Starting in 1967, this mine supplied coal to the mine-mouth Kincaid Generation Plant that ComEd built just north east of the tipple. This mine closed at about the same time the power plant switched to burning Powder River Basin coal.
The railroad Ellis Yard along the C&IM still exists. But now it unloads coal from the Powder River Basin [clui] rather than hauls away coal from the mine.
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| Dave Durham posted Here's a photo from a book published by the PR department of a very young #10 mine with much more trackage. Tom Ratsch: Recent C&IM book has a color photo on pages 92 & 93. It is from a slightly different angle but placement of hoppers makes it look like it was taken at the same time. RR hired a photographer to take the photo shown in this post so it would make sense to have multiple photos take. Date in book is 8/22/1952. Dave Durham shared |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Dave's share I see that Peabody built three more tipples for that mine. 693, PEABODY COAL CO., PEABODY, 10, SLOPE, BRP, 1951-1994 |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Dave's share 1964 Pawnee Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 |
The railroad Ellis Yard along the C&IM still exists. But now it unloads coal from the Powder River Basin [clui] rather than hauls away coal from the mine.
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| Dave Durham posted A depressing picture of Ellis Yard, at Pawnee, taken today [Jun 9, 2021]. |
It has a lot of loaded and empty hoppers in this view.
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