Bucyrus-Erie 42B Shovel

Bucyrus-Erie 42B Stripping Shovel

TRUAX-TRAER Photo ca-1925 per caption

Picture above shows the loading shovel in action,
This shovel above is a 42-B Bucyrus-Erie Electric shovel, with a bucket capacity of 1 1/2 cubic yards.
Three dumps fill one four-ton pit car, the entire train of ten cars being loaded in less than 10 minutes.

Pictures below from my Aunt Dolly Backmans album
Western Dominion Coal Mine, Taylorton


Bucyrus-Erie Evansville IND on side of machine

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