The early 90's was prime time to be a railfan in Kentucky! Coal trains in and out every few hours.
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Yes it was! The yard in Hazard and most of Eastern KY are mostly empty now. Very sad.
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| Posted by NormP on November 2, 2014 | |
They had a lucrative long-term contract with KU and when the coal boom of the 80s came along KU wanted to re-negotiate with more favorable terms. Southeast said no, but lost the court case, costing them a considerable amount of revenue. That, coupled with the miners' attempts to unionize, put an end to Southeast Coal Company and about 400 jobs, primarily in Letcher County.
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