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Truesdale
YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1905Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Mills Slope7Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.14,549DL&W015,65722416Started to prepare coal in November.
1906Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Trusedale Slope / Truesdale Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.259,934DL&W0273,439231615 
1907Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Mills Slope / Truesdale Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.285,693DL&W0299,226212663 
1908Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Mills Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 5 Slope / No. 6 Slope10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.338,252DL&W0357,611253711 
1909Truesdale CollieryNo. 5 Slope / Mills Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.484,178DL&W0505,0132381074 
1910Truesdale CollieryNo. 5 Slope / Mills Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.661,605DL&W0686,2192661294 
1911Truesdale CollieryNo. 5 Slope / Mills Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.742,370DL&W0768,6072431375 
1912Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 5 Slope / Mills Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 20 Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.807,711DL&W0885,2632491816 
1913Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 5 Slope / No. 1 Mills Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 20 Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,089,092DL&W01,121,3232341739 
1914Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Slope / No. 5 Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 20 Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,151,985DL&W01,186,8502701992 
1915Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Slope / No. 5 Slope / No. 6 Slope / Truesdale Tunnel / No. 20 Tunnel10Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,130,800PRR01,169,2482402125 
1916Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Slope / No. 5 Slope / No. 6 Slope / No. 1 Drift / No. 20 Drift13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,120,723DL&W01,154,9742731662 
1917Truesdale CollieryNo. 6 Slope / No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Slope / No. 6 Slope / No. 20 Slope / No. 12 Slope / No. 1 Tunnel13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,214,822DL&W01,252,9292971408 
1918Truesdale CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Slope / No. 5 Slope / No. 6 Slope / No. 12 Slope / No. 1 Tunnel / No. 20 Tunnel13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,182,956DL&W01,262,2113031409 
1919Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,129,075DL&W01,226,5642771667 
1920Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.1,219,617DL&W01,330,5992891848 
1921Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,397,805DL&W01,533,1522872122 
1922Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.742,642DL&W0795,3201541979 
1923Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,262,816DL&W01,355,9232811909 
1924Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,415,028DL&W01,512,1452932108 
1925Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.972,808DL&W01,042,0002002562 
1926Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,345,447DL&W01,430,4912562093 
1927Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,350,507DL&W01,416,1482582678 
1928Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,289,663DL&W01,345,7982602610 
1929Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,250,196DL&W01,303,5042722580 
1930Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,059,731DL&W01,149,0722302491 
1931Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.1,154,586DL&W 101,257,5762022334 
1932Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.956,052DL&W 101,037,5061572126 
1933Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.946,167DL&W 101,025,2571632146 
1934Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.841,748DL&W 10921,7511502249 
1935Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.752,329DL&W 10830,5341462028 
1936Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.754,244DL&W 10816,9241432057 
1937Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.750,326DL&W 10807,9371622034 
1938Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.668,414DL&W 10728,0941462168 
1939Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.848,353DL&W 10935,9771852128 
1940Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.718,338DL&W 1413790,5131642044 
1941Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.690,366DL&W 1363767,0831841908 
1942Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.748,286DL&W 1418822,7272411634 
1943Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.663,596DL&W 10732,6032801434 
1944Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.701,603DL&W 10772,0723111326 
1945Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.573,999DL&W 10657,2352791204 
1946Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneA. E. Dick Contracting Co.115,1950128,30923426Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1946Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.564,22015643,9112891317Includes 54,311 tons of bank coal.
1947Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneA. E. Dick Contracting Co.104,2590112,41729829Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1947Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.588,73718651,8432951353Includes 4,259 tons of bank coal.
1947Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneKingston Excavating Co.68,955074,47629917Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1948Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneA. E. Dick Contracting Co.58,703063,43723828Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1948Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.569,6190667,9422941371 
1948Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneKingston Excavating Co.78,998085,16429432Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1949Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneA. E. Dick Contracting Co.29,173030,70814526Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1949Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.398,03549468,4082091403 
1949Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneKingston Excavating Co.86,492090,22927435Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1950Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.461,5830527,6342241360 
1951Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.370,29427412,9961991274 
1951Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneKingston Excavating Co.65,135066,97927326Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1952Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.393,0490434,9912271183 
1952Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneKingston Excavating Co.17,137018,43528212Coal prepared at Truesdale Breaker.
1953Truesdale BreakerShaft / Slope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.114,62515122,44676833 
1953Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.4,26204,4192312 
1954Truesdale Breaker13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.000018Colliery idle entire year.
1955Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation000011Colliery idle all year.
1956Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBiscontini & Sons3,88903,88911717Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
1956Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation1,3002621,6801965Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1957Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation96,79631,820139,515220129Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1957Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation20,0954,14727,19620024Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
1958Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation106,91935,294169,134237142Coal prepared at Huber and Woodward breakers.
1958Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4,1251,3526,5556715Coal prepared at Huber and Loomis breakers.
1959Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation105,33340,163164,937238151Coal prepared at Huber and Woodward breakers.
1959Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation9,8891,82514,0429724Coal prepared at Huber and Loomis breakers.
1960Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation82,20437,636159,158218170Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Pompey and Loree breakers.
1960Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation6891571,03043Coal prepared at Woodward Breaker.
1961Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation150,90831,798265,052246294Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Loree breakers.
1961Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation22,885Truck 16,28445,52411012Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine, Pompey and Loree breakers.
1962Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation176,75354,746344,865240200Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
1962Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation46,67713,10791,32922516Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
1963Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation64,21018,764115,482233113Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1963Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation101,24921,905162,12525532Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1964TruesdaleMiddle RoadStripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,0085297,4342484Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
1964TruesdaleYardStripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation35,50310,67259,03124127Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1964TruesdaleNo. 20StrippingTunnel13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation1,2731591,910853Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1964TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation52,92612,02084,84923175Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1964TruesdaleNo. 217MineSlope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation29,1633,21943,49223956Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1964TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation6,4677029,71723630Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1965Truesdale30-4R2A2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation3,6695676,6091864Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
1965Truesdale30-12R2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation28,4477,49545,91722018Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1965TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-26)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation488881942Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1965TruesdaleNo. 217MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation18,48854119,8324962Ceased operations in December 1965. Coal prepared at Loree and Huber breakers.
1965TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation21,4693,28238,61321737Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
1965TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation31,4598,25251,57215861Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Taylor and Dorrance breakers.
1966TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-26RA)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,5012852,7581260Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-33)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,3713542,537822Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966Truesdale30-32Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,3911,1656,395490Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966Truesdale30-44AStripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,9621,4377,5026318Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966Truesdale30-12R2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation6,0252,20711,421430Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966Truesdale30-43Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,3154072,461180Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966Truesdale30-4R2A2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation8731751,609350Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1966TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,9211,0755,5367111Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1966TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation43,96611,69982,66920681Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Taylor, Pompey and Dorrance breakers.
1966TruesdaleNo. 217MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00000Sealed October 3, 1966. Idle during 1966.
1966TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation21,0744,55738,82320337Coal prepared at Loree and Huber breakers.
1967TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38R)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation7,4543,34516,21230212Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1967Truesdale30-44Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation429193934160Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1967Truesdale30-43Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation5,1342,31911,5222168Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1967TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation42,82319,54893,10118781Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1967TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation14,8646,78632,31621431Ciarafoni Coal Co. subcontractor. Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1968TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38R2)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,9321,1094,984750Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1968TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-54A)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation6,2353,58116,0871939Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1968Truesdale30-43AStripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,4001,3796,189450Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1968TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope5Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation5,3083,04913,69414018Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1969TruesdaleNo. 20StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation404182957543Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1969TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation4,8762,19211,5462636Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1969Truesdale30-57Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation4,5002,02310,659540Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1969Truesdale30-58Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,8171,2666,671360Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1969Truesdale30-61Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation4,7732,14511,297910Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1969Truesdale30-64Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation9,8244,41623,2591278Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1970TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation5,5353,00116,1102947Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.


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