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Pages in category "Mining railways in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The Cumberland Mine Railroad is a private carrier mine railroad serving the Cumberland Coal Resources mine near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Operations on the mine and associated railroad began in November 1976. The line was originally developed by United States Steel as a source of steam coal for export to Canada. Subsequently, the mine and ...
In December 1999, the last 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) railway in the Central German coal mining field in Lusatia was closed. In the United States, Consol Energy's Shoemaker Mine, covering a large area east of Benwood, West Virginia was the last underground coal mine to use rail haulage.
The Mineral Range Railroad (reporting mark MRA) is a shortline railroad in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It began operations in 2002. [1] In 2012, it acquired an ex-Lake Superior and Ishpeming line between Humboldt Mill and Ishpeming. [2] The Humboldt Mill was reopened in 2014 and is operated by Eagle Mine, owned by Lundin Mining. [3]
The defunct railroads of North America regrouped several railroads in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The following is a list of the past railroad companies. The following is a list of the past railroad companies.
The United States has a high concentration of railway towns, communities that developed and/or were built around a railway system. Railway towns are particularly abundant in the midwest and western states, and the railroad has been credited as a major force in the economic and geographic development of the country. [1]