In the Coal Mining Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Appalachian valleys from Harrisburg to Scranton contain prized veins of hard, black Anthracite coal. Anthracite burns hotter and cleaner than the softer bituminous coal from western PA, but it’s harder to mine. From the Civil War to the 1940’s, coal was the undisputed King of Fuels inContinue reading “The Mother of all Inclined Railroads, for over Half a Century”