I'm not entirely returned from Christmas hiatus, but I do want to offer public thanks to the Almighty for the preservation of the lives of 12 coal miners in West Virginia. Neither I nor anyone in my family have been employed by a coal company, but I know a fair amount of coal men and of course know a tad about it due to my interest in railroad transportation.
Any man willing to go into the bowels of the earth in search of black diamonds gets my hat tipped to him. Prayers have been answered, and thanks will be offered. I hope that the family of the deceased supervisor will be able to pull through this obviously very difficult time.
UPDATE/EDIT, 1353: It is of course known by now that initial reports of twelve survivors were wrenchingly inaccurate. Well, that's that. The families of the lost men will be in the evening prayer. I am yet grateful that one man has managed to survive.
OTHER ADDITIONAL DATA: Although it has no bearing on the current situation, it appears that the mine in question is served by CSX Transportation. I suspect, without any basis, that it is former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway trackage.
Posted by Country Pundit at January 4, 2006 12:22 AM | TrackBack