Credit: Lukasik Studio Archive
In January 1959, railroad cars were dumped into the Susquehanna River near Pittston in a desperate attempt to plug the hole in the riverbed created by the Knox Mine Disaster.
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Workers dumping railroad cars into the Susquehanna River near Pittston, PA, January 1959.
Credit: Lukasik Studio Archive
In January 1959, railroad cars were dumped into the Susquehanna River near Pittston in a desperate attempt to plug the hole in the riverbed created by the Knox Mine Disaster.
