| Between August 1970 and August 1971, the Kansas City Southern operated unit coal trains from the Howe Coal Co. mine just north of Heavener, Arkansas to the railroad’s new coal export terminal at Port Arthur, Texas using a fleet of 75 six-axle 150-ton rotary-dump gondolas. Here is one of the last of these trains heading south at Bloomburg, Texas (milepost 507) with SD40's 608, 607 and 604 on the head end and 621 as the mid-train slave unit. The mine began working in 1968 and coal initially moved to New Orleans in 100-ton hopper cars for shipment to Japan, but the mine had some serious problems which created difficult mining conditions and these caused its early closure. The cars spent most of their career in Louisiana hauling woodchips to Baton Rouge. |
| Date:
8/21/1971 |
Location:
Bloomburg, TX Map  |
Views:
253 |
Collection Of:
 
Michael Palmieri |
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Author: WARREN CAILEFF image
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| Picture Categories: Action |
This picture is part of album: KCS |