Over all view of the prep plant


Early morning arrival


Mine Safety Signs (Fire Boss sign for each shift)


Man trip cars ready to go (CHECK OUT THE VID)


Locomotive storage building
They have an additional repair shop that is about 10 times the size of this building
Behind this building is the original sealed portal


BRAND NEW BROOKVILLE LOCOMOTIVE


Brookville controls


Continous miner in for repair


Continous miner front view of cutting head


Following the 50 ton Jeffrey locomotive down to the portal


New 5 mile overland conveyor coming in at the upper left side of the pic


Portals (the left one is used)


Track going up the steep grade to the prep plant & supply yard


Biggest rail we ever came across at a mine


130lbs per 3 ft. now that is like mainline railroading


Well I guess they call it their railroad


Another 50 ton locomotive for hauling supply trains in & out of the mine


Pete standing by a longwall shear head (it takes 1 on top & 1 on the bottom)


New prep plant


Empty mine car track lead from the rotary car dump building (double track)
They have not used this rotary car dump this since 1994, all conveyor now.


Rotary car dump for 20 ton cars


Probably the last mine car emptied on the pusher chain for the rotary dump


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