No, in our case, that was MANY years ago! I was there with the family a few 
years after that, but not many.

Bob Nicholson  ___________________________________



--- In [email protected], "Jim Kindraka" <raisinone@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote:
> >
> > When I toured an anthracite coal mine in PA several years ago, the guide 
> > told us that the only thing harder than anthracite is a diamond.
> > 
> > Bob Nicholson  ________________________________________
> 
> Bob:
> You and I toured an anthracite mine near Centralia, PA, on the way home from 
> the NASG Convention in Syracuse in 1981.  I hope that is not the meaning of 
> "several years"...! <GRIN> 
> 
> BTW, I think the guide was practicing a bit of hyperbole about hardness.  
> Anthracite is definitely the hardest coal but there are many minerals harder 
> than Anthracite before you get to diamonds.  Check out a Mohs hardness 
> scale...
> 
> Beyond the Reading, the DL&W based "Phoebe Snow" and "Route of Anthracite" PR 
> campaign on that hard coal's tendency to burn with very little smoke, soot or 
> ash.  
> 
> Thanks for stirring the thread, I spent some enjoyable time flipping through 
> my DL&W steam photos and trip slides last night!
> 
> Jim Kindraka
> 
> 
> 
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