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March 2021

Here we are in March. I know I keep saying in blogs past that I will update with photos…I will. But work this past week was very very busy; and I was unable to get ANY time in the train Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 1 month1 month ago
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February 2021

February rolled in and reminded us that winter is still here. But, to those of us who are native southern Illinoisans; this is no surprise. We are used to getting our ice and snow in the last months of winter. Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 2 months2 months ago
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January 2021

Happy New Year! We head into the new year with optimism and hope for all. We wish our new President well and success in the coming years. We wish prosperity to all those that were stricken with CV19 and other Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 3 months3 months ago
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December 2020

Well…we are one month away from putting 2020 behind us all. I can’t say enough about this. With all that we’ve gone through as Americans this past year; and the previous 3 years with it…the light is certainly at the Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 4 months ago
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November 2020

This year is really flying by. The election is behind us; and hopefully we are on a path to normalcy now in the not-to-distant future? At any rate, I am eager (as are a lot of Americans) to put 2020 Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 5 months5 months ago
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October 2020

Well, I didn’t get a lot done in September…as work was my primary focus and task; which demanded my attention. I did take some time off…although that seems like a lifetime ago. In fact, it was at the beginning of Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 6 months6 months ago
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September 2020

Well, we rolled right through August with nary a thing completed. However, I did get a new shed installed at the house that will now be my main workshop in regards to heavy machining; grit blasting; sawing; drill press work; Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 8 months8 months ago
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August 2020

Running a little behind this month…lots of 12 hour days. I did make significant progress with regards to the bench work…and am finishing up a couple of GE engines. I purchases a couple of CAD programs to design some buildings Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 8 months8 months ago
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Zeigler 4 Mine

Zeigler 4 Mine (also called the Buckhorn Mine) was a slope mine located just south of the Franklin-Williamson County line in Southern Illinois. It was off of “Old Ben Road” in the aforementioned county. The mine worked for over 30+ Read more…

By Thomas Austin, 1 year1 year ago
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