What an Underground Coal Mine Map Looks Like

You've never seen a map of what an underground coal mine looks like
unless you are a coal miner. This is rare treat to see what a Coal Mine Map looks like.
Also will show you the coal mines that surround Cumberland Mine here
in Southwestern Pa. And, will show you the coal reserves we
currently own plus the area that has already been mined out
since we began operations in 1977. The very first train load of coal
came down the tracks in October of 1977.
Underground miners have to know how the mine is laid out and what
escape ways there are in case of an emergency underground. The engineers
here at our mine draw the maps and are required to keep them current and
they do an excellent job at that.
The long wall panel that we were currently mining I showed you in the
video was 5 miles long and 1500 feet wide! Now that's incredible.
From all the mines that surround us, only Baily Mine is still working,
it is owned by Consol Energy. Main reason for the shut down of the
rest of those mines is because they have no coal reserves left to mine.
The future of the coal industry and our mine looks rosy. World wide and
domestic demand for coal is tremendous. Coal mines here
in the USA cannot keep up with demand.
Made October 14, 2022
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#MineMap#CoalMine#CoalMineMap#UndergroundCoalMine

[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ7adnVqeb6SoMU for those who want to see what a long wall miner looks like at a different mine, for me it's scary. Thank you Dave for another awesome video. I wanted to see how much you guys mine and used Google maps and by using the loadout the number #9 entrance you talked about and the corner of PA and lord that is a very large area mined out my goodness. I love to know more how you guys do it, what depth you are under ground... just blow away. Keep the wheels rolling and stay safe Mr. Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Wow that was an awesome video Ryan, thanks so much for sharing that with us. The equipment they have underground for the longwall is totally massive.

[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

@@ccrx6700 You are most welcome Mr. Dave.

[@mitchs323]

Many years ago when I was working for the New River Company, I was tasked with cleaning out the mine offices of a mine that was being shut down. While cleaning out the office, I found a detailed map of the mine. My dad worked there when he was younger. We spread out the map and he proceded to show me the sections where he worked. For a lot of that time, he hand loaded the mine buggies. They shut the mine down for the first time in1958, and reopened it back up in the late 60s to shut it down permanently in 1974.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Mitch for sharing the story with us. That had to be really cool to have your dad show you that. I'm sure it brought back a lot of memories for him. really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@mitchs323]

@@ccrx6700 I forgot to say that when we unfolded the map, it covered most of the living room floor!

[@ccrx6700]

@@mitchs323 👍😊

[@davidbeers5949]

My wife's grandfather was a coal miner in Kentucky. A couple years ago coming back from Tennessee we went to Portal 27 for a tour. It was interesting riding the train in and seeing the animatronics a man and his mule on other people running different machines. The map for that mine went into three different states.

[@briantriplett2455]

That’s awesome, I work in the mines and hope my son never ends up around them. But I’d love to one day show him what I do. How it works and such. It’s a hell of a process.

[@JawTooth]

Since I was a small child I have always been interested in maps and coal mines. I used to love visiting my relatives in eastern Kentucky and I would spend my time near the coal mines watching the trains being switched around the coal yards near my dads uncles house. I always liked looking at the maps while we drove down there. Now I see both interests put together. This is very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Jaw Tooth, really pleased to hear you enjoyed. I'll bet that was really cool for you as a young un to watch those coal trains. Great memories and the foundation of your success now as a creator. That's just awesome! Thank you for taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the video, mine maps are pretty cool once you understand what everything means about them. And they are vital to a coal miner's safety under ground. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@JawTooth]

@@ccrx6700 I'll never forget those coal trains. One time they let me inside the caboose to look around. It was my first time in a caboose. I just thought that was the coolest thing. That really got me hooked on trains. The tracks followed the roads along the base of the hills and there was a school that the railroad ran right in front of and I thought how lucky the kids were who went there. A tunnel was right across the road from my relatives house. I had a lot of fun exploring. Today everything is long gone but I still remember it. Today I take trips to West Virginia to look for coal trains. There is still a little coal left in eastern Kentucky but most of the coal spurs are gone. When I was in college I spent one summer in West Prestonsburg, Ky and rented a room in a trailer right next to a coal spur. That track is gone today also. I'm glad to hear that your coal trains will be running for a long time. Anyway, thanks for posting your videos!

[@toddshaver7470]

Great video. Awesome that you’re company supports you and your channel. It’s great to see a positive representation of coal mining and RRing. Thanks for sharing

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Todd for the very nice comment. yes we are lucky to be able to show these videos. Management here knows I make them and they so far approve. This is a very good company to work for and I can only speak in superlatives about how they are trying their best to make this a world class mine plus they have given tremendous amount of financial support to our local community here. Public relations is very important with our new owners at Iron Synergy and these videos help with that cause. I am proud of what our new owners are doing and the excellent efforts they have given to trying to keep employees working and happy. I am an advocate for coal and for the RR industry as you well know. Really appreciate your visiting with us tonight my friend.

[@michaelpass2176]

Later Dave to much strain on the eye.😢

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this informative video! 50± years of coal left.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

​@@tzadik36 That'll last longer than me. Hope you can keep them dang doors closed on those cars. The best part was not derailing, but still a mess and contamination of your ballast. Do they come in with a vac truck, suck truck?

[@darnoldie]

Dave, the content on your channel is unlike any other channel. 50K subs are on the near horizon. Excellent stuff!!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much darnoldie for your very nice comment. We certainly appreciate your visiting with us for the mine map tour and for all the wonderful support you have given the channel my friend.

[@briankemp5206]

Cool maps Dave! First coal maps I have seen, thanks for sharing.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed the presentation tonight Brian. Thank you for the nice comment and for visiting with us my friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

Thanks Dave! Very interesting to see this kind of information. It is amazing how the mines work. I'm personally thankful for the men and women who do this work and for those who have lost their lives providing us with a much needed commodity.

[@georgewashington938]

I haven't seen any women working in the coal mines

[@ccrx6700]

We have had several of them here over the years Otto. Most all were very good workers.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Rick, thank you for the really nice comment. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

Dave, great video 📹... People don't get to see how honeycombed it can be underground. While over at National Pike my friends took me over to Brownsville to one of the shutdown mines. It had been closed since the late 60's. We walked down to an area in the mine called the Map Room. I was amazed that this area was all concrete walled and tried to imagine all the maps and files that lined the place and also see the floor heaving up from the pressure over the years. Hope to go back again this year to that mine while at National Pike. Stay safe my friend and have fun 👍. Richard Bause

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Richard for the really nice comment. So glad you got to see that. Under ground is a whole different world. Takes a special breed of person to work in the mines. Always is a pleasure to have your stop by and write in my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ccrx6700 you're welcome Dave 😊, but also, we'd learned 1thing, when you lose your light, there is NO up or down, left or right 🤔 just Black Darkness 🌑🌑🌑🌑...

[@SIGINT007]

Fantastic! Kudos to the company for allowing the inside baseball content.

[@ccrx6700]

This is a good company to work for. They are trying very hard to promote good public relations. They have also given a tremendous amount of money to local charities and organizations. It's very important that a big company support their community and have good public relations. These videos are helping to foster good vibs about our company Iron Synergy. (I do not get paid by the company to make these videos, but management here does know I make them and they give their blessings to me). We really appreciate your taking the time to tour the mine with us and write in my friend.

[@ryanfrogz]

That is super cool! Thanks for uploading, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Ryan, so very glad you enjoyed tonight's mine tour. We always appreciate your really nice comments and your faithful support of our channel my friend.

[@makeart5070]

Thanks for sharing this, Dave; really cool to see the maps and charts, some of the tech behind the tech of the mining operation!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome, glad you enjoyed the mine map tour. We certainly do appreciate your paying us a visit and watching my friend.

[@billreal76]

Thanks for showing the maps and explaining things. It was an interesting video, Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Bill. Pleased to hear you had a good time watching the mine map tour. We appreciate your stopping by to watch. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@rebelrailroader]

That was really cool. Thanks for sharing Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Zach, so glad you had a good time watching. It's not something every person ever gets to see. We always appreciate your joining in with us my good friend.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Wow, that's pretty neat Dave! Thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Eric, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Thanks Dave! Nobody shows the kind of stuff that you do! I never worked underground mines, but I have worked just south of you in Morgantown, WV on surface mines back in the 90's, then as a foreman for 18 years in a quarry. Have friends and family who currently work in the Leer mine in Grafton, WV, which is a pretty big mine itself. Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it enough to subscribe. You do a pretty good job with your videos!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you wvrockcrusher for the really nice comment. We're glad to hear you are enjoying the home movies and certainly appreciate your being a part of our community here my new friend. I love your user name! did you work the quarry at Greer?

[@wvrockcrusher]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave! No, I didn't work at Greer but have friends that work there. I worked for Tri-Star Soil at their sandstone quarry as a foreman/welder/mechanic/operator. Shut down in 2018 because we were in an environmentally sensitive area and the powers that be made compliance regulations We couldn't possibly meet. We made silica sand for sports turf mixes and bunker sand for golf courses. We did work for the Steelers as well as the Pirates building complete fields and maintenance. Also supplied all the sand for Winged Foot golf course on Long Island to rebuild the bunkers to play the US Open on back about 10 yrs. ago maybe, can't remember exactly. Ran the plant for a limestone quarry for a while too, but I always liked working in coal the best because that's where I started out when I was 19. Love the videos Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

@@wvrockcrusher 👍😊

[@Cemental]

Thank you! I enjoy maps, and this was fun to watch!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome ceMental. Glad you had a good time. Appreciate your checking out the video and writing in. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@uTube486]

Very nice explanation of your mining. Thanx

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome uTube486, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@Hyrev1]

Thanks for sharing some behind the scenes of the mining operation. Very interesting to learn how widespread the area is, and how many years of coal is there. Great/informative video Dave! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jim for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

It's very interesting to see the layout of the mine, I wondered how big it was. Thank you for sharing Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Raymond. Glad you enjoyed. We very much appreciate your visiting with us for the mine map tour my friend.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you very much for bringing this important information about the mine, I have a few books on coal mining so that was helpful in understanding these diagrams. There is certainly a lot to learn regarding the work of miners but also the ventilation of the mines, and most importantly the safety of the miners and the escape routes should it be required. It is good to know that there is so much in the way of reserves of coal and will certainly keep them employed for decades to come.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment John. We really appreciate your taking the time to check out the mine map tour and write in my friend. Ventilation is everything under ground, you are so right in that. Miners must know these maps in case of an emergency under ground. I'm glad I never worked down in the mine. It's a whole different world there. Have been under twice, both on tours. That was enough for me!

[@TryItAgainTomorrow]

That's the face of a man who truly enjoys what he does, every single day.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very kind words. We really do appreciate your visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@alanswafford9964]

AWESOME VIDEO !!!! Thank you Dave for sharing so much of your knowledge. I have learned about engines, hoppers, track , track maintenance, mow equipment, coal loading and unloading and a world of other things. Your vacation excursions have been very enjoyable as well. I will be 69 in April and I retired at 65 and rail fanning has been one of my hobbies but my knowledge was very limited. I’m glad that I discovered your channel. You have a great gift for teaching. Thank you. One of these days in the future I hope to take an extended road trip and visit some of the places that you have shared with us. Sorry to be so long winded. We need to send you some of our North Alabama weather. It was 80 degrees here today. Take care my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Wow Alan, thank you for the very nice comment. So glad you are having a good time with us. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend and for all your wonderful support you give to the channel

[@jerrystone7521]

Soooo cool Dave!! Outstanding as always!! 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jerry for the really nice comment, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@davenitsch6094]

Thanks Dave that was fascinating, never seen coal mine maps explained before!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice words Dave. We really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.

[@donaldfaris4798]

Thanks for the info Dave keep it up!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Donald. Thank you so very much for joining in along with for the mine map tour my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

Fascinating insight Dave! There sure is a lot going on and will be for many years come, keeping those hoppers rolling!

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Richard. We certainly do appreciate your visiting with us and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@rejectranch5486]

I appreciate you showing us all this stuff we wonder about all the time. Thanks again

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@edwarddavis507]

Very cool Dave! Keep up the good work! Congratulations for the awesome safety record! That’s the most important thing! I love learning new stuff about your operation. Be safe!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Edward, very glad you enjoyed. Certainly do thank you for visiting with us and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@rogerhaag9069]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING….very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Roger. So very glad to have you pay us a visit and check out the mine map tour my friend. Thank You.

[@Cabo_TheManFromCaboWabo]

I’ve been curious for years about most of this. The rest I was curious about but didn’t know I was. I don’t know of any other channel that connects with the viewers interests and curiosity like Dave does. Thanks for the hard work and time.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Wow! No sir, I've not seen mine maps before. Miles of them! You learn something every day, and I always come away having learned a thing or two. Thank you for bringing these things together and sharing.😊

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Trena. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the show my friend.

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

Even though I am a subscriber too your channel, I am late to the party because of all the other content I am subscribed (291). But today I am watching a series of your videos and this one was just super cool & interesting that I have to comment on it. While I have seen coal mine maps before on 2 occasions, I learned a lot from your explanations even though your not an expert, you are still more knowledgeable than me :) So thank you so much for posting this and also for answering so many questions in your feedback section for everyone to read, that is a huge plus from you, so lots of love for that extra effort. I do have 1 important question to ask you, but I will do it separately so that it stands out more in your comment section.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Eric for the nice comment. Glad you are enjoying. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@bradlockhart8089]

Wow. I just stumbled upon your channel, and I have to say I'm impressed! Being not only a railfanner but also seeing the mining process, I love your videos. I used to deliver pipe to Cumberland, Bailey, Blacksville #2, fed 2, emerald, basically all the mines in southwest pa and northern wv. I loved every minute of it. Thanks for the nostalgia.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Brad for the very nice comment. Sadly most of those mines are no longer working. Very much appreciate your visiting with us and watching the mine map tour. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@phonedave]

Thanks for posting this. It is extremely interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome David, thank you for paying us a visit and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@berniausdemkohlenpott495]

Hi Dave, thank you for this video. It's nice to see a us coal mine map. They are differnt to the german coal mine. I worked for years in german coal mine. Normely the deep was between 800m and 1500m. But now we have no one coal mine in germay left. Only brown coal. In germany we say "Gluek auf" :-)

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend. At one time our mine was owned by a group of German businessmen, and if memory serves me, we shipped some of our coal over there. Our mine runs from 700 to 1200 feet in depth.

[@lawrietaber657]

This is fantastic well done Dave thanks bro.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Lawrie, very glad you enjoyed. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us and write in my friend.

[@tompuhalla7774]

Thank you for the Great videos learning a lot Keep up the great work🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Tom. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the show and your very kind words my friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

I had no idea how many Mines located around your mine. Thanks for a interesting video.

[@ccrx6700]

Our entire county of Greene has/had coal under it, we were at one time the coal mining capital of the world. Robena Mine was in the 1950's the largest mining complex in the world. there were all kinds of mines working here in the late 1900's only ones left are us, Baily and Harvey mine now. Most of the coal has been mined out why those other mines shut down. Really appreciate your visiting with us and writing in my friend.

[@lewistodd9242]

What a great informative video. This is something I have never seen before and really enjoyed watching. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Lewis for the very nice comment, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@georgemace3102]

As far as I’m concerned this is the best video you’ve ever produced. I spent some 30 years in the coal industry about half of which was I the surveying, engineering and environmental departments and retired from it all over 20 years ago so I really appreciate this video. You done an Excellent Job explaining the mapping .. heck I’ve worked with people that were in the business for decades and could not do as good a job as you just did. THANK YOU!

[@ccrx6700]

Wow George, what a very nice comment. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch the video and for writing in my friend. Thank You!

[@rodgerhatfield3068]

Thanks Dave!! Man I love this channel!! Cheers!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Rodger, great to hear you are having a good time with us. We really appreciate your watching the home movies and for all your wonderful support my friend.

[@NYandAtlantic]

Great stuff Dave you give the content no other can much appreciated

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Ricahrd for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@TheJstewart2010]

What a treat of a video. Kudos to your company for letting you share this information. And great work by everyone to have that terrific safety record.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jon for the really nice comment, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us my friend.

[@jasonbabila6006]

We got lots of coal in Washington as well but there's no market for it anymore, the last underground Northwestern Improvement Co. mine ceased operations in 1962 and the mines were established by the Northern Pacific Railway, the open pit strip mine in Centralia, WA used to supply coal for the nearby power plant but the mine ceased operations in 2006 and the power plant has been getting coal from the Powder River Basin and Montana.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Jason for taking the time to visit with us and write in. Always is a pleasure to have you join in with us my good friend.

[@llapmsp]

Great explanation of how a coal mine works. Thank you for sharing. Keep the great videos coming.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Mike for the kind words. We certainly do appreciate your visiting with us and checking out the mine map tour. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@scottleidenberger4401]

Very interesting Dave. I think it would take me a little time to wrap my head around the maps. Have you ever had a chance to go into the mine ? Very cool, thanks for sharing this.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Scott. Very glad you enjoyed. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend. I've been under ground twice, both on tours, that was enough for me! It's a whole different world down in the mine.

[@ve2mrxB]

Thanks Dave! I'm glad to see you can work as long as you want! There's a few more years of life in this mine and railroad :-)

[@ccrx6700]

You're very welcome ve2mrx, yes it is good news for all the young guys here. Appreciate your taking the time to watch today's video my friend.

[@TacticalGamingNetwork]

Awesome! Fascinating stuff right there. I admire the engineers who over many years have learned through some tough times how to create a mine system.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you checked it out Tactical Gaming, now you know a lot more about our mine. Yes it is amazing the under ground system they have. Very important for all miners to know these maps in event of a disaster under ground and the escape ways and where all the safety apparatus is located at. our engineering staff here at the mine does a great job.

[@wx7slc]

Fascinating, thanks! I've always been curious about mines in general, and have taken two mine "rides" in Park City, UT. In the late 1800s miners in the Ontario mine bore a drain tunnel 3-1/2 miles long. They started from outside and from inside. Surveying was by candlelight. When they holed through, the tunnels were only 6 inches off center in 3.5 miles and you can see daylight from inside. Thanks for your work that combines railroading and mining, two of my passions. Great personality.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Richard for the very nice comment. We do appreciate your taking the time to tune in to the channel and check out the video. May you have a really good day my friend.

[@johnkelley9877]

This was very interesting and I am impressed with how much is still left to mine. Thanks for sharing this information with us.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed John. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us and watch my friend.

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

A very interesting video Dave! Thanks for sharing all the information

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Rick for the very nice comment. It's always a pleasure to have you visit with us and hear from you my friend.

[@MikeF1189]

That was really awesome of you to show us. Tell the mine administration thank you from us for allowing you to share with us.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you MIke, very glad you enjoyed. This is a good company to work for. They are trying very hard to promote good public relations. They have also given a tremendous amount of money to local charities and organizations. It's very important that a big company support their community and have good public relations. These videos are helping to foster good vibs about our company Iron Synergy. (I do not get paid by the company to make these videos, but management here does know I make them and they give their blessings to me). We really appreciate your taking the time to tour the mine with us and write in my friend.

[@jaysmith1408]

Several years ago, I was down in your area delivering a doohickey to the competition, and I recall following the gps to some place of which I’d never heard, down this country road, down that country road. I see the belts crossing the road, and I’m thinking, hmm, I’m down by Bailey mine. catch the tops of the prep plant and head house, and I’m thinking (bleep) this is cool, I’m actually going to the mine (they used another name on the paperwork instead of the mine itself) After the safety course, I went up the the head house. These places are so insanely cool from the outside. Your view of the maps are just fascinating. I once again thank you for your work and your delve into the innards of this great asset to our community.

[@ccrx6700]

Cool! If you went to Baily then you were out there, out there in the boonies. But man what a happening place that is. Last year they had over 23 million tons go thru their prep plant. And jfsa, I have zero doubt that even happened because of the hoohickey you delivered there that kept them running. We need some of those doohickeys here!!! Got any surplus you can deliver? :-) Glad you enjoyed the mine map tour my friend.

[@donaldcralton34]

retied a couple years ago from there Dave, was wondering what panel they were in, and if they had sold any of the reserves, thanks! nice content buddy!

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome Donald. We are still going. Much better now with our new owners than what we had with Contura. These new owners are trying really hard to get us back to the mine we used to have here. The mine where everyone was proud of working here. They bought us and were immediately behind the 8 ball. Don't know what year you retired, but if you were in the last days of Contura you know what I mean. Really appreciate your watching the video and sure you could have added some more great info to the video.

[@davebrock6618]

super informative. Thank you Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Dave so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@davebrock6618]

@@ccrx6700 Liked seeing the gas wells noted on the map, sure don't want to hit one of those with a longwall shear. Have they ever hit anything like that?

[@ccrx6700]

@@davebrock6618 nope never hit one thank goodness

[@ChristopherFarms]

Interesting! Thanks for the video!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Christopher Farms. Glad you enjoyed. We very much appreciate your paying us a visit and writing in my friend.

[@GeeWit]

WoW, Dave - incredible is right! Management seems pretty relaxed with allowing some public view of the mining operations. Good on them! It's fascinating to most generally inquisitive people and I believe very good for mining's image. Keep up the good work!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Gary for the nice comment and for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. Management here is pretty cool and this is not proprietary info either. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@steverichards1103]

I just retired after 47 years in the mining industry. Mine mapping and planning were my life. I worked for Bethlehem (Mine 41 in the Pittsburgh) and several other companies. Nice presentation. I worked for Carlson Software for the last 21 years much of which were with Mike Ross, who worked at Cumberland and Emerald. These are fine mining examples. Thanks, Steve Richards

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steve for the kind words, I hope I got everything right, I'm not an under ground miner. But those guys lives depend on knowing how to read this map. Really appreciate your writing in and sharing your experiences with us my friend. I don't recall a Mike Ross, but there were a lot of guys in engineering/planning I did not know.

[@dennisb-trains23]

Fantastic video Dave! 👍😃 When I was in grade school we toured a local gypsum mine which I think had been recently shut down at that time the mid 70s because they ran out of gypsum I think. I remember riding down this huge elevator underground and there were light bulbs 💡 all over found there. The building and mine is still there but now the city stores all it's vital records in it. Cool video Dave thanks so much for sharing. I sure hope it doesn't get you in trouble.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Dennis, very glad you enjoyed. Certainly do thank you for visiting with us and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@pauld.1256]

Nice to get a little inside information Dave… thank you again for sharing the ins and outs of your work.. “That’s coal mining”

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Paul. We really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.

[@robertalcock1523]

Hi Dave, I've wonderd about the map of the this mine in relation to the other mines in your area. Thank you so much for taking time to show us this interesting data!! It's good to hear that there's a lot more years of coal left to mine yet!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Robert for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend yes it certainly is a good thing, specially for the younger guys here. the future looks so bright we gotta wear shades....:-)

[@robertalcock1523]

Hey Dave, the future is so bright, do you want to borrow My" Joe Sugarman" Blue Blocker Sunglasses?😎😎😎😎

[@ccrx6700]

@@robertalcock1523 👍😎

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very interesting video Dave. Another look behind this operation besides what goes on with the railroad part of it. Thanks for sharing this with us.(Steve)

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Steve so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome.

[@texaswonderer5564]

Good video as always.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Wondering Lens. We really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and write in my friend.

[@charleshaggard4341]

Very interesting. I never knew how underground mining was done. You guys have a phenomenal safety record with almost 2 years without a lost time accident. I really enjoy your videos.

[@keithjurena9319]

Long wall mining intentionally allows the retreat or mined out area to collapse. The machine is thousands of feet long, moving slowly forward as the entire face is removed. The ceiling collapses which can cause subsidence at the surface. This makes Dave's job on the track a bit harder.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Charles for the really nice comment. Very glad you enjoyed. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@hmrody]

Thank you so much! Very interesting! I learned a lot from your channel!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Marshall. Very glad you enjoyed. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@cedarcam]

Very interesting video Dave. I never saw a mine map before, always wonder how they know just where underground they are.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you cedarcam for the always nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@welshwizard822]

Welsh exminer, great detail and info Dave... very interesting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much welshwizard for the nice comment. Glad you had a good time. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to take the mine map tour. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@colbytisdale3752]

Its cool seeing this, the mine near where i live has been closed since the 90s. I wish i could have seen it when it was open. It was the oldest surface mine in our area before it closed

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the mine map tour Colby. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@derrickanderson4932]

Thank you Dave, man that shows how big the mine really is.

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Derrick. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the show my friend.

[@wilburroth5150]

I never saw a map like that one before. Your mine is much larger than I had imagined. Hope you can take us down in the mine sometime. Btw, how did you make out with that coal spill in the tunnel? What a mess. Thanks for sharing Dave and see you next time!👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Wilbur. Very glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend. Coal is still in there, waiting on Hulcher to come, will try and make a video when that happens.

[@glf001]

Thank you. Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Greg. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@paulbergen9114]

Fantastic. Like trying to describe the underground city and the following suburbs. Accurate records for this have to be a must lest you dig too far and encroach on someone else's property. A friend of mine lives in an area of Indiana that had extensive coal mining from the 1880s to the 1920s underneath the small city but to protect your investment you carry Insurance just in case the ground decides to settle. Thanks for the tour

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Paul for the nice comment. Very glad you enjoyed. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

Good stuff my friend! Very interesting!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Sweyn, very glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your paying us a visit and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@melchristian8876]

Thank you for the information 👍🌞 enjoy your day!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Mel, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@Kansas-Trains]

Very Cool Brother Dave TY my friend 😊🙏🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you, very glad you enjoyed. Certainly do thank you for visiting with us and checking out the mine map tour my friend.

[@samdelozier637]

Dave, This was an excellent presentation of the mine mapping. I understood most of this, but had a question: what are the distances that you are showing ? Great video as always ! Thanks !

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Sam. The mine map is drawn to a scale of 1 inch = 400 feet. They have since taken the map down and I can't make any measurements now, sorry bout that. Really appreciate your visiting with us and watching my friend.

[@pete9415]

Surprisingly they allow you to show it to us

[@ccrx6700]

This is a good company to work for Pete. They are trying very hard to promote good public relations. They have also given a tremendous amount of money to local charities and organizations. It's very important that a big company support their community and have good public relations. These videos are helping to foster good vibs about our company Iron Synergy. (I do not get paid by the company to make these videos, but management here does know I make them and they give their blessings to me). We really appreciate your taking the time to tour the mine with us and write in my friend.

[@ronaldfulton1175]

Dave...I think I saw gas wells noted on the map ? I did a lot of trucking in Greene County for a gas well drilling company. We did a lot for CNX (Consol) and Chesapeake. Most of the wells use the landowner's name. Washington County, Rice Energy used cartoon and made up fictitious names. In the mid 1970s, I worked for a coal strip mine company in Greene County. We mined at basically the back street of Mather and on top of the hill between Mather and Clarksville. Side story to that...Ate lunch many a time at a small diner in Jefferson. On the street close to the diner was a small church and a very old cemetery. Passed by it many times running for parts and supplies in Waynesburg and surrounding area. (back in the day when Producer's Supply was based in a old wooden store and all their supplies were on laid out on wooden tables, and Jacobs Petroleum was a 2 truck operation) Decade or so after I left the strip mine employment, I got interested in genealogy. Found out that I had a distant relative from the Civil War buried there. A couple years into the genealogy research I was contacted by a distant relative that was born and raised on Lookout Mountain, TN. He had a little more info on the soldier buried at Jefferson and shared with me a few pages from a woman's diary. She was also a very distant relative that had lived in Jefferson her whole life. She was married to a Army surgeon that traveled Civil War battle to battle. She wrote, in a lot of detail, about how she traveled from Jefferson to St Louis, Missouri when he was stationed in a hospital there. Today that is a day's drive...in her time...2 weeks by river ! I live near Scenery Hill...on Rt 40...in walking and horse riding days it took a month to travel from Cumberland, MD to here....now a couple of hours.

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome story Ronald, thanks so much for sharing, your in my back yard. I know where that strip mine was at and the diner is now Laverne's can't remember what it was called back then. My grandfather grew up in Jefferson and him and my dad are resting in the cemetery. I remember Producers in that building, they are now huge and have big complex across from the Waynesburg airport. Jacobs is now huge and took control over most of that street where Producers was at, they also own the old Agway building across from old Producers. Yes sir, we do have many as wells drilled thru our coal seams. Really appreciate your paying us a visit my friend.

[@stevehoover16]

That was very interesting thank you

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Steve, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Dave thanks again 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Rusty, always is a pleasure to have you pay us a visit my friend.

[@jonwatt678]

What an outstanding video Dave. I was looking at the overall area on google maps and WOW.. That' s one huge chunk of land on the corner of the state. Do you have any idea how many square miles it encompasses? Now I know what a mine map looks like.... Thanks and stay safe!!

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Jon. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the show my friend. No sir I do not know the square miles. It's a big mine tho.

[@davidduma7615]

I had a tour of Solvay's trona mine in Wyoming once.... 1500' below the surface. After walking thru a couple tunnels I was completely disoriented and without those exit signs I would have been lost. I have the greatest admiration for miners.

[@ccrx6700]

Deepest our mine goes is 1200 feet David, the miners tell me they can hear and almost feel the pressure on the ribs at that depth, (ribs = sides). Really appreciate your visiting with us and sharing my friend.

[@davewallace8219]

thanks dave! work safe!

[@ccrx6700]

Certainly welcome Dave. Always is a pleasure to have you stop and visit with us my friend. Glad you enjoyed the mine map tour.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Thanks for the tour, Dave. Very interesting mining data. I can't imagine what's going on in the mine, but I'd be too claustrophobic to go down there. Hope all goes well for the mining aspect. Where does all the coal go? Ship? Rail? Export? All of your That's Railroadin' has been fairly standard stuff, I feel right at home whichya. Spent quite a bit of time working as a pilot/conductor on an American Crane, self powered Detroit Diesel 400 some cu in hydraulic traveling crane. Make up was Crane, flatcar, caboose. The flatcar was used for various tools, magnet, panel rail lifter for new panel rail, caboose, fuel oil tank locking tool bins, caboose was a cabin in the middle of a flat car, submarine, wooden deck on both ends. Working mainly with the track department, called the section department in the old days, renamed the engineering department by the UP, the gandy dancers, mostly Mex dudes, really a pretty good bunch of guys, especially compared to some of the real crabby sob conductors that were around in the '70s.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Thomas for the nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and write in my friend. We sell all our coal via barge to various power plants and even a cement plant.

[@mmi16]

Before I retired from CSX in 2016 Bailey Mine was capable of loading out Seven 130 coal trains a day - the trains would go to BOTH CSX and NS.

[@ccrx6700]

Baily is amazing. Last year they ran over 23 million tons of cleaned coal. My neighbor loads trains there, he is expected to load 2 unit trains per 8 hour shift. Those are NS tracks to Baily built by Monongahela RR. CSX trains to there are manned by NS crew from then way I understand it. Thank you so very much for stopping by and watching the mine map tour today. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@PBRJOHN684]

Nice video Dave. Just goes to show that the uk mine map are simular in every way 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you John for the nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@underthewagon7761]

Dude... Your very awesome thanks for the info

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the really kind words Under Thewagon.

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

And you are a map maker as well! You have so many talents! What are blocks of coal? Are they used to support the tunnels?

[@ccrx6700]

Not me Shirley, the mine engineering department made these maps. A block of coal is referring to an entire area of the coal mine. Such as the blue colored area that was sold to Baily, that is a block. On a smaller scale those small blocks that support the roof are called pillars.

[@Paw95]

Cool map. They sure do travel a lot underground!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the mine map tour Preston. Yes they can travel miles under ground at times. Men and supplies go in by rail, coal comes out by belt. Always a pleasure to have you visit with us my friend.

[@peasanthill5255]

Thanks Dave. I really like the details of of how industry operates. How wide is the section 75 seam currently being worked? That will give us some context for scale. I will give you back some details if we ever meet on how to coat your average B2 or F35 aircraft.

[@ccrx6700]

The map is drawn on a scale of 1 inch 400 feet. I do not know the width, since that video was made the map has been taken down so I can't measure it. Sorry. How to coat a B2 is something that every man needs to have in his brain waiting for that right time when he will use the info.... really appreciate your visiting with us my friend.

[@mrbig4819]

kinda cool to see. In Michigan where i am from we have salt mines in Detroit and copper mines in the U.P of Michigan.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for sharing Mr. Big. Very glad you enjoyed. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@michaelbrash8843]

Underground mining amazes me. Thanks Dave. Retired carpenter her.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Michael, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

I actually watch several mine exploration channels, but those are quite different from coal mining - and I love maps, so this is quite the treat Dave! It's very interesting how the mines are shaped. Are they called leases? Was the mining rights purchased from the state? Feds? Does the coal run on a conveyor all the way from where it is mined? Very interesting stuff, thank you 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed the show Mojo. good questions: All the coal we have is owned by the company. Most mineral rights here in our county were purchased by several coal companies, most notably HC Frick and US Steel way back into the early 1900's. They bought those mineral rights from the surface land owners. The coal company that now owned the mineral rights did not have to have approval from the landowners to then mine out the coal from under their property. All coal in our mine goes out from the area it is being mined to the outside via belts. Lot's of jobs are underground for belt shovelers who keep those belt lines cleaned up from spillage. Plus belt repairmen who keep conveyor rollers greased and fixed when replacement is needed. How would you like that job, knowing when you go in the mine, all shift you will be shoveling coal back onto the belts.

[@PlanetMojo]

@@ccrx6700 I wouldn't have minded shoveling coal back when I was younger, but not today! 😩

[@dorothycole8611]

Very interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in.

[@StubbyPhillips]

Thanks! If you ever wonder whether or not any of us would be interested in some bit of information... whatever it is, the answer is always gonna be *_YES_* , we would be interested in that!

[@ccrx6700]

your certainly welcome Stubby, Thank you so very much for the nice comment and for visiting with us tonight. PS: I have yet to watch the video you sent in for the animated diesel loco, sorry bout that but i do have it on the list to see sometime when things slow down.

[@herbdetrich4969]

Dave: thank you, thank you. You take me places that I can't go, and show me things that I've never seen....thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome Herb, so glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend.

[@mattkinnard6899]

That's awesome. I enjoy looking at maps. About how far underground are they?

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Matt. Always is a pleasure to have you pay us a visit my friend. Our mine runs from 700 to 1200 feet deep depending on surface topography, also coal seams have hills and valleys.

[@garymessina1609]

Great interesting information Dave I have an interesting story to tell you about that happened today about train engine oil

[@ccrx6700]

Very glad you enjoyed Gary. Always is a pleasure to have you visit with us and hear from you my friend. Didn't get your oil story tho.

[@aaronl_trains_and_planes]

Will you ever get to show us the inside of the mine? And did I see 1” = 700’!? That mine is HUGE! Also, is that a top down view of the mine? Guess it’d have to be the way the entrance shafts are showing. Oh, and how far deep are they working and how deep is the mine? This is so cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Google Maps: Cumberland Coal Resources, LP … and then go off what Dave shows you .. the PA/WV State line is one two sides… south and west. They are in the SW most corner of Pennsylvania

[@ccrx6700]

Sorry Aaron I will never get to do a video on underground unless they happen to sometime in the future give a mine tour and I can go. it is a whole different world under there! We have been mining here since 1977 so yes there is a big hole under ground! This mine goes anywhere from 700 to 1200 feet deep, it varies with surface topography and also coal seams also have hills and valleys. Thank you very much for stopping by and watching my friend.

[@aaronl_trains_and_planes]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks for the info!

[@spaceflight1019]

When I worked at WISCO 40 years ago we were heavy into coal preparation plants. Kirby, Emerald, Blacksville, Loveridge, Bethlehem Energy 60, 58, 51, 33, Kitt Energy Phillipi, VEPCO Mount Storm, Dobbin, Bayard, Mettiki, Shoemaker, Tanoma, Bailey, and more that I can't recall. We were busy, with plant instruments and controls and belt scales. It took a week at Myrtle Beach to get my hands clean!

[@ccrx6700]

Wow that's pretty neat, you've been around, I think the only one still going out of that list is Baily and us. Very much appreciate your visiting with us and checking out the mine map my friend.