Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Atlas Coal Mine


More Industrial Heritage Tourism at the Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine National Historic Site of Canada

This is the last wooden tipple in Canada. The tipple separates coal by size. The Atlas mine was one of the most productive in the Drumheller Valley

The miners shower facility. They got to shower everyday, so miners were the cleanest guys in town.

A boxcar loader, efficiently filled all corners of a boxcar

Some old motors



One of the best parts of this site is the old railroad bridge. It is a wooden Howe Truss bridge and also the last of its kind in Canada