Yesterday SWMBO and I headed out for a Photo exception deep into the Coal Mountains of Pa. Here is where they have mined Anthracite Coal continuously from 1768 to present. Opened in 1855, No. 9 Coal Mine, located in Lansford, Pennsylvania, is the world’s oldest continuously operated anthracite coal mine! Closed in 1972, the mine was re-opened as a heritage tourism attraction in 2002.
Here are some images from the trip:
IMG_5361.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
IMG_5362.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
A Shaft the has a 60 degree slope that the miners climbed up to mine the coal from the vain.
IMG_5421.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
The rails that carried the coal cars from the vain
IMG_5433.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
Our Tour Guides
IMG_5446.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
The Engine that took the miners into the mine:
IMG_5396v1.jpg by tesarver, on Flickr
Comments Welcomed
All taken with the 80D with either the Tamron 10-24 or the Tamron 24-70 Attached
Tom
Here are some images from the trip:
![](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/858/43740613352_f4abb1fc55_c.jpg)
![](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1837/43788340961_d277453936_c.jpg)
A Shaft the has a 60 degree slope that the miners climbed up to mine the coal from the vain.
![](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/941/43788346351_4f88d61933_c.jpg)
The rails that carried the coal cars from the vain
![](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1834/41979952300_004e66a186_c.jpg)
Our Tour Guides
![](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/933/43788351261_a594b2c265_c.jpg)
The Engine that took the miners into the mine:
![](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1819/43740623892_d57c4dd01c_c.jpg)
Comments Welcomed
All taken with the 80D with either the Tamron 10-24 or the Tamron 24-70 Attached
Tom
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