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Re: The GM&O and Illinois Coal Mining
Author: SP 0-6-0
Date: 02-23-2020 - 21:38

BOB R Wrote:
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> Fabulous. The scale of the four-track clam shell
> astonished me (not a miner).

I Googled about the shovel:

"Marion 6360, also known as The Captain, was a giant power shovel built by the Marion Power Shovel company. Completed in 1965, it was one of the largest land vehicles ever built..."

Pdxrailtransit comes up with some cool stuff. This was interesting.

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