Coal Cars Entering the Consolidation Coal Company Preparation Plant, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Full loads of coal in train cars in front of the C.C.C. Preparation Plant in Fairmont, W. Va. Credit must be given to William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y.
Raw Coal Enroute to Preparation Plant, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Description:
Filled coal carts leaving the Mathies Mine enroute to the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. Preparation Plant. Copy Print by 'Judge' of good pictures, 954 Liberty Ave. GR. 1-4288. AT. 1-3834.
Man driving a electric locomotive at the Mathies Mine, W. Va. Copy Print by 'Judge' of good pictures, 954 Liberty Ave. PGH. 22, PA. GR. 1-4288 AT. 1-3834. Reorder Number 29958-17.
Safety-Fenced Mine Car Unloading Yard and Personnel Overpass, Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1948/08
Description:
Vandivert No. 32 J-33, 5-9. August 1948. View of safety-fenced mine car unloading yard and personnel overpass, Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont, W. Va. Bituminous Coal Institute. Feb 1950. 320 Southern BLDG, Washington 5, D.C.
Miner in Electric Locomotive No. 15 Hauling Coal Carts through Consolidation Coal Company W. Va. Mine Yard
Description:
Electric Locomotive No. 15 pulling coal through yard at Consol Mine No. 32 in W. Va. Bituminous Coal Institute, Aug, 1948, 320 Southern Bldg., Washington 5, D.C.
Modern Transportation with 10-ton Steel Mine Cars, Consolidation Coal Company
Description:
Miner in electric locomotive No. 15 hauling loaded coal cars on one track, while another miner inspects loaded coal carts on another track in a Consoldiation Coal Company, W. Va. mine yard.
Pennsylvania Railroad Pier, South Amboy, New Jersey
Description:
Text on back of photograph reads, 'Pictured is the new Pennsylvania Railroad pier at South Amboy, NJ. This pier is conveniently located to serve the entire New York Harbor territory, with facilities to accomodate a large number of boats. Two McMyler car dumpers, equipped with Seal-tite dedusters, with a combined capacity of 40,000 tons per 24-hour day are used. Sufficient depth of water is maintained to accomodate vessels drawing not in excess of 20 feet of water. Thawing plant facilities with an 86-car capacity are also provided for extremely cold weather. Ample and conveniently located supporting track facilities are available to make possible rapid movement of loaded cars to the dumpers. Dimensions and gross weight of cars which can be handled over the No. 1 dumper are: Maximum length over couplers, 45 feet; maximum height, 11 feet, four inches; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, five inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. Size of No. 2 machine is : maximum length over couplers, 49 feet, maximum height, 12 feet; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, six inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. The mailing address of this new pier is: Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, South Amboy Coal Piers, South Amboy, N.J. Telephone numbers are South Amboy 1-1959 and Pennsylvania 6-6000, extension 3015 and 3016. F.E. Siepert, Extracted from Sawards's Journal, June 28, 1952 issue.'
Pittsburgh Coal Co. of Wisconsin, Docks #7, Duluth Minnesota
Date:
1942
Description:
Consolidated elevators in foreground; Docks #1, Pgh Coal Co. 'abandoned'; Docks #7 'used section'; Docks #7 'abandoned section'; Consolidated Elevators; Cleveland Cliffs Coal Docks; Capitol Elevators; North Western Fuel Co. Coal Docks #4 'Consolidated Coal Co.'; Occident Elevators; Planey Elevators; Long strip of land is Minnesota and Wisconsin Points separating the harbor from Lake Superior. Photographed in fall 1942.
