Well Banks this is for you since you are out of the country. We know you could not make it to our party so we are bringing the party to you complete with food, fireworks & beverages. We had to do it mining style of course so we brought out our special beverage freezer & our smallest steam hoist of the 3. We had over 70 people but were missing the Anthracite & iron miners.

We even got the fireworks music on vids for you.

BANKS HOPE YOU ENJOY!! HAPPY 4th man.

Check out the pics & vids in the coal mining pics section.

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Pioneering the next INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Preservation ! ). . . Saving equipment (1) mine site at a time.

Nice. well we pushed some people around the yard on the flat car, doesnt seem to compare though. although shooting quarter sticks with a 22 was a good time!

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One hell of a party.. I like the Beer Car.. Imagine a hard day at work and seeing that coming down the tracks to meet you..

Miner Greg

You guys kick a$$!!! You can imagine there was obviously nothing going on here for the fourth. Thanks! The photos are making me crave greasy hamburgers....................... I havnt eaten a filling meal in like literally weeks now. Next year we should have a coal convention party out there!

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This ain't longwall... this is long hole!

Small portions?? At least in England when I was out there, I found the food to be a little bland (compared to the food out here) and the portions seemed smaller.. I think only in this country do we over stuff people with huge portions and make the food with lots of unhealthy stuff. That is probably why everyone is so over weight here..

Miner Greg

Exactly. Thats all over europe. Less food, and usually more bland. But you wont find an overweight person!

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This ain't longwall... this is long hole!