Loading Coal Barges on the Monongahela River

[@ccrx6700]

Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has: www.youtube.com/@ThatsDavesOtherDoings

[@MASTER3RDEYE]

Thank you management for allowing Dave to produce videos!

[@RT-qd8yl]

Yeah, they seem to be pretty decent people. Generally in industries like this management would want nothing to do with that or to even have their name on KZbin, which is understandable in a way. It's nice to see that they recognize how many people have a genuine interest in these industries, trains, etc and are willing to be a part of that. It also shows that they're proud of their operation and people and willing to let the world see it. 🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Master Third, it is a very good thing they allow me to do these videos. Not only does it increase awareness of a good operation in the coal industry but it also increases good vibes about this company from the surrounding community. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@charleshodge6202]

"We bring the barge loadin' to YOU" Good video Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

There you go Charles, I like that! Dang wish I had thought of that for my opening line. Why didn't you write in before I made this video.... :-) Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidanalyst671]

Thank you Iron Synergy!!! We are all learning about railroads and coal industry!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you are enjoying the home movies David. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@chrisduprey7283]

Now this is something you don't see every day. Thanks for bringing us along Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Chris. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@brnmcc01]

This is awesome! Thanks Dave. Now if you could just give us a super detailed tour of the prep plant, and how it all works. Then we'd have the whole journey from beginning to end. No worries, I won't send you underground to show us the mining part... we're just interested in the train part of Cumberland Mine.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment brnmcc01. I would love to give a tour of the prep plant sometime, however I never get in there so don't hold your breath waiting. I can tell you that the raw coal from under ground goes into what is called a heavy media vessel that is filled with water and magnetite. The heavy slate and rocks sink and the lighter coal floats. Then that coal has a lot of the water and magnetite spun out of it via some things called birds. There are also two circuits in the plant, one is for bigger coal and the other is for finer coal. it takes a lot more energy to clean the finer coal than it does the bigger coal. By cleaning I mean take out the slate and rock. I will never take videos down in the mine, cell phones and cameras are not allowed under ground because they are not permissible devices. Meaning Mine Safety Health Admin has to approve any device like that before it is used in the mine. It has to be sealed so no sparks can escape or anything that might cause methane gas to ignite. Under ground is a very strict place to work as far as that goes and for good safety reasons, every guy under ground depends on the other guy to be safe. But you will get more train videos! :-) Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@brnmcc01]

@@ccrx6700 That's exactly right Dave, I know only enough about what goes on underground from a couple friends that used to be coal miners, so that's why I said I'd rather you stay above ground! That's interesting they use magnetite, isn't that stuff really expensive? Or is there not a huge quantity of it, I know most of the job is separate it from the slate, you guys have a huge slate pile, and it was getting out of control which was one reason one of the previous owners of Cumberland mine bailed out, they didn't have the money or the right idea to come up with a solution for where to put all the slate.

[@ccrx6700]

@@brnmcc01 👍😊

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you so much for this explanation Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

@@RT-qd8yl 😊👍

[@railroadjim]

Awesome Dave! I always wanted to see the coal loading down on the Mon, and now I have. Very cool that you were there to see the first train and the first barge be loaded back in 1977!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed railroadjim. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@railroadjim]

@@ccrx6700 and I enjoyed your description about the 1985 flood. My uncle had a place on the Mon down in Fredrickstown by the Maxwell Locks, and the river went all the way up over the train tracks and destroyed everything on his lot! I couldn't believe how high it went!

[@ccrx6700]

@@railroadjim it was incredible that flood for sure 👍😊

[@ronminnich]

Thank you Dave, and thanks to Iron Senergy for supporting your video work. Your videos, taken together, form a historical record which I think will be studied in the years to come.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Ron and your right, I'm the only one left who can tell the history of this place and that was one of my goals, to provide a history of this mine and railroad. No one here knows anything much at all about our history, all the old guys have left and gone. We really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Thank you for giving us this tour of the barge facilities and sharing your knowledge & experiences working this aspect of the mine. I loved every minute of it...

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome and glad you enjoyed Steve. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidvollmer959]

Thank you Dave for your vids. and a big Thank you to Iron Synergy for allowing Dave give us a look into what makes America move. Special thanks to the miners, The ones who grease the cogs of the massive machine.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment David and your welcome. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@whiteyfarm]

When I started as a deckhand right after I got out of the army in 1972 I was working on a small fleet boat tending the Dravo sand dredge #16 around mile 50 on the Ohio River below Pittsburgh We were above the New Cumberland Lock and Dam and the river was wider than the Mon River is where your facility is in this video. A hurricane came up out of the Gulf and spun itself out over about 10 days in the Allegheny Valley and brought torrential rains all of those days. As a result there was the worst flood since 1936. The Coast Guard closed the river to all marine traffic and one of the boats that was trapped above New Cumberland was the Franklin Pierce. a 4800 hp line boat.. It tied up along side us while we were faced up to the sand dredge and helped us push the dredge into the bank and moved it as the river rose and fell. It was around the Fourth of July holiday and over the weekend the river rose 1 foot per hour for 48 hours, a little over 50 feet in all. It was a terrible flood and many of the poorer people who lived in the low lands along the river suffered the most. Entire trailer courts floated away and many good folks lost their homes. My heart went out to them. I never felt the same about rivers after that.

[@ccrx6700]

I started at hatfield ferry power plant in 72whiteyfarm and they had a harbor boat, all of 450 HP, high water was a real treat with that little guy as you can imagine. I'm pretty sure I've seen the Franklin Pierce up this way in the past, but it's been a long, long time. When we had that big flood the river rose 3 feet an hour! it was wild. If I recall it crested at around 60 feet above pool. Yep the trailers and stuff that floated down river that time was incredible. Thank you for taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robinroberts3335]

Hello Dave love your job 👍🏻😎 that was a fantastic Tour very lnteresting 👍🏻😎 tell the next sho 👍🏻😎 that’s RailRoading 😂😎👍🏻Robin out

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Robin and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

Great video Mr. Dave! First time I've seen this view of the operation and it's neat. Been in the mines, seen coal on the belts running across mountains to the tipple and watched coal cars being loaded, but this was a first. Thanks buddy, I appreciate your dedication. Stay safe out there.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Rick It is fascinating to watch coal being moved on belts, someday I may make a video of just that. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@scotabot7826]

Your JOY and Happiness is so contagious!! Love you Dave! God Bless you Sir!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Scotabot, that was kind of you. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@noahkleugh9323]

It's amazing, everywhere that you show us, I don't see any litter or debris. Plus all the workplaces seem well organized.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for noticing that and saying so Noah. You are right, we have guys here who take pride in not only their work but their work place. When litter is strewn all over the place it shows a lack of care and that leads to work environment that is not as safety conscious as a work environment like we have where the guys are safety conscious. Organized is another sign that shows people care. Excellent comment my friend and I know the owners of Iron Senergy will be very pleased that you guys notice things like that. It says a lot about our operation and the guys who work here, management and union. I also hope you noticed how clean the silo and belts were. Really appreciate your checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

That was a great tour of the barge loading facility. Thanks for bring us alone Dave 👌

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed MilwaukeeRoadJim. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@timpetta2974]

Dave is the MAN and kudos to management for letting him show us the operation!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Tim. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@acars9999]

The camera crew are lucky to have you as their tour guide Dave! They will surely see what we all see, which is a good man that loves his job and knows everything!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Eric. I do my job, but sure don't know everything.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@maryjohansson3627]

Great video. Enjoyed learning more about coal and how it is moved from place to place. So, when I turn on my lights in Texas, I appreciate the effort the coal industry workers put into their occupations. Thanks.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Mary. You are right, we need more folks like you who are thankful for what the coal industry does for them. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@s16100]

Now that is cool. Something that most rail fans can never get close enough to see. Great video

[@ccrx6700]

Great to hear you enjoyed S. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@daveadock2874]

Another great video showing just what happens in the operation. Thank you for showing this.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Dave and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@scottleidenberger4401]

Very interesting video Dave. A lot of things have to happen to get the coal to the customer and most people have no idea what goes on. Thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Scott. You are right a whole bunch of things have to happen to get coal to our customers. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jerrybrown78]

Thank you for sharing. Always wanted to see your load outs!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Jerry. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@nightwatchman5848]

This company is what America use to be. Hard working people keeping this country energized.

[@beeble2003]

You're so convinced of your narrative that everything's going to s**t that, when presented with direct evidence that it isn't, your reaction is that this is the one exception to the "rule", rather than that things aren't as bad as you thought...

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Night Watchman, I hope the owner of Iron Senergy reads your comment, he would be very pleased to hear that is the image people like you have of our company here. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@matkremzar5474]

I'm sure there are other men that would love to be the tour guide but. You seem to represent the railroad so well .. can't think of anyone better! At the end of the day it is a group effort!! Thnx dave and crew.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Mat. They picked me to represent the company as you will see when the pro video they are making comes out. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1clinkerman]

Wonderful and very educational video, as always of course! Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed 1clinkerman. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Rare look at the load out. Thank you for the tour, Dave👷‍♂️🚂 ⛴️[■■■■■■]🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Doug. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Thank you sir and your company for producing these videos

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome and thank you for the nice comment Ivory. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garykuipers2696]

Truly interesting and informative. Thank you Dave and thanks to the IS management for allowing this presentation. Take care and God bless all!😎😸🚂🚃🚃🚃✝

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Gary and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

Thanks for showing this end of the operation, that was enjoyable to watch.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Scott and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@EricSmith-ve7qi]

As Always Great Video Sir! Very interesting to see all of the loading process thanks for taking us along!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Eric. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnhobbs2689]

Wow Dave that was a awesome video. I watched it twice. Being on the south Texas coast I see alot of barges but we never get any coal barges. We had only one coal fired power plant but they shut it down eight years ago. Union Pacific railed there coal in. Loved the video Dave thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed this one John. We used to get a lot of jumbo barges that had grain in the them before. Those were covered jumbos but the covers were stacked on the ends and of course the grain was taken out before they came here. But there are a good many other commodities hauled by barge, including stone and fuel. Curious what was in those barges down your way? Thank you so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

You're the best. I learned a ton from you over the last few years. I'm a old son of a Dutch man so I really love boat's and water too.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Adriaan, really glad you are finding the home movies to be of some interest to you. Appreciate very much your taking the time to watch them and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarencewiles963]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this video 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Clarence. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billclements3879]

Thanks to you Dave, your company, and your family for ya to get a glimpse into this process….. thank you sir… stay safe and hydrated

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Bill. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@judywinder405]

I❤️Coal, the original green energy 👍🏻

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and we love coal also Judy. Excellent, we need more advocates like you for the coal industry. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lawerencestimpson2280]

Very good presentation.Anyone in the mining industry can relate.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Lawrence. You are right about that, this is coal mining at it's finest. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dalety2328]

Thank You for this video! As a hobby-photographer, I follow the shipping/barge traffic on the Ohio River (not too far from you). & I support the coal industry also.

[@ccrx6700]

You've probably seen a good many of our barges on the Ohio then Dale, would be impossible for you to know where the barges come from tho. But we do ship a lot of coal down the Ohio. Excellent on your support of King Coal. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@joerichardson7055]

Wonderful! Been wanting to see the barge operation for awhile.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Joe. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tommyzcat]

American Pride in a Job Well Done. 🎉❤🎉 I remember that bad flood.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Tommy Z Cat. We do take pride in what we do here at Cumberland Mine. I was a barge loader on afternoon shift when that flood started it was wild how fast the river went up that night!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool and neat video of this operation Dave. Enjoyed watching once again and have a wonderful rest of your evening. Steve

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Steve and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 you're very welcome and nice indeed. Thank you very much also.

[@russell3380]

We have coal trains (empty westbound, full eastbound) here in Mifflin county Pa. It wouldn't surprise me if some of it is yours. I really enjoyed this video, I had no idea how the barges were moved as they were loaded. It's great that you have been with them for your entire career. That was a common thing back in the day, not so much anymore. Thank you very much Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

I wish I knew what power plants for Duke Energy they sold to Russell. Duke has 16 coal fired plants and I don't know which ones get our coal. Someday I will do a better video of how the barges are hooked up and moved, just don't know when. It took me over 2 years to get this one made! :-) Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TheLocutus70-z9x]

That was really Interesting, Dave. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed TheLocutus70. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kevinmacomber1336]

Thank you for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Kevin. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@RNP69]

Hi Dave ! I just love your spirit, You seem like your very upbeat all the time ! Thanks for taking us along to load the barges! Be safe and have a GREAT day !!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Buddy. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@RNP69]

@@ccrx6700 Thank You Dave !!

[@ccrx6700]

@@RNP69 😊👍

[@franklinwerren7684]

You are the bestselling person on the net that is so upbeat and your company is blessed to have a worker like you. Keep up the good work. One of these days I want to see you and shake your hand.😊😊😊 73,s DE N2JYG

[@ccrx6700]

Well golly gee Franklin, I'm blushing..... :-) What a kind thing to say. Actually I am very happy about what Iron Senergy has been doing on our track with all the safety improvements and that without them, this mine would have closed down a couple of years ago. And yes I am proud to be a part of this operation and proud to work for Iron Senergy and proud of what we do here. My job is keeping trains running, but there are a pretty darn good bunch of guys here that do their job and do whatever it takes to keep the coal moving on the train and into the barges. I do hope we can meet someday my friend. Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching.

[@NoewerrATall]

That was really cool! Awesome that you finally got a chance to film at the harbor. Thanks for bringing us along and sharing your experiences!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Erin and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@revharrycwigmoreiii5787]

WOW, SUPER COOL, VIDEO!!!!!! Thanks Mr. Dave for the tour of your Coal dock, Very interesting how the operation works. Thank you again for taking the time to show everyone how this operation works. Have a very Blessed day and stay hydrated in this extreme heat. Amen!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Rev. Harry, I'm staying hydrated for sure my friend. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day.

[@gntlmn1956]

Thank You Dave. We have seen most of the rest of the operations there, but this is one part that we have not gotten to see. Cool Stuff! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment gntlmn1956 and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnmcnaught7453]

Love it Dave. I'm old enough to remember my dad shoveling coal in our furnace, a job I inherited when I got older. I hated it when we got a gas unit. Take Care.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed John. My grade school was coal heated and my grand father was janitor, so I got to stay after school with him a lot and one of my favorite parts of that was helping him shovel the coal into that huge furnace. I remember back as a kid everywhere you went in the winter, you smelled coal smoke cause most everyone back then heated with coal. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trainman2k]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I never asked about the barge loading facility but I sure did enjoy this video a lot!! The mechanical monsters are amazing! "God gives to everyone - The smart ones appreciate it"

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Trainman2k. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelgardner7302]

Dave, You have some of the most interesting videos! The trains are awesome and all the things you film around the trains, including the maintenance and upkeep, just kicks it up a notch! Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you are enjoying the home movies Michael. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@coniow]

Thank you for this Dave. REALLY interesting. Your perspective from having actually done the job is much better than a standard documentary IMHO :-) !

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Con and glad you enjoyed. I worked this harbor from 1977 to 2006 as a dock man and a barge loader so I ought to know a little bit about it.... :-) Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dalelinton7716]

Wow! What a remarkable operation! Thanks for letting us peak over your shoulder at work!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Dale and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@stevehoover16]

Awesome.I enjoyed every second of it.Thank you for the video

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Steve. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jonwatt678]

Outstanding video Dave and many thanks to the company for allowing you the privilege. I would love to see the drone footage once it is edited & the company accepts it for promo release. Please keep us posted! I would also be interested in anything you can get in or around the processing plant and the miles of conveyers visible on google maps.. Thanks & stay safe!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Jon. Prep plant is gonna be hard for me to do. Next video out will be a Google Earth view of the harbor plus some river boat action at our harbor. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video! From rail cars to barges takes a lot of infrastructure and a lot of doing. Sunshine from millions of years ago packaged and buried as coal, now headed to being released.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and your welcome Robin. You are right, no one realizes what all it takes to get coal out of the ground and to the customer. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Dave 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Frank. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

Thank You Dave, really good video!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@charlesterviel5748]

You have a great attitude.. enjoy your videos 😊🙏

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you are enjoying the home moves Charles. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

neat seeing the delivery of the coal to the barges. everything has it’s limits, balanced loads are key to have safe transport via barges on the rivers and lakes. such a massive operation! great to view these operations, Dave it is your super duper positive personality just a wonderful person to be around! thank you for the next part of the coal process education! have a great day.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Barry and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trainmaster0217]

Dave, your videos keep getting better and better. Always wondered how the barges got loaded and now I know...thanks to you. Awesome video. Thank you Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Oscar and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dixienormous2704]

Love ya Dave. I'm actually trying to move back to the Wheeling area and trying to get into the coal industry. I hope my applications to the various mines taking new miners on board go through. Thanks for helping keep the lights on!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you S M, that was nice of you to say that. We are hiring here, but Wheeling is round an hour or so drive from us. Wish for you the best of luck and let me know how things work out. I'm pulling for ya my friend. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day.

[@edwarddeyojr.793]

Thank you for the tour Dave...very interesting and never knew or saw this type of machinery,,stay safe,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱😇😍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Edward. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billreal76]

GREAT video, Dave!! You've given us so much more info and detail than I ever expected when I asked to see the barge side of your mine!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Bill. I will do another video sometime on the barges, there is a lot I didn't cover, just don't know when, maybe next year will be another one. Pleased to have you join in with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

Quite the operation, Dave. Some serious equipment.

[@ccrx6700]

You are right about that Cory. We've got what it takes to move around 26,000 tons per 24 hours if needed, that's incredible. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ricmeister73]

That was fantastic! Thanks for the inside look into the barge loading. Have a great day.

[@ccrx6700]

Really appreciate the nice comment Rick. Thank you very much for taking the time to write in, we do appreciate your being a faithful viewer my friend.

[@BruceHeming]

Great video Dave on how all that coal is loaded on those barges.....

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Bruce and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Great inside look at the load out Dave! 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed blue87fj60. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Excellent video Dave! Great to see the operation and details around it. Would be a great project for a model railway! Thank you and keep up the wonderful work 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Richard. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TheJstewart2010]

This is a part of your operation that I've always been interested in seeing. Many, many thanks to your company for letting us see this.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Jon and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years, just never got the chance before. More coming in the next video out. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@timw6928]

Excellent video yet again, and a lot of fond reminiscing there as well thanks again Dave terrific vid.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Tim. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@morse2795]

Thank you very much for showing us all this equipment to fill barges Dave. This was so cool to watch.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed William. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@briankemp5206]

Thanks for sharing Dave! Great video on barge loading.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Brian. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikelockhart1827]

Dave I'm wearing my hard hat and my reflective vest while I'm watching your video this evening . Dave had a pretty interesting video this evening and I thought really good.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad you enjoyed it Mike. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@3henry214]

THIS... is the video I've been waiting for! Thanks loads (no pun intended, or maybe so) for making it. I'm blown away at the sheer tonnage being moved in those barges... how many hopper cars does it take to fill one of those bad boys up? Iron Synergy rocks for allowing the videos... they ain't got nothing to hide and are proud (like you) about what they do.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Henry. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@DaveH-is5pj]

Grandpap’s house in Roscoe flooded in 1985. I remember helping dad and my uncle shovel mud out of the basement

[@ccrx6700]

Tons of basements and houses got flooded and getting rid of that stinky mud was a real problem for a lot of folks Dave. I can relate to what you did. That was a real mess back then. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wtfbuddy1]

You sir are that hard working blue collar worker - more people need to be like you, know every stage of the job and very proud of their accomplishments. Thought the barges would carry more than 10-14 rail car loads per barge but water levels at the locks will dictate the movement. Thanks for sharing Dave, a little late watching as have company, cheers and take care.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Pete and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@georgetarabini6552]

Pretty cool stuff Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed George. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@CJA150179]

Wow.. Fantastic stuff. Great video Dave, very interesting.. I can't believe how high the water can get there..

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Chris and glad you enjoyed. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. It's scary when the water gets that high, but luckily we don't have those big floods very often. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@capttom7772]

My GOODNESS! This was 13 days ago? WOW! I'm late! ... ... I been waiting for this one !👍😎

[@ccrx6700]

Come on over and run one of those boats Tom, they are looking for an experienced pilot. I think you qualify Thank you for visiting with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@bucky1996]

Great video! Right on point about coal too. It is a vital component of our economy! Keep up the good work. What a great company you work for!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and you are right about having a great company to work for Wayne. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ChrisFiggatt]

Very cool video! I live in Charleston, WV and am very familiar with Kanawha Manufacturing, they’ve been a staple in this valley for over 120 years. Unfortunately, they went out of business last year.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Chris. I did not know they have closed down. Those feeders have seen untold millions of tons go over them thru the years and still holding up well. We put in the mass flow feeders because they put out so much more feed, not because the Kanawha feeders weren't good. I've been to Charleston many times, even took in a Charlies game one time, that was a lot of fun. Love that NS RR bridge in S. Charleston. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Super duper cool video! You are a great tour guide! Thank you for this very neat "show n' tell". Love it!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Trena and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnpourciau1735]

Try to get a video of y’all coal mine. Thank you for your videos. Love watching them. Your company is safe for 4 more years cause Trump is a person who believes in coal.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻From La.

[@ccrx6700]

No one is allowed to take a camera or video underground here John, sparks even the tiniest ones can set off an explosion of methane gas, so sorry will never be able to show down in the mine. Your welcome for the videos. We are all happy about the election results. Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the video my friend and may you have a very good day.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Now that's neat! Awesome Dave! Very rare footage indeed!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Eric.. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@ccrx6700 You're are welcome Dave!

[@theodoreshasta7846]

Very interesting and informative video Dave. Thank you! Coal cars are big, and barges are a whole lot bigger. Very impressive. Ted

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Ted. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1linkbelt]

Most interesting! Yes, you do have a great job! Thanks for the tour.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed 1linkbelt. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years now and finally got to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@charlesferebee263]

Another Great Video. Outstanding. 🏆🇺🇲

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Charles and glad you enjoyed the video. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

I found that real interesting Dave. Inside the building is nothing like I expected and great to be shown in the control room where you worked, different now but must of been great for you seeing how it is today. No idea what can be modelled of this but I am real pleased to see the other side of the train unloading hopper building.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Cedarcam, they got some real nice easy recliner chairs in that building I didn't show. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

Thanks for another brilliant and informative video Dave, that is some operation you have there. Very impressive

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Ian. I've been wanting to make this video for a couple of years and finally got the chance to do it. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ianhughes7805]

@@ccrx6700 well worth the wait Dave

[@ccrx6700]

@@ianhughes7805 😊👍

[@garygraham6020]

I too am very glad you are able to make your work videos, also your other doings!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Gary, it's great to have wonderful folks like you who take the time to watch them and write in with all the nice comments. We do appreciate you my friend!

[@chucksmitleyv145]

It's really cool to see all of this. I see a lot of things that still show the mines roots to US Steel

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Chuck and glad you enjoyed. You are right, US Steel built this harbor and a lot of it is still their original design. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davebrock6618]

Wow, Dave. Thanks so much. Always wondering how it was done. Will have to watch multiple times to get al the info.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you enjoyed Dave. Appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jerrysolinas3162]

Your a movie star Dave 😊

[@ccrx6700]

LOL, I'm a railroader Jerry who just happens to make videos and some people watch them. But like Buck Owens sang, they're gonna put me in the movies, ..... and all I gotta do is act naturally. Really appreciate your visiting with us to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@texaswonderer5564]

Good video as always. Maybe one day they will make a movie about you. That was good to see how barges is loaded. Have a good day.

[@ccrx6700]

Like Buck Owwens sang, they gonna put me in the movies.... LOL Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardoleson7934]

Thanks for showing us another piece of the puzzle. How many train cars to fill a barge ?

[@ccrx6700]

Depending on what size barge Richard, I gave you the tonnages for each size barge in the video, our train cars hold 115 tons each so you can now figure out how many cars for each size of barge. Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Super excellent video thanks, great explanation to the people who don't

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment Gary and glad you enjoyed. Thank you very much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robertf3479]

Dave posts a video and the instant I see it I click a Thumbs Up because I know it's gonna be good. This is a part of your business I've not seen before Dave. You're right, your employers have nothing to be ashamed of and plenty to be proud of. My thanks to them for allowing you to do this, to share video and other images of your operation. I'm interested in the river operations including the Towboats and barges because I'm (or was) a sailor, saltwater variety. My expertise is nothing like this, I was a destroyer and assault ship kind of guy but have interests in all sorts of afloat operations. Your information on the types of barges, sizes and loads helps with my understanding. Interesting that they can load one of these barges with up to 1300 tons with only a draft of 33 inches (to me, draft is a measure of the depth of water the vessel rides in, measured from the keel or very bottom of the vessel to the waterline or how low the thing sits.)

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed Robert. You are right the draught is the amount of barge that is below water level, free board is the amount above water. I goofed that up in the video. So jumbo are loaded so there is 33 inches out of the water. I had 2 uncles in WW 2 who were sailors also. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@robertf3479]

@@ccrx6700 Thank you again for this look into your operation there, I found it most interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

@@robertf3479 😊👍

[@remylopez4821]

That was neat Dave living in Southern California. I wouldn’t see stuff like that. That’s very interesting. What I do sometimes just go down to the harbor in LA and watch them load and unload containers off the big ships some of them load to the trains and other ones to tractor trailer chassisfor guys like you and I it’s kind of neat and fun to watch. I enjoy your video sir. Good job.

[@ccrx6700]

That would be really cool to watch being done Remy. I would love to see that sometime. Glad you enjoyed the show. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.