The river dock and railroad that United Electric built served this tipple directly.
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| Justin Curless shared Eric Holtz photo Buckheart Mine–north pit (2)–12-29-1982 Freeman United Coal Company (restored print) — in Canton, Illinois. |
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP [Note in the map index that the mine just started in 1937.] |
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| Justin Curless posted, cropped Bucyrus-Erie 950 Shovel |
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| Justin Curless posted Shown here is one of the Cross-Pit Bucket Wheel Excavator Machines Built By The United Electric Coal Companies(Now Freeman-United Coal Mining Company).The one illustrated was Known as The W4 Kolbe Wheel,Named. after The Company's President Frank Kolbe. It Started work at the Cuba Mine in Illinois in 1959,and Could excavate at the tremendous rate of two million Cubic yards of overburden per month. The'Cross Pit Bucket Wheel excavator had its Discharge boom fixed in the same position as the digging Boom. Kent Beckner THEY DEAD HEADED IT CROSS COUNTRY T0 BUCKHEART MINE .I BELIEVE IT WAS 1967 IT WENT TO THE SOUTH PIT WITH THE 1650 |
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| Justin Curless posted Kolbe Wheel-Near Cuba Roman Keating Any mines still operate in Illinois? Myron Dudenbostel Peabody's Gateway Mine at Coulterville, Carter Coal has several underground and strip mines in the area also......... Lennie Hanner I work at Prairie State Generating Company's Lively Grove underground mine, in Washington County, near Marissa. Pat Willard W-4 on it way to Buckheart mine. Bill Richter Pat i have a full page out of daily ledger showing w4 crossing route 78 |
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| Bruce Weirauch posted 1967 Kent Minor 1650 |
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| Bruce Weirauch posted 1967 |
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| Justin Curless posted United Electrics Buckheart Coal Mine Company Bucyrus-Erie 1650-B Stripping Shovel |
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| Justin Curless posted Buckheart Coal Mine Company Pit Complements of (Louise Vancil) |
These pictures were taken at several Fulton County coal mines in 1982-83.The original 110, Polaroid, and Kodak Instant prints have been restored using image manipulation software.
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| 14 Buckheart Mine–tipple–12/29/1982 Freeman United Coal Company (restored print) |
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| 15 Buckheart Mine–north pit (1)–12-29-1982 Freeman United Coal Company (restored print) |
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| Eric Holtz commented on this 15th image Original print. Notice the dragline on the horizon to the right. |
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| Cropped to photo resolution with a red rectangle put around the dragline on the horizon. |
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| 16 Buckheart Mine–north pit (2)–12-29-1982 Freeman United Coal Company (restored print) |
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| 17 Buckheart Mine–north pit (3)–12-29-1982 Freeman United Coal Company (restored print) |
Roger Kujawa posted 14 photos with the comment:
Here is a tour of the Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois. There was a spur off the line that went to the mine and later the Cilco (Ameren) power plant. The mine loaded coal for the Burlington and also ran coal to a barge load out near Liverpool. They had two locos. The one seen here and an ex GBW Alco at the load out. This would have been in the 1970’s. Sorry for the quality. They were shot off contact sheets. Hopefully they will make it in Bud Linroth’s book about the Burlington in central Illinois. The switcher would position the cars north of the tipple and when full men and now I found out women would ride the cars on the slope into the yard where the train would be made up.Roger Kujawa shared (Peoria Illinois Railroads Trains & Shortlines)
Would anyone have a map of this operation?
Is this tied in with a switch off the TP&W at “UE” siding East of Cuba? I noted an old right of way that cut off the siding and heads south southwest. Google earth shows the RW.
It was the 705 green blob southeast of Canton and the 705 blob east of Dunfermline. [I included the above map image.]
Roger Kugawa shared (Railroad History Buffs of Illinois)
Roger Kujawa, thank you for posting these photos. It is nice to see examples of coal mines in Illinois; I model B&O in Illinois. Many of the n-scale railroads photos of coal mines are set in area with topography not found in Illinois.
When did it close?
1984 [I included the above image from the directory.]
Roger Kujawa shared (Surface Strip Mines in Fulton & Schuyler)
Hi worked at the Buckeart mine. I am interested in pictures of the shovels and wheels. I worked on them when ever one of crew was off.
You'll find some photos and videos in these notes:
https://towns-and-nature.blogspot.com/.../dunfermline-il...
Roger Kujawa shared (Illinois Coal Mines, Miners & Railroads)
Roger Kujawa shared (Illinois Coal Mines, Miners & Railroads)
That's right be hind my house. Buckheart mine 17.
Thanks for confirming that this was mine #17.
[Dave Durham posts some images from a 1895 atlas showing a proposed Liverpool Coal Railroad.]
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| 1 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 2 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 3 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 4 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 5 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 6 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 7 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 8 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 9 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 10 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 11 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 12 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 13 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern. |
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| 14 Buckheart Mine south of Canton, Illinois on the Burlington Northern.
Rode lots of loads across that scale.
Little building to right of gob shute was the electric office.
Rode cars cars there also.
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| Bruce Weirauch posted 60 [1960?] Bruce Weirauch posted James Stine: This is early Buckheart Mine. W-2 wheel with a BE 950-B shovel. |
Eric Roethe posted there photos with the comment: "Here are a few more from the collection. Unsure where they were taken. Best guess would be Canton or Industry."
James Stine: Eric Roethe, this is the W-2 wheel and a 950-B shovel at Buckheart Mine.
Kent Beckner: I. WORKED IN THE NORTH PIT THEY PARKED. THE 95O AND W2 ON. TOP. LATER ON BOTH CU T. UP .1650 AND W4 WERE CUT UP LATER ON SAD. STARTED 1965 .
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(new window) Buckheart Coal Mine Equipment shut Down after the Coal Mine Closed.
See the Cuba Mine for more photos of the Kolbe Wheel in action.
