Love to see if the Louellen mines looks like now. A lot of family worked there!I remember seeing miner getting off work and all you could see were their eyes. That's a time when men worked hard for the money!I was just a kid didn't understand how hard. Thanks for video!
The locomotive on display there is an Alco S2, numbered 102. Both it and a sister, number 101, would work the cars on site and occasionally take loaded hoppers down to Chad Yard at Sandhill Bottom. Before the two Alcos were brought in, a smaller GE Tonner locomotive worked the site with a breaksled. If you walk down the gravel road to the Tipple, the breaksled is still parked underneath and derailed. The breaksled was an old steam engine tender with the top part cut off, and then filled with concrete. Both the Tonner and the Alcos used it to give extra breaking power, I always heard the grade there at Lynch referred too as “Steeper than a Cows Face.” The Alcos was brought in in the 70s, and it wasn’t long until 101 was involved in a horrific accident, in which they were running under the Tipple and didn’t move the chute that loaded the coal. The chute struck the cab and ripped it clean off. 101 was used cabless afterwards and not in the rain haha. The last coal train left Lynch in 1991, and the tracks were removed in 1996. The last train to run to Lynch was a singular CSX locomotive, which brought both the caboose for Behnam and the one behind the Alco to their permanent homes. Very interesting operations, that’s for sure.
Papa coyote sends you a big hello! Thank you so much Willie but remember all you have to do is watch our videos and be our friend you don't have to do a thing else we appreciate you so much God bless you.
My Grandaddy was a coal miner there in Harlan. He was from Smith and is now buried in the Britton cemetery along with my great grandparents. I appreciate your videos.
I would love to live in those parts. So beautiful. Love hills and hardwood trees. We have been to similar parts in Kentucky and Tennessee, loved driving around the winding roads. I think we will go next summer. 😃 Highway 160 south of Lynch looks great.
Awesome video Coyote's! Such a cool mine in such a beautiful place! I'm definitely going to have to go check it out sometime in the future! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Wish I had of known you guys were around! I would have come up to say hi! Been meaning to run up there and do some drone footage, great video guys! Enjoyed it!
Hope you get to do a video soon, I'd love to see an aerial view of that place. I was hoping we could catch up with you before too long so you could be our guide for a brief visit to Whitesburg video
I toured Portal 31 back in 2019. It was NEAT. I am sure you remember US Steel. My dad dealt with all those companies. Another company he dealt with was ELMAC. I forgot what those letters stand for.
Many good people made their livings in those places.The work was hard, long, and dangerous. Some folks still say "Kentucky Tough"......and there's a reason for it.
We're going to talk to the curator of the museum that controls portal 31 if we can video we'll go if we can't we won't. I don't go anywhere I can't take you guys with me.
Here we have infrastructure that sits decaying away when a rehab job needs to be done to start mining coal again. Our economy needs this coal if it's still there to be burned in our power plants.
@@IgnitedCoyote Alright, and ty for replying.... Harlan County is so beautiful.... It doesn’t matter where a person is.... The coal camp my papaw and mamaw lived in had a creek right behind their house.... It was the best drinking water ever, and very fun to play in....
I need help at finding out what happened in the dry lake coal company number 4 in harlan ky in 1979 it was a mine accident that killed my cousin louie middleton if anyone can tell me what happened please let me know I was still living on crummies mountain in cranks ky when he was killed and I was 15 at the time
I did a video talking to Louie's brother Mack about his life in the coal mines, at 22 minutes and 52 seconds into the video he talks about his brother Louie's death. Here's a link to the video. ruclips.net/video/RsniCHO8k-w/видео.html
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Love to see if the Louellen mines looks like now. A lot of family worked there!I remember seeing miner getting off work and all you could see were their eyes. That's a time when men worked hard for the money!I was just a kid didn't understand how hard. Thanks for video!
The locomotive on display there is an Alco S2, numbered 102. Both it and a sister, number 101, would work the cars on site and occasionally take loaded hoppers down to Chad Yard at Sandhill Bottom. Before the two Alcos were brought in, a smaller GE Tonner locomotive worked the site with a breaksled. If you walk down the gravel road to the Tipple, the breaksled is still parked underneath and derailed. The breaksled was an old steam engine tender with the top part cut off, and then filled with concrete. Both the Tonner and the Alcos used it to give extra breaking power, I always heard the grade there at Lynch referred too as “Steeper than a Cows Face.” The Alcos was brought in in the 70s, and it wasn’t long until 101 was involved in a horrific accident, in which they were running under the Tipple and didn’t move the chute that loaded the coal. The chute struck the cab and ripped it clean off. 101 was used cabless afterwards and not in the rain haha. The last coal train left Lynch in 1991, and the tracks were removed in 1996. The last train to run to Lynch was a singular CSX locomotive, which brought both the caboose for Behnam and the one behind the Alco to their permanent homes. Very interesting operations, that’s for sure.
Thanks Micah. Nothing is more lonesome than a railroad track with no trains on it
Thanks! Love this video keep the videos coming please tell papa coyote I hope he is having a wonderful Sunday God bless y'all 🇺🇲
Papa coyote sends you a big hello! Thank you so much Willie but remember all you have to do is watch our videos and be our friend you don't have to do a thing else we appreciate you so much God bless you.
My Grandaddy was a coal miner there in Harlan. He was from Smith and is now buried in the Britton cemetery along with my great grandparents. I appreciate your videos.
Thanks!
My grandpa mined there. He was a proud member of the USMW. The miners lives improved a lot once the union came in. No idea what year that would be.
First time watching your channel, and I really like the way you talk so nicely to your wife, that’s very refreshing
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Love you two. Always a pleasure. My wife has family in Rose Hill and we been to a lot of these places. Keep them coming. Her daddy was a miner. Thomas
Thank you!
I would love to live in those parts. So beautiful. Love hills and hardwood trees. We have been to similar parts in Kentucky and Tennessee, loved driving around the winding roads. I think we will go next summer. 😃 Highway 160 south of Lynch looks great.
My brother sold Mining equipment. He loved going into coal mines. He was a good salesman as he had the gift of gab.
There's nothing like watching a gifted salesman in action, I have a friend who could sell ice cubes at the North Pole LOL
Awesome video Coyote's! Such a cool mine in such a beautiful place! I'm definitely going to have to go check it out sometime in the future! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks for watching Mitch, we appreciate you!!
Wish I had of known you guys were around! I would have come up to say hi! Been meaning to run up there and do some drone footage, great video guys! Enjoyed it!
Hope you get to do a video soon, I'd love to see an aerial view of that place.
I was hoping we could catch up with you before too long so you could be our guide for a brief visit to Whitesburg video
I toured Portal 31 back in 2019. It was NEAT. I am sure you remember US Steel. My dad dealt with all those companies. Another company he dealt with was ELMAC. I forgot what those letters stand for.
ELMAC. Elegant ladies making another cake! 🤣😆🤣
@@IgnitedCoyote That has to be what it stood for. How could I have forgotten. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I worked in Lynch for two years. I was always amazed at the coal camps they used to have. I remember seeing the old Lynch Colored Public school.
Good video! Portal 31 is on my list of places to see.
Thanks Jack!
I’m glad y’all stop to. Absolutely love it ❤
I soooo enjoyed this video & you folks too! Godbless & Merry Christmas!!
Thank you so much! That means a lot, God bless you and Merry Christmas to you also
Many good people made their livings in those places.The work was hard, long, and dangerous. Some folks still say "Kentucky Tough"......and there's a reason for it.
Many
Thanks Terry!
Love you're video's! I was born in the old Harlan hospital. Do a video of Totz, Dione & Cumberland High School video maybe when you get time. Thanks
Sure wish you'd do a video on the Clovsplint mine in Harlan. My grandpa was killed there 😔😢 All I've been ever to see are pictures of it.
That's a great idea we'll check it out, if you have any further information on it this is our email address
coyotesden2000@gmail.com
I don't know if you can video in Portal 31. We went way back in there on the tour. But you might figure out a way.
We're going to talk to the curator of the museum that controls portal 31 if we can video we'll go if we can't we won't. I don't go anywhere I can't take you guys with me.
@@IgnitedCoyote that’s right. Those trips with you and your lovely wife are fun. For me, it’s like a trip down memory lane.
I live here in Cumberland ky and work at panther mines(cloverlick 3) in cloverlick community here in Cumberland
Thanks. Enjoyed that.
Thanks for watching Melissa
Here we have infrastructure that sits decaying away when a rehab job needs to be done to start mining coal again. Our economy needs this coal if it's still there to be burned in our power plants.
Hey.... My papaw was a coal miner in Harlan County. Is this near Black Star? It sure looks familiar.... Great video, and ty for sharing....
I think this is on the other side of the county from Black Star
@@IgnitedCoyote Alright, and ty for replying.... Harlan County is so beautiful.... It doesn’t matter where a person is.... The coal camp my papaw and mamaw lived in had a creek right behind their house.... It was the best drinking water ever, and very fun to play in....
We went to that sandwich shop. It was neat.
My grandfather work at highsplint mines
As a teenager, I went maybe 50 feet into an abandoned coal mine...it takes better people than me to be a coal miner.
I agree, I would have to be tranquilized to the point I wouldn't be able to perform any work when I got into the mines.
Love youre country accent
I need help at finding out what happened in the dry lake coal company number 4 in harlan ky in 1979 it was a mine accident that killed my cousin louie middleton if anyone can tell me what happened please let me know I was still living on crummies mountain in cranks ky when he was killed and I was 15 at the time
I did a video talking to Louie's brother Mack about his life in the coal mines, at 22 minutes and 52 seconds into the video he talks about his brother Louie's death. Here's a link to the video.
ruclips.net/video/RsniCHO8k-w/видео.html
So this mine was not part of the Harlan County War?