars. Pt has no place you can go off the tour, but since we timbered half that mine I'd say it's my favorite. 190 has probably the most area accessible off the tour. But really nothing really to see except old workings.

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Chris
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I have a pic or two, maybe I should start a thread on what you don't see on mine tours 8)

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Miner Dave
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:06 pm 
that would be neat! Is the Youtube account set up yet?
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Chris
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is the youtube account set up yet.... now thats funny :lol: ill be lucky if i can find time to even think about doing that any time soon. have some patience, itll get the vids up eventually......

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Miner Dave
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sorry.
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