Article: Coal and the Caste System in America

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They stayed at the Elkhorn Inn for a week I think? they were supposed to 
stay for a couple months, but ended up leaving and staying in Princeton...

I had to Deal with their mess at the Elkhorn Inn in Oct.... Long story. 
Elise and Dan were great to us, however things were spinning due to the 
Show crew, THAT NEVER SHOWED! When they were supposed to.

Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK


On 3/22/2011 8:55, NW Mailing List wrote:

> There also seems to be an upcoming TV show on "Coal" by the guys that 

> did Ice Road Truckers and Axmen.  My guess is that there won't be much 

> on the interface with RR and the show will focus on the dangers of 

> working coal seams, but might be worth a look.  Discovery, I think.

>

> *Ed Svitil*

> *Norfolk & Western Railway*

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> > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:25:35 -0400

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> > Subject: Article: Coal and the Caste System in America

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> > Coal and the Caste System in America: http://exm.nr/htiyNe

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> > This week's article about modeling early 1970's coal country.

> >

> > It's amazing to me how the coal towns were just as "caste" organized 

> as the

> > cotton farms down south.

> >

> > The photo for the week shows the town Red Ash, Virginia in Tazewell 

> County with

> > the N&W cars down in the valley and the "boss's" house up on the hill.

> >

> > Hope you enjoy,

> > Gene Bowker http://genebowker.com/

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