Birmingham Coal Company
| Locale | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Track gauge | 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) |
| Website | Map http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=hopkins;entryid=x-20090330-hopkins-0026 |
The Birmingham Coal Company was a coal mining company in the Pittsburgh Coalfield area.[1] It operated mines along Becks Run,[2] as well as other mines south of the Monongahela River, such as the Bausman Mine and the American Mine. It is named for Birmingham, Pennsylvania, a town which was later annexed to Pittsburgh. Part of the company was the Birmingham Coal Company Railroad, a 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran Along 21st street. Coal was transferred underground using a tailrope system from Spiketown to the mine entrance, and from there to the railroad on a gravity plane to the railroad.[3]
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