The mine is probably flooded. Sealed off but probably flooded.
@joncash44792 жыл бұрын
Went to school in Freeburg...my dad hauled many of ton of coal our that mine
@andygreenfield95373 жыл бұрын
Where is this located?
@yurgec2 жыл бұрын
Freeburg, Illinois.
@andygreenfield9537 Жыл бұрын
Are any of the buildings still there?
@johnengel33913 жыл бұрын
My dad worked here until it closed. I remember very vaguely going there with him when I was 3 or 4. I remember a pitch black man walking up from the ground and scaring the crap out of me. They all thought it was so funny and got a big kick out of how big my eyes got. I downloaded this video and I've converted it to DVD if anyone is interested. These will play in a DVD player so you don't have to use a computer to view it. I live in the area if anyone wanted to pick up a copy. Or I can drop a copy off on someone's porch whenever I make it to Freeburg. I'll do this for those that used to work at U/G #1. No charge.
@Noah-en2yn2 жыл бұрын
I have a question. did your dad ever mention a guy named Pee-Wee?
@judeodomhnaill97112 жыл бұрын
@@Noah-en2yn ya, he was named Herman.
@Noah-en2yn2 жыл бұрын
@@judeodomhnaill9711 we aren't talking about the same person
@ray1965ify3 жыл бұрын
Worked there for a short time. 3 hours into first shift there my roof bolt partner was struck in head with a drill steel. i do not think he was able to work another day. sad to say.
@cpf3833 жыл бұрын
Fix the tracking, bro. 🤣
@johngriffith79314 жыл бұрын
Miss that opening tune!
@jonathanmcbride15042 жыл бұрын
That's what I came looking for. My dad became a firefighter in 1994 when I was 7 and his station had a filing cabinet full if these on vhs that we would take home and watch.
@bigman235114 жыл бұрын
I still remember the smell as the mantrip went into the mine. 34 years and I'm done 8 years now. I will never forget the mines.
@steamandsmoke976 жыл бұрын
What a Gorgeous Engine! Extremely rare to see one pumping that's Unrestored!!!
@gannonwakefield92306 жыл бұрын
Freeburg illinois??
@yurgec3 жыл бұрын
Yep! Freeburg, IL.
@fsissd018 жыл бұрын
Glad you posted that Mike. Most of my immediate family (but not me) worked for Peabody at one time or another. My Dad started when his dump trucks were among the many that helped build the River King Mine tipple road north of town around '55-'56. I never got to go into the underground but I was all over the strip mines.
@Jsalrulz9 жыл бұрын
This place is cool. We used to get brick there fairly often. Good place to try and find a match for brick when repairing an old house.
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wow hard work..
All flooded now i guess
Can anyone answer this?
The mine is probably flooded. Sealed off but probably flooded.
Went to school in Freeburg...my dad hauled many of ton of coal our that mine
Where is this located?
Freeburg, Illinois.
Are any of the buildings still there?
My dad worked here until it closed. I remember very vaguely going there with him when I was 3 or 4. I remember a pitch black man walking up from the ground and scaring the crap out of me. They all thought it was so funny and got a big kick out of how big my eyes got. I downloaded this video and I've converted it to DVD if anyone is interested. These will play in a DVD player so you don't have to use a computer to view it. I live in the area if anyone wanted to pick up a copy. Or I can drop a copy off on someone's porch whenever I make it to Freeburg. I'll do this for those that used to work at U/G #1. No charge.
I have a question. did your dad ever mention a guy named Pee-Wee?
@@Noah-en2yn ya, he was named Herman.
@@judeodomhnaill9711 we aren't talking about the same person
Worked there for a short time. 3 hours into first shift there my roof bolt partner was struck in head with a drill steel. i do not think he was able to work another day. sad to say.
Fix the tracking, bro. 🤣
Miss that opening tune!
That's what I came looking for. My dad became a firefighter in 1994 when I was 7 and his station had a filing cabinet full if these on vhs that we would take home and watch.
I still remember the smell as the mantrip went into the mine. 34 years and I'm done 8 years now. I will never forget the mines.
What a Gorgeous Engine! Extremely rare to see one pumping that's Unrestored!!!
Freeburg illinois??
Yep! Freeburg, IL.
Glad you posted that Mike. Most of my immediate family (but not me) worked for Peabody at one time or another. My Dad started when his dump trucks were among the many that helped build the River King Mine tipple road north of town around '55-'56. I never got to go into the underground but I was all over the strip mines.
This place is cool. We used to get brick there fairly often. Good place to try and find a match for brick when repairing an old house.