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UER Forum > Archived UE Main > St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped (Viewed 1558 times)
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St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
< on 9/8/2013 2:23 PM >
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according to a recent post on the Iron Miners forum, it appears the wonderfully photogenic and well preserved St. Nick breaker is in the process of being demolished, at least partially





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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 1 on 9/8/2013 3:19 PM >
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link fixed:
http://www.ironmin...c.php?f=19&t=22525

The last two breakers in NEPA are coming down?? This is truly sad news.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 2 on 9/9/2013 1:34 AM >
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Maybe I should make a trip before there gone

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 3 on 9/9/2013 2:02 AM >
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Glad I got to go earlier this year. Probably will miss out on Huber though...

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 4 on 9/9/2013 4:39 AM >
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Wow... now that sucks.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 5 on 9/9/2013 11:32 AM >
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Is there anyone nearby/passing through who can confirm this? I'm in a state of shock here.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 6 on 9/9/2013 1:38 PM >
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It all sucks.
http://www.ironmin...c.php?f=19&t=22514

There are still a few breakers hiding in the mountains in Appalachia though.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 7 on 9/12/2013 7:25 PM >
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I was there one month ago and I waited for two workers to clear out, as they looked like they were surveying and assessing the breaker. They moved around and into the breaker for about an hour before I got in.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 8 on 9/13/2013 4:08 AM >
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Anybody actually check this out to see what the dealio is?

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 9 on 9/14/2013 1:30 AM >
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Posted by Soldat
Anybody actually check this out to see what the dealio is?


I was going to go Sunday but had an abrupt change of plans. Saw some pictures from last week looks the same .

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 10 on 9/15/2013 5:32 PM >
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can i just say OMG....nothing is going on there! it is an active mine site..more security etc...
[last edit 9/15/2013 5:42 PM by PAexplorations - edited 1 times]


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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 11 on 9/15/2013 8:30 PM >
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Posted by xtacyturbo
Is there anyone nearby/passing through who can confirm this? I'm in a state of shock here.


i can
anyone want to meet me there?
any day this week should work for me

if so, PM me (don't post dates/times here please)

[last edit 9/15/2013 8:34 PM by exMan - edited 1 times]

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 12 on 9/17/2013 11:37 PM >
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This is how the site looked on Saturday -



They have demolished the building at the southernmost part of the site which was connected to the main body of the breaker by external walkways.

Word on that mining forum is they're taking down only part of the building but you have to wonder why they would got to the trouble of transporting all their equipment out there to demolish only 5 percent of the place...

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 13 on 9/19/2013 4:37 AM >
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^That sucks. Even if they don't demo the whole thing, there was a lot of cool stuff on that ground level that's now cleared out.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 14 on 9/19/2013 4:47 AM >
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Lame they just started tearing down some historic mansion property near my house. Really bums me out because it was one of the cooler places to go in my town. Started with kids trashing it and now it's almost all gone (maybe even completely now after today.)

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 15 on 9/20/2013 12:57 AM >
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Posted by ImmortalOwl
This is how the site looked on Saturday -

http://i184.photob...-2_zps2a46db28.jpg

They have demolished the building at the southernmost part of the site which was connected to the main body of the breaker by external walkways.

Word on that mining forum is they're taking down only part of the building but you have to wonder why they would got to the trouble of transporting all their equipment out there to demolish only 5 percent of the place...


Just speculating here, but it could be just to be able to get the equipment to the south side of the building where the RR tracks used to be so it's easier for a drag line or whatever to get to the man made mountain the machines are eating. It also looked like some of the equipment there was for destroying random pieces of concrete still buried in the ground. Clearing the way so there's less crap to run into. When I was there recently it looks like nothing in the building had been touched or cleared out at all... except for the southern most section where the coal was inspected that had been loaded into the hopper cars.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 16 on 9/24/2013 4:40 PM >
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News story:
http://wnep.com/20...r-being-torn-down/

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 17 on 9/24/2013 5:24 PM >
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One of my favorite spots in the Coal Belt. All things have to end eventually, but shit, this sucks. Where's the nude dood gonna hang out now?


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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 18 on 9/25/2013 3:59 PM >
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Posted by fiftyone_eggs
News story:
http://wnep.com/20...r-being-torn-down/


Sounds like they aren't 100% sure either, and haven't talked to anyone with Reading.

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Re: St Nicholas Anthracite Coal Breaker Being Scrapped
<Reply # 19 on 9/26/2013 9:35 AM >
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News story:
http://wnep.com/20...r-being-torn-down/


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