Balkan, Kentucky
Harlan Rd junction at Calloway,Ky -left to Pineville balkan map my home, coal gondolas parked at end of track nearby.
6 year old big toy pictures (trains & gondolas)
Mine located on mountain with cable car to bring men up and coal down to tipple.

Existing Coal Mining Links

Van Lear Kentucky Coal Mine Community
Lynch, Ky
Stearns, Ky
Virtual Coal Mine Pa
National Coal Mine England
Berkley-Town with Mine of Own
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum
Mining History Network**
Coal Miner's Daughter Tribute
Dunlap, Tenn
Black Diamond(nice layout)
Pictoral Essay on Coal Mining
Kentucky Coal Council
Coal Links
The Pit Pony Movie
Stone School located next to Creek
Basic Map from memory of 1952

Click on location for picture.
Gondolas were fun places to explore, some had sand for the brakes and sand was unusual.
This is about the viewpoint of a six year old. The Gondolas were parked next to my house and down the ravine & across the creek.
The actual coal trains looked older than this steam locomotive.