The sun has just came out from above the tree tops as the empty Cumberland mine train leans into the small curved bridge in Mapletown as it heads for the mine in Kirby.
The midnight shift crew heads back to the mine for another load of coal. The weekend crews are called Weekend Warriors due to the fact that they work 12 hours shifts and make 3 round trips from th... (more)
After about 4 hours the train has arrived back into Alicia with a fresh load of coal from the mine in Kirby and starts dumping the 38 car train. The train is loaded and unloaded by a belt pack rem... (more)
With the light fading and not having enough time to wait and see if the train would head back to the mine in Kirby after unloading i took about a mile hike back though the woods off to see if i co... (more)
Originally a US Steel property, the Cumberland Mine is now owned by Foundation Coal. According to their website, the mine shipped seven million tons of coal in 2005, making it one of the top deep... (more)
One of the most obscure railroads in the country, the Cumberland Mine RR is completely isolated from the rest of the rail network in the US. It has one purpose - shuttling coal from a mine near K... (more)
