Monday, July 18, 2011

Coal trip day 2 - coketon coke ovens

We were able to stop and visit the coke ovens at Coketon and take pictures. We learned that there were hundreds of coke ovens at this sight one each side of an abandoned railroad. The coke operation was running 24-7, to change the coal into coke. The coke is basically pure carbon. The coke was shipped to Pittsburgh to be used to make steel.


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