Re: [CBQ] Illinois Coal Mines

["Nolen Null via Groups.Io" <NNull=aol.com@groups.io>]

Louis,

Here are some other "coal" mining links I've come across.  Some don't have a lot of pictures, but are interesting reading.  You may have already come across some of them.  One of the interesting things I noticed about coal mines in general is that a lot of them were served by more than one railroad.

Nolen Null  

https://www.ccpld.org/coalmining/stripmining/stripmining_gooselake.html

http://www.illinoisancestors.org/

http://www.miningartifacts.org/Illinois-Mines.html

http://gillespieil.com/index.html

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From: Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
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Sent: Mon, Oct 21, 2019 5:28 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Illinois Coal Mines

October 21, 2019

All - Came across this fascinating link while doing some Internet research on Burlington-served mines in the Illinois coal fields:

http://www.illinoisarchaeology.com/IDNR/Coal%20Mines/Coal%20Context%202.pdf

Just about everything you'd ever want to know about the history of coal mining in Illinois, plus many illustrations that should be of interest to modelers.

A number of mine photographs show Q gons and hoppers being loaded. Well worth the time to read. Best Regards - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL

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