Whence the coal

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I’ve never seen photos of this loadout before. It looks brand new. Any idea of when it was built?

-Evan Miller

> On Apr 7, 2019, at 7:36 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Made it to the Bluefield area this weekend go to do a little exploring.  Attached are photos of the loading facility near Ennis.  I have seen the entrance many times as I have passed by on 52 heading West, but had never investigated.  All the coal appears to be trucked in and then loaded into hoppers.  There are a couple units for shifting cars/cuts.  Does anyone have any information on where the coal that is loaded here originates?  I would have thought all the coal in this area would have been long gone by this point.  Any information would be appreciated.
> Jim Cochran
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