Shoffler v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice, Kephart,

At the head of the slope of an anthracite mine belonging to appellant, there were two parallel narrow gauge mine tracks, connected by a cross-over switch. Both tracks led to the head or mouth of the slope, from which loaded cars, run by gravity, were collected on one of the tracks and taken by a mine locomotive to a distant point where the coal was prepared. The same locomotive hauled empty cars to the rim of the “dish” on the other track, whence they were led down to the depression or “dish” by gravity, and from there by rope haulage to the head of the slope.

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