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37. Loading Minus 5 Inch Coal at Williams Preparation Plant

IDNO:
003337
Title:
Loading Minus 5 Inch Coal at Williams Preparation Plant

38. Welder at Work Above a Loading Boom in a Preparation Plant

IDNO:
003338
Title:
Welder at Work Above a Loading Boom in a Preparation Plant

39. Coal Conveyors in Action at Arkwright

IDNO:
003339
Title:
Coal Conveyors in Action at Arkwright

40. Coal Being Processed at Champion Cleaning Plant

IDNO:
003340
Title:
Coal Being Processed at Champion Cleaning Plant
Date:
1929/02/18
'This enclosed raw coal conveyor belt starts the coal on its journey through the Georgetown Preparation Belt. The belt is 641 feet long and moves at a speed of just above 10 miles per hour. The coal is taken to the top of the plant, where it is given a preliminary sorting by size and then sent through one of the three cleaning circuits incorporated in the preparation system.'

41. Raw Coal Conveyor Belt at Georgetown Preparation Plant

IDNO:
003341
Title:
Raw Coal Conveyor Belt at Georgetown Preparation Plant
Description:
'This enclosed raw coal conveyor belt starts the coal on its journey through the Georgetown Preparation Belt. The belt is 641 feet long and moves at a speed of just above 10 miles per hour. The coal is taken to the top of the plant, where it is given a preliminary sorting by size and then sent through one of the three cleaning circuits incorporated in the preparation system.'
Coal moves across the main shaker screen.

42. Main Shaker Screen and Step Plate

IDNO:
003343
Title:
Main Shaker Screen and Step Plate
Description:
Coal moves across the main shaker screen.

43. Double Deck Vibrating Screens, Making Two Sizes of Stoker Coal

IDNO:
003344
Title:
Double Deck Vibrating Screens, Making Two Sizes of Stoker Coal
Coal traveling down a conveyors into bins.

44. Coal Being Processed

IDNO:
003345
Title:
Coal Being Processed
Description:
Coal traveling down a conveyors into bins.
Coal traveling down a conveyor for processing.

45. Stoker Coal at Williams Preparation Plant

IDNO:
003346
Title:
Stoker Coal at Williams Preparation Plant
Description:
Coal traveling down a conveyor for processing.
Coal filling a bin.

46. Coal Loading in Process

IDNO:
003347
Title:
Coal Loading in Process
Description:
Coal filling a bin.
'Shown here are the loading booms in action. Each of the five loading tracks is served by a loading boom, and the loading system is interconnected so as to permit blending of sizes and loading of any size group on any track. The loading booms gently lower the coal into the cars with a minimum of opportunity for dust or degradation. The loading facilities are sufficient to permit the loading of a car every two minutes. The adjoining track system permits rapid assembly of trains, interchange between the two railraods, and sufficient trackage for the storage of 858 railroad cars of 70 ton capacity.'

47. Loading Booms in Action

IDNO:
003350
Title:
Loading Booms in Action
Date:
undated
Description:
'Shown here are the loading booms in action. Each of the five loading tracks is served by a loading boom, and the loading system is interconnected so as to permit blending of sizes and loading of any size group on any track. The loading booms gently lower the coal into the cars with a minimum of opportunity for dust or degradation. The loading facilities are sufficient to permit the loading of a car every two minutes. The adjoining track system permits rapid assembly of trains, interchange between the two railraods, and sufficient trackage for the storage of 858 railroad cars of 70 ton capacity.'
Coal traveling on a conveyor.

48. Conveyor Belt at Jamison No. 9

IDNO:
003351
Title:
Conveyor Belt at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Coal traveling on a conveyor.