Pier 124 Coal Export (defunct) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

USA / New Jersey / Gloucester City / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Closed in 1999 shortly after the Conrail merger allowed coal trains to be diverted to newer facilities in Baltimore.
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Coordinates:   39°53'42"N   75°8'26"W

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  • Cruise Ships Depart from this dock
  • This is not an ore export pier. This facility was designed to export coal by the Pennsylvania railroad and featured a pair of rotary-dumpers feeding a massive traveling ship-loader. This facility closed around 1991 when the coal export business from Philly dried up.
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