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'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'

121. Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.

New River Siltix Mine next to road.

122. New River Siltix Mine Entrance

Miners and filled coal cars inside a mine.

123. Interior of a Coal Mine

Miners talking while others run drilling equipment.

124. Miners and Equipment Inside a Coal Mine

125. 20 Ton Bethehem Cars at Jamison No. 9 Mine, Stonega Coke and Coal Company

126. Electric Cable Reel and Joy Shuttle Car with Road Drag at Jamison No. 9 Mine

127. Underground Electric Power Center Control Board at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9.

128. Track Inside Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

129. Coal Shuttle Car in Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

Mechanic's pit provides location to work on mine haulage equipment;

130. Underground Mechanic's Pit at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9.

131. 2200 Volt Junction Box at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

132. Interior of Jamison Coal Mine No. 9