Coal Loading, Philadelphia, Pa.

Identifier:

004182

Title:

Coal Loading, Philadelphia, Pa.

Date:

1981/03/18

Description:

'A brakeman rides a coal car up an incline to the dumping area where the coal will be loaded onto the Greek freighter in the background. Pennsylvania mine operators have found it difficult to move their coal to the lucrative foriegn markets because of problems with the railroad system and the jammed port of Philadelphia. (AP Laserphoto) (chm31721stf-murray) 1981 Slug Words: Moving Coal.'

Subjects:

Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes., Coal--Transportation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Cargo ships.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView