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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.
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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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Larry Joe Jenkel posted
Ernie Waite: The steel "I-beams" were actually 18 foot long pieces of railroad track held up by a wood prop at each end and secured with pieces of wood and "cap boards", wedges to tighten the whole contraption. I put up more than a few of those. |
Note the two drill shafts.
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Larry Joe Jenkel posted
Gary Gray: A boring machine with a top kerf cutter removing the arch in the roof. This took out some of the natural roof support. A bottom kerf cutter similarly took out the arch in the floor allowing a wider floor for other equipment |
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Larry Joe Jenkel posted
Gary Gray: Interesting photo. Not sure of the make of the bolter which is puzzling to me. Coal seam just a bit over 5 feet. Top looks competent, but that could be deceiving. Looks like a few inches of roof is coming down with the coal. I have to wonder whether this is a conventional mining unit |
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