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Western PA Coal, what else happend

Posted by BLE Bob on October 24, 2009, 11:54 am
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The second life blood of the Bessemer during her glory days as we all know was coal. With a decline in steel production and environmental regulations the market for the coal mined along the B&LE and through out the extreme Western PA region vanished in what seems an over night move. As I travel through out the state working with many small railroads I notice that not too far east coal continues to move by rail, Rosebud just re opened the Bigler cleaning and loading facility for a new customer. EXPORT COAL. Why was the coal along the B&LE and through out this region never shopped to the Asian export market. Korea now added to the list of PA coal buyers is taking two 130 car trains a month from the Clearfield area. With rail service and interchanges with NS that loads in Baltimore I would think the local coal could have a market in Asia. Please explain to me why this never came to fruition.

Thanks,

Bob

Message Thread:

Western PA Coal, what else happend - BLE Bob October 24, 2009, 11:54 am
- Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Albion 1 October 25, 2009, 9:51 am
  - Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Thne Bessemer Man October 25, 2009, 10:06 am
    - Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Coal Hauler October 25, 2009, 4:41 pm
      - Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - EKH October 25, 2009, 9:53 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - BLE Bob October 25, 2009, 11:15 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Nate Clark October 26, 2009, 2:44 am
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - EKH October 26, 2009, 2:28 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - BLE Bob October 26, 2009, 8:54 am
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Pete October 26, 2009, 5:35 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Pgh Mike October 26, 2009, 6:21 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - BLE Bob October 26, 2009, 10:16 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Pete October 27, 2009, 10:57 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happend - Rent October 27, 2009, 11:16 pm
        
        Re: Western PA Coal, what else happened - URR Greenhorn October 28, 2009, 1:15 am
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