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Safety first

By Brian Schmidt | June 24, 2021

| Last updated on August 8, 2025

Man climbing between two coal hopper cars

Tethered at the waist to the car for safety, a mine employee rides a string of coal hoppers it coasts from the tipple down to yard. The cars will travel from Wharton No. 2 Mine near Barrett, W.Va., to Newport News, Va. W. A. Akin photo

Safety first

Tethered at the waist to the car for safety, a mine employee rides a string of coal hoppers it coasts from the tipple down to yard. The cars will travel from Wharton No. 2 Mine near Barrett, W.Va., to Newport News, Va. W. A. Akin photo

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