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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 .
Map of the USA showing borders of states and counties. Adapted by Wapcaplet from a public-domain map courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau website. Date: 25 September 2006: Source: en:File:Map of USA with county outlines.png: Author
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.
One of NMMR's oldest mine maps: 1859 anthracite coal map from Hazleton Coal Co. The NMMR contains digital and microfilm maps of surface and underground coal, metal, and non-metal mines throughout the United States. Some of the information that can be obtained from the repository includes: Mine and company names; Underground mine plans
Pages in category "Lists of railroads of the United States by state or territory" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
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 ...
Mining railways in the United States (26 P) Pages in category "Industrial railroads in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.