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Roger Kujawa posted

BENTON ILLINOIS 1908 ERA POSTCARD COAL MINE TIPPLE IS IN CONSTRUCTION R.R. CARS

Roger Kujawa shared

Ken Morrison commented on Roger's share

CW&F #2 was originally Hart-Williams

Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's share

The C&EI used to have a spur that went to the tipple. A tree line still marks where that spur probably ran east of New Hope Baptist Church.

1909 West Franklin Quadrangle @ 1:62,500

An IC derailment over I-57 shows that coal mining was still done in the area into the 21st Century.