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Just for the record, Buckheart #17 was last operated
by the Freeman United Coal Mining Corp. At the
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, it was
known as "FUBUCK".
John D. Mitchell, Jr., Former State Mine Inspector at
"FUBUCK" (and a LOT of other places!)
--- Russell Strodtz <vlbg@p...> wrote:
> Don,
>
> United Electric Coal, Buckheart Mine #17.
>
> SW1 #1 B/N 1597!! B/D 02-04-42!!
> Whitcomb 4 wheel no# Model 45GE7!! B/N 50010!!
>
> Mine at Norris/Fairview was sold to Consolidation
> Coal
> but units were not re-lettered on last visit.
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Ross" <don0731@g...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 30 May, 2002 00:43
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Yates City-Canton-Lewiston
>
>
> > United Electric Coal had two operations in the
> area. At Dunfermline they
> > had the former Monon SW1 number 1. At Liverpool
> they had former Green Bay
> > & Western HH600 101. Truax-Traer Coal Co also had
> an operation at
> > Liverpool, and they had a plant at Fairview where
> they operated electric
> > locomotives which were converted from Also S1s. I
> have pictures of the
> 101
> > on my web site at
> http://donross.railspot.com/dr115.htm
> >
> > At 11:10 PM 5/29/2002, you wrote:
> > >Jeff,
> > >
> > >As I recall it there was a coal tipple right
> along the
> > >Canton-Lewisville line at Dunfermline.
> > >
> > >The wye and industry track is just North of
> Dunfermline.
> > >Coal mine was Union Electric Coal, now
> abandonded.
> > >Scrap yard in the mine shop area was called
> Hitchcock
> > >Iron & Metal. Scrapped some BN locomotives and
> hundreds
> > >of freight cars there in the early 80's.
> >
> > Don Ross
> > Irving, Texas
> > don0731@v...
> >
>
>
>
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