Steel Mine Car at One of the White Oak Shaft Mines

Identifier:

002706

Title:

Steel Mine Car at One of the White Oak Shaft Mines

Description:

'All ready-Hoist! This is an end view of one of our new steel mine cars on a cage at one of the White Oak Shaft mines, and the signal has just been given to hoist it to the surface--450 feet up! These electric equipped hoists can hoist a car every twenty seconds and dump it! The cars are placed on the cages automatically by creeper chains and car stops. One man operates the signals and car stops and chains.'

Subjects:

Mine railroads--Cars., Coal mines and mining., Coal Mines and Mining--Mine Interiors--Machinery.

Acquisition Source:

Craigo, Robert

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView