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.
Drawing of Consolidation Coal Company's Williams Mine Facility
Date:
1953
Description:
Drawing of Consolidation Coal Co.'s Williams Mine in W. Va. Photo copy print done by George E. Koehler, Inc., 612 Wood Street. Neg. No. 23459. GR. 1-5742.
A Consolidation Coal Company Display showing the usefulness of coal and where it is formed. 'Judge' of Good Pictures, Industrial Photographers, 954 Liberty Ave, PGH. 22, PA. GR. 1-4288 AT. 1-3834. Reorder No. 35547-1.
Coal loaders sit outside the Joy Manufacturing Factory. Caption on photo reads, 'Mine equipment suppliers are busy turning out machinery for mechanical mining. For example, Joy Mfg. recently went on double shift operation to speed up production of mining machinery.'
A crowd gathers around a Disco Fuel exhibit, to watch the snoring, mumbling man. The Snoring, Mumbling Man Attracted and Held the Attention of Thousands Each Day of the Fair.
About 15,000 guessed at number of pieces of Disco in transparent barrel. The number of pieces was changed each day of the Fair. One day two people guessed the exact number and both won $100.00 worth of Disco. Participants were limited to Solid Fuel users only.
The National Mine Service Company granted an exclusive world-wide license to manufacture and sell a new type of shuttle car developed and patented by Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. The shuttle car was designed by Arthur L. Lee and his engineering staff of Pitt-Consol.
Consolidation Coal Company Most Informative Exhibit Award Plaque
Description:
Plaque awarded to Consolidation Coal Company by the National Association of Purchasing Agents, Inc. at the Inform-A-Show in New York, 1947, for the most informative exhibit.
Night photo of a road sign advertising Disco coal as well as telling how many miles to the plant. Black light flashes on and off. Sign is on the N/S Rt. U.S. 30 East 800' West of End of West Boung Ramp, Huntington Twp.
Night photo of a road sign advertising Disco coal as well as telling how many miles to the plant. Daytime effect between flashes. Sign is on the N/S Rt. U.S. 30 East 800' West of End of West Boung Ramp, Huntington Twp.
![Consolidated Coal Co. display at the National Pm. [sic] Agents Convention in Chicago, 1946.](/thumb/001868.jpg "Consolidation Coal Company Display")
