Coal changed the world and literally fueled us to live in the comfortable modern world we take for granted. Makes you think of the millions of miners over the decades that helped play their part, in horrible conditions!
My wife and I took our grandson, Harry, to this place. It's about 25 miles from our home. I've had an avid interest in this period of America for a long time and visited other sites, as well. However, it was definitely a wake-up call for my wife and Harry. It was a wonderful day.
I think this was one of the most interesting sites you've visited! It might be because I recently watched a documentary on the coal mines of PA and how they came to naught via gov intervention. Excellent! Thank you!
what he said. they are still mining coal. it is used for homes heating and electrical plants and coke for steel. i use coal to heat my house. i burn about 2500 to 3500lb a year. i use solar to power the stoker stove i have. just remember all the coal electric plant pictures of visible clouds of smoke looking really bad is from a person taking the picture to show a really bademitions picture. the reality is that white cloudy stuff is water vapor from cooling towers. if you came to my house you would not even know I'm burning coal for heat.
I grew up in the 60's and early 70's, When I came home from playing outside my mum used to yell at me "You look like a coal miner!" I was born and raised in Schuylkill county Pa, So, everywhere we played you'd find coal-dirt... Both my grand-father's were miners. I've photo's of my pop's father and his mules... In the early '30's during the depression he became an independent miner - he bought a truck, which came in a box and he, my uncle and pop had to assemble it. My pop learned to drive on that truck - he was a twelve-year old at the time, he'd drive with Dziadek (my grand-pop) down to Philly to deliver coal every weekend.
Much love from a former coal miner, White County Coal Pattiki Mine!! Fomer world record holder for longest spiral staircase!! I was an EMT in the mines, and remember stuff I'd rather not.
That was cool, Chris. I always wondered what it looked like inside of a coal mine. A job I would freak out on since I'm claustrophobic in places with low ceilings. Thanks as always for your great videos.
43 years for me underground, but in hard rock mines, 1 copper/zinc mine (the deepest base metal mine in the world, +9600'), and 2 gold mines, all in Timmins Canada.
Nice video, I currently work in the mines, you are lucky to walk, we crawl all day, it's 36 to 48 inch coal seam, here in Central PA near Johnstown Pa.
Thanks for taking me along on the tour. I live in PA and never heard about that tour. The majority of today’s young people have no idea what type of work those men had to do.
OMG Chris,This is amazing and SO close to my heart.I burn Anthracite coal her in central Maine .1 ton of Coal = 3-4 cords of hardwood. Coal has gotten a very bad rap,This is very efficient and Clean heat! I have a saying I say to myself in cold winters,I HOPE THIS 20-30LS I AM ADDING TO MY STOVE KEEPS SOME GREAT PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD LIFE ! I cant imagine working in a modern day mine nevermind 100 years ago,INCREDIBLE! You really blew me away on this video,.I wondered what the mines look like.My coal comes from Kimmel's and Redding PA....I am so grateful to the men and women who dig my coal.. Stay well,Safe Travels,You Rock!....PS America,DUMP SADI OIL FOR AMERICAN COAL!
RadicalRalph Russo I heat my house in winter with a German Surdiac Anthracite stove and local coal from over the mountain in Tamaqua, PA. It’s the best heat, warms from the walls inward. Many of us still do here in PA!
@@laureenlyter6291 WOW Fantastic! I hope to get a PA made ,Steel stove 1 day.I have a VC Cast stove that has warping issues but when she runs ,She runs at -20 below.Great heat.A bit dusty MTing the ash pan out But super great heat.Central Maine,Very low insulated house.3-4 pallets a winter..And My stove has glass witch throws out super radiant heat.Nice to meet you.Stay well.I go live ,Around 9am est,Please join,We can have a coal chat.ua-cam.com/channels/ff9U9GqFA3hlXrwQMus0jQ.html?view_as=subscriber
@@laureenlyter6291 WOW,I Think Coal is great stuff for heat..3-4 pallets of nut coal a winter at -10-20 below..House is not well insulated and keeps me and Pup warm on those cold lonely night.Please join my live stream around 9 am about everyday.Like to chat with you..TW I looked up your stove make ,I couldn't find it..STay well Hope to talk soon..
@@The2000redrocket YES,NIE STOVE...I RUN 4 PALLETS(2500)HERE,BUT COLD STAY AROUND IN CENTRAL MAINE..COOL ON SOLAR ALSO.I THINK A SELF STOKER I WOULD US 1 PALLET LESS EACH YEAR..STAY WELL
Awesome video. Thumb's UP. BTW: back in the mid-70s, in So Cal, there is a ghost town: Calico. Visiting the town is really nice BUT back behind, in the hills, there are hundreds and hundreds of mine shafts. It's all barren, no vegetation, no water...just mine shafts. They were open to the public at that time, or rather they had not yet been shut. Don't know anymore. There was at least one shaft that someone had pushed a VW Bug down into it. You could stand on a hill overlooking the mines and see maybe 1,000 black holes everywhere. We went down relatively deep in 2 mines. We didn't get 20 feet into the shafts and our lights (both lanterns and flashlights) couldn't pierce the darkness barely beyond 5 feet in front of us. It's like the darkness just swallowed the light. We could walk for hours in these mines. Had to walk across what seemed bottomless holes with a piece of wooden plank every so often. Had to remember how to backtrack out of each shaft. Kinda scary.
The lead mine tour I visited, there was over 30 people every 30 minutes going in and out. Thanks for sharing it's interesting how this mine differs from my country.
Really enjoyed the rolling travel underground to show working conditions then and now, Thanks to everyone. Keep safe , Love the Rusticites touch made me laugh.
Very cool. Couldn’t even imagine working in there had to be very hard. Always enjoyed your videos from the beginning. Nice to see you are over 100,000 subscribers! Congratulations.
I just love to see what its like to actually see an underground mine and what working conditions the men had to work in. Its amazing Chris thanks! I watched your 1st video and this was a reference to see the workings of this mine.
And here I thought I had a hazardous job; spinning propellers, running jet engines, hand propping engines, and the odd fuel truck fire don't really seem to compare with working down in that mine. I love the trip back in time, and I'm glad I don't have to relive it. I've got several hard hats laying around if you want one for future trips like this.
That was fun. I usually show up for your latest video as soon as I can after getting notified. A new video from you always brightens up my workday. Thanks...
Wow..and it was being used till 1972?..amazing..my grandfather was a coal miner in Pennsylvania.he passed away at a very young age from lung disease..thanx for exploring this ..very interesting..
My great grandpa worked in the mine near Bethlehem PA. I did 2 mine tours in PA as a kid, one of them with my grandpa. He knew more about mining than the tour guide. Haha.
You take us to some of the coolest places dude. Human engineering from the Pyramids to this mine is incredible. Where there is a will, there is a way. Good stuff friend.
All these videos you've made are amazing. They've become an daily thing but i try not to watch to many in one day so they last longer. I hope you keep making them.
I was watching your video about the abandoned race track. If your ever in Illinois, there's one in Carpentersville, northwest of Chicago. It's also in the woods. Meadowdale International Raceway.
My Grandfather was a miner, lived in Plains Pa. Always loved going out there but it sure stunk from the coal burning. That sulpher smell, yuk! Great video thank you!
Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania my grandfather told me that back when he was young most families had there own coal mines obviously not as elaborate as this but small little tunnels and they dug enough coal to get through the winters and sold some to the neighbors that didn't have one
I'm working on a horror game and some of the levels take place in mine shafts. this video really helped show what the inside of mine shafts look like. thanks for uploading. great video man
Hello great video on coal mining in pennsylvania .my area had coal mining as well Bellingham wash late 1800 to 1950 ? All tunnel's .thank you. Cjd wash state 😷🇺🇸🤔
Coal changed the world and literally fueled us to live in the comfortable modern world we take for granted. Makes you think of the millions of miners over the decades that helped play their part, in horrible conditions!
My wife and I took our grandson, Harry, to this place. It's about 25 miles from our home. I've had an avid interest in this period of America for a long time and visited other sites, as well. However, it was definitely a wake-up call for my wife and Harry. It was a wonderful day.
I've watched all of your videos and I must say they are BRILLIANT!
Keep up the amazing work you do 👍
Thank you Dave, I appreciate it
I so agree. I always said he needs his own TV show on travel channel.
I think this was one of the most interesting sites you've visited! It might be because I recently watched a documentary on the coal mines of PA and how they came to naught via gov intervention. Excellent! Thank you!
Believe me, there is still A LOT of coal being mined out of Pennsylvania.
What’s the documentary?
@elementofkindness exactly!
what he said. they are still mining coal. it is used for homes heating and electrical plants and coke for steel. i use coal to heat my house. i burn about 2500 to 3500lb a year. i use solar to power the stoker stove i have. just remember all the coal electric plant pictures of visible clouds of smoke looking really bad is from a person taking the picture to show a really bademitions picture. the reality is that white cloudy stuff is water vapor from cooling towers. if you came to my house you would not even know I'm burning coal for heat.
Now you're in my cousin 's neck of the woods. Our uncle Jack used to work in that mine.
Very cool!
Another awesome Emmy quality video Chris! You come across as so nice and humble with a nice touch of humor.
Your guide was an intense dude... Great vid as always!
I get the feeling he's done this a time or two before
That was so cool! I had trouble keeping up with Zach though... that is one fast talker!
the dude must do auctions or racing, if not he should
As a 'retired' RVer... YOUR channel is TOPs by providing historical sights of where folks lives and worked. Keep it up!
Thanks Joe
Oh that's so neat... My Grandfather was a coal miner...
I have friends who still are. Chitty job. I wouldn't do it.
@@ElementofKindness me either good $ though.when my Grandfather passed my Grandma lived off his pension from him.
And mine
I grew up in the 60's and early 70's, When I came home from playing outside my mum used to yell at me "You look like a coal miner!" I was born and raised in Schuylkill county Pa, So, everywhere we played you'd find coal-dirt...
Both my grand-father's were miners. I've photo's of
my pop's father and his mules... In the early '30's during the depression he became an independent miner - he bought a truck, which came in a box and he, my uncle and pop had to assemble it. My pop learned to drive on that truck - he was a twelve-year old at the time, he'd drive with Dziadek (my grand-pop) down to Philly to deliver coal every weekend.
Much love from a former coal miner, White County Coal Pattiki Mine!! Fomer world record holder for longest spiral staircase!! I was an EMT in the mines, and remember stuff I'd rather not.
That tour guide is a fucking beauty. Guy couldn't be any better at his job.
Out of all of your videos, I've never seen you look more excited. I hope to do this tour within the next month.
It's definitely well worth it
That was cool, Chris. I always wondered what it looked like inside of a coal mine. A job I would freak out on since I'm claustrophobic in places with low ceilings. Thanks as always for your great videos.
43 years for me underground, but in hard rock mines, 1 copper/zinc mine (the deepest base metal mine in the world, +9600'), and 2 gold mines, all in Timmins Canada.
I like the tour guide! He speaks just fine.
Your channel is so underated you should have 2 mil subs
If everyone shared the channel it might!
Thanks!
I'm almost done watching all of your videos. This one is one of my favorites 😁
the miner who gave you the tour excellent explanation of everything!(i do hear this on a daily basis my husband works in a mine)
Thank you for taking us along
Nice video, I currently work in the mines, you are lucky to walk, we crawl all day, it's 36 to 48 inch coal seam, here in Central PA near Johnstown Pa.
I went to that mine on a field trip a little after they opened to the public. Great to see it's still open
Thanks for taking me along on the tour. I live in PA and never heard about that tour. The majority of today’s young people have no idea what type of work those men had to do.
there used to be a tour mine open to public above pittsburgh not sure which part of pa ur in its really cool to go on
Dang..a little further ahead...and you'd be down in Fraggle Rock!!! 😂
What an amazing piece of history.
I am starting to feel like these are the only good videos left on YT
OMG Chris,This is amazing and SO close to my heart.I burn Anthracite coal her in central Maine .1 ton of Coal = 3-4 cords of hardwood.
Coal has gotten a very bad rap,This is very efficient and Clean heat!
I have a saying I say to myself in cold winters,I HOPE THIS 20-30LS I AM ADDING TO MY STOVE KEEPS SOME GREAT PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD LIFE ! I cant imagine working in a modern day mine nevermind 100 years ago,INCREDIBLE!
You really blew me away on this video,.I wondered what the mines look like.My coal comes from Kimmel's and Redding PA....I am so grateful to the men and women who dig my coal..
Stay well,Safe Travels,You Rock!....PS America,DUMP SADI OIL FOR AMERICAN COAL!
RadicalRalph Russo I heat my house in winter with a German Surdiac Anthracite stove and local coal from over the mountain in Tamaqua, PA. It’s the best heat, warms from the walls inward. Many of us still do here in PA!
@@laureenlyter6291 WOW Fantastic! I hope to get a PA made ,Steel stove 1 day.I have a VC Cast stove that has warping issues but when she runs ,She runs at -20 below.Great heat.A bit dusty MTing the ash pan out But super great heat.Central Maine,Very low insulated house.3-4 pallets a winter..And My stove has glass witch throws out super radiant heat.Nice to meet you.Stay well.I go live ,Around 9am est,Please join,We can have a coal chat.ua-cam.com/channels/ff9U9GqFA3hlXrwQMus0jQ.html?view_as=subscriber
@@laureenlyter6291 WOW,I Think Coal is great stuff for heat..3-4 pallets of nut coal a winter at -10-20 below..House is not well insulated and keeps me and Pup warm on those cold lonely night.Please join my live stream around 9 am about everyday.Like to chat with you..TW I looked up your stove make ,I couldn't find it..STay well Hope to talk soon..
i use a 44mag harman stoker run from solar for the power. it is a whole lot less work than fire wood. i burn 2500 to 3500lb a season.
@@The2000redrocket YES,NIE STOVE...I RUN 4 PALLETS(2500)HERE,BUT COLD STAY AROUND IN CENTRAL MAINE..COOL ON SOLAR ALSO.I THINK A SELF STOKER I WOULD US 1 PALLET LESS EACH YEAR..STAY WELL
This is so infinitely awesome. About 4 and a half hours away from me.... definitely going to check this out.
I’ve went to that mine and the carts are so loud, but a great experience to see what people suffered before
That was epic!!! Thanks so much for making this video! I had to share it on Facebook! So cool!!!
Thanks for sharing it!
Awesome video. Thumb's UP. BTW: back in the mid-70s, in So Cal, there is a ghost town: Calico. Visiting the town is really nice BUT back behind, in the hills, there are hundreds and hundreds of mine shafts. It's all barren, no vegetation, no water...just mine shafts. They were open to the public at that time, or rather they had not yet been shut. Don't know anymore. There was at least one shaft that someone had pushed a VW Bug down into it. You could stand on a hill overlooking the mines and see maybe 1,000 black holes everywhere. We went down relatively deep in 2 mines. We didn't get 20 feet into the shafts and our lights (both lanterns and flashlights) couldn't pierce the darkness barely beyond 5 feet in front of us. It's like the darkness just swallowed the light. We could walk for hours in these mines. Had to walk across what seemed bottomless holes with a piece of wooden plank every so often. Had to remember how to backtrack out of each shaft. Kinda scary.
The lead mine tour I visited, there was over 30 people every 30 minutes going in and out. Thanks for sharing it's interesting how this mine differs from my country.
I love riding along with you Chris. Always fun! J
My wife were planning on taking a vacation in pennsylvania next year now i knw were im going first thanks great video
I see they have a few LED bulbs in the shaft. Lol. Zack is a genius!! Great video.
Chris you channel is so awesome. I agree you should have your own travel show.
I would love to see that! I like old mining stuff.
Excellent tour..amazing what good condition it is in..,definitely something to see in person. Thanks for sharing!
How neat yet, so scary!
I have seen a lot of mines and they have all been on UA-cam, but this one is one of the best.
Great segment. I visited where the miners were trapped near Somerset Pennsylvania a couple of years ago. Really enjoyed this , great work .
Oh wow, I remember that!
This mine is insane....it's like a little city inside the mountain!
You find great things to see. Thanks.
Really enjoyed the rolling travel underground to show working conditions then and now, Thanks to everyone. Keep safe , Love the Rusticites touch made me laugh.
Very cool. Couldn’t even imagine working in there had to be very hard. Always enjoyed your videos from the beginning. Nice to see you are over 100,000 subscribers! Congratulations.
This video was so awesome. All of your vídeos are so good...I live in PA & i noticed youve done several vídeos here in the state.
PA has so many great places to explore!
I went on a Field trip as a teenager to that exact Mine!! Sorry I know this is old but I went down the rabbit hole because I grew up in Pittsburgh..
I just love to see what its like to actually see an underground mine and what working conditions the men had to work in. Its amazing Chris thanks! I watched your 1st video and this was a reference to see the workings of this mine.
And here I thought I had a hazardous job; spinning propellers, running jet engines, hand propping engines, and the odd fuel truck fire don't really seem to compare with working down in that mine. I love the trip back in time, and I'm glad I don't have to relive it. I've got several hard hats laying around if you want one for future trips like this.
Felt like I was on a field trip lol very cool seeing this mine. Zach was awesome in giving the details on how it was like mining there.
Good guide, quick to it
....... Pa always said.. "never complain about hard work.. till ya work the mines"
Wow, what an amazing find my friend!
That was fun. I usually show up for your latest video as soon as I can after getting notified. A new video from you always brightens up my workday. Thanks...
Thanks Bart, many more coming!
Wow..and it was being used till 1972?..amazing..my grandfather was a coal miner in Pennsylvania.he passed away at a very young age from lung disease..thanx for exploring this ..very interesting..
My great grandpa worked in the mine near Bethlehem PA. I did 2 mine tours in PA as a kid, one of them with my grandpa. He knew more about mining than the tour guide. Haha.
This was incredible. I don't understand how this hasn't been picked up by the algo yet.
My Grandfather did this in 60s & 70s
Wow. That tour guide sure knew his stuff. Thanks for sharing.
You take us to some of the coolest places dude. Human engineering from the Pyramids to this mine is incredible. Where there is a will, there is a way. Good stuff friend.
Awesome adventures,,,im soooo adicted
Great guide, fantastic tour thank you!
That was cool to watch. I love the history of the mine. Gonna watch more of your videos
Well done video...one of my favorites...props to you man...I'm claustrophobic..couldn't do it....thanks.
Glad you liked it
All these videos you've made are amazing. They've become an daily thing but i try not to watch to many in one day so they last longer. I hope you keep making them.
That was fun! I want to go on the little train! It was really wet in that mine.
Well duh it was flooded on the lower floors
I was watching your video about the abandoned race track. If your ever in Illinois, there's one in Carpentersville, northwest of Chicago. It's also in the woods. Meadowdale International Raceway.
Thanks for taking us to such awesome places bro! :)
Great video bro thanks 🙏
Very interesting tour. Thanks again for taking the tour and sharing.
Wow totally amazing
Really interesting. Loved the video. Greetings from North West England
My Grandfather was a miner, lived in Plains Pa. Always loved going out there but it sure stunk from the coal burning. That sulpher smell, yuk! Great video thank you!
Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania my grandfather told me that back when he was young most families had there own coal mines obviously not as elaborate as this but small little tunnels and they dug enough coal to get through the winters and sold some to the neighbors that didn't have one
Great video, I didn't know there was a civilian tour available, it's Extremely Interesting. Thanks for sharing
Another amazing video. Thanks for showing us around.
Loved the blooper at the end
I am so glad you put this on your channel I live in the Pittsburgh area I’m not sure how far this is from me but I would like to go to explore
It's about 5 hrs. We're over on the east side of PA
The guide talked faster than I can hear................👂👂👂!!! Now you know where the term “motor mouth” came from 😫😫😫.
Seems like hearing protection would be a good idea.
I'm working on a horror game and some of the levels take place in mine shafts. this video really helped show what the inside of mine shafts look like. thanks for uploading. great video man
The guy giving the tour drank a Monster a NOS and a Rockstar before the video
Right!
This was awesome! Thank you! :)
Cool! I live in philly and never head of this before
WOW! You're a brave man. At least it's a walk out mine, not one of those you get lowered down into a hole.
That is so cool!!
I would love to take that tour!
Awesome!!!
Fascinating stuff Chris !
So cool! Thanks for sharing! Would love to see this some day
Fascinating
that tour guide is everything an American tour guide is in my head.
plus no helmets and lamps for the guests!?
Awesome tour! Thanks!👍🏻👍🏻❤️
Great tour guide
Hello great video on coal mining in pennsylvania .my area had coal mining as well Bellingham wash late 1800 to 1950 ? All tunnel's .thank you. Cjd wash state 😷🇺🇸🤔
Excellent video I love this channel !
Once again fantastic video thank you for posting and taking the time to make this I enjoyed it very much
Yeah I don’t think I could have done that . Thanks for sharing. 👍
This is awesome! Very cool,and I also watch Journey with Jay videos,he's a cool guy too!
Awww thanks Nikki
Soooo, when are you going to do some adventure meetups with us?? 😁😉
The "man trip" is known as a paddy train here in England