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A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

1. Electric Shuttle Car

IDNO:
003069
Title:
Electric Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.
'Shuttle Cars: Here are pictured loaded and empty shuttle cars sometimes called buggies. Note the noveyor on the bottom of the empty car for unloading the coal at a central loading station, into the mine cars. This equipment is propelled by huge batteries or electric cable and of course requires no track. Track-mounted mechanical loaders load directly into the mine car.'

2. Miners Operating Shuttle Cars

IDNO:
003055
Title:
Miners Operating Shuttle Cars
Description:
'Shuttle Cars: Here are pictured loaded and empty shuttle cars sometimes called buggies. Note the noveyor on the bottom of the empty car for unloading the coal at a central loading station, into the mine cars. This equipment is propelled by huge batteries or electric cable and of course requires no track. Track-mounted mechanical loaders load directly into the mine car.'
An 11BU loading machine and a Joy Shuttle car at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.

3. Loading Machine and Shuttle Car at Jamison No. 9

IDNO:
003052
Title:
Loading Machine and Shuttle Car at Jamison No. 9
Description:
An 11BU loading machine and a Joy Shuttle car at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.
Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

4. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

IDNO:
003037
Title:
Shuttle Car Being Loaded
Description:
Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.
Miner driving a shuttle car. 'Shuttle car, fully loaded, rumbles around a curve on its way to the loading terminal where it will unload into mine cars. Such mechanized equipment has a unit cost of about $20,000. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Co., Owings, W. Va.'

5. Shuttle Car at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, at Owings, W. Va.

IDNO:
003034
Title:
Shuttle Car at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, at Owings, W. Va.
Date:
1950/10
Description:
Miner driving a shuttle car. 'Shuttle car, fully loaded, rumbles around a curve on its way to the loading terminal where it will unload into mine cars. Such mechanized equipment has a unit cost of about $20,000. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Co., Owings, W. Va.'
Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

6. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

IDNO:
003030
Title:
Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator
Description:
Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.