You have arrived. You have put your hard hat on. Now you must get into the transport that will take you into the coal mine that is three hundred feet into the ground. The tracks that the transport runs on is on a nine percent grade. The transport is controlled by a steel cable that lowers you into the mine. After a lone ride, you arrive at the bottom. You step out, and you find yourself inside the coal mine.
“Where do we start?” You ask.
“Right here.”
“Where are the explosives, the tools? How are we getting the coal out?” You ask.
“Sir, the mine is decommissioned. This is the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour. Coal is no longer mined here.” The tour guide informs you.
Be warned that a visit to the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour in the city of Scranton in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania may make you think that you are going to work. You are in an actual coal mine. Well, you are in a decommissioned coal mine, but the tour guide, a former coal miner, will take you to all of the places where the miners worked, and he will show you the tools used. As you walk through the mine, you will see the tracks the mine cars used to transport the coal. As you walk around, you will be tempted to get to work.
The Lackawanna Coal Mine is an award-winning historic attraction. It is located on Bald Mountain Road inside Dade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is open from April 1 to November 28 from Friday to Monday 10:00am to 4:00pm. (Last admission at 2:45pm.) Parking is free and on site. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $9.50 for seniors, $9.00 for military, $7.50 for those 3 to 12, and children under three free. Please note that the tour is about an hour and that you will be underground the entire tour. The tour is also not wheelchair accessible. You can get more information and read more into the history of the mine at https://coalminetournepa.com/. Time to get to work. Not really. You will feel that way in the Lackawanna Coal Mine.
John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad 
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