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Show 50 Energy Guide-Apr- il 2001 Railroads contribute millions: (Continued from page 49) tons carried in the state. Railroads originated a total of 23.7 million tons of portation. Railroads are the envi- ronmentally preferred freight traffic in Utah in mode of transport. Using the same amount Coal was the commodity originated in 1999, account- times as far as a truck. 1999. ing for 15.1 million tons or 64 percent of total rail tons originated in Utah. Other top commodities originated by Utah railroads in 1999 include chemicals at 3.0 million tons and primary metal products at 1.6 million ton). Utah railroads also terminated a total of 13.9 million tons of freight in 1999. The figure includes: 5.6 million tons ol coal, which is equal to 41 percent of the state's total production. 1.8 million tons of waste and scrap materials. And 1.1 million tons of chemicals. America's railroads haul 40 percent of all the United States' intercity freight far more than any other mode mode of trans ton-mile- s, of fuel, railroads move a ton of freight more than three Railroads have improved fuel efficiency by 64 percent since 1980. Shipping by rail also eases highway congestion and reduces pollution. Railroads are an extremely safe means of transporting freight. The Federal Railroad Ad- ministration recently noted that the years 1993 through 1999 were the safest years in rail history, for every safety category measured, even though rails traffic is at an e high. all-tim- Since 1980, the rail industry has reduced train accidents by 66 percent. During the 20 plus year period, the frieght railroads have also reduced the industry-wide employee injury and illness rates by 70 percent. COUNTY Supports the Energy Industries of Emery Carbon Counties Legend of White Lady persists, stories fascinate generations of area residents Abandoned coal camps and ghost towns fill chapter after chapter in Castle Valley's mining history. Longtime residents enjoy visiting with former neighbors from towns like Latuda, Consumers, Peerless, Spring Canyon and Standardville. Older coal miners, community members and longtime friends take considerable delight in sharing personal underground shafts. The miners who followed the lady miraculously avoided falling victim to a disaster. The lady's husband was killed in tragic accident inside the mine and the body was never recovered from the underground shafts. The greif-stricke- White Lady wan- nt ders every night in the vicinity of the of the bygone era with mine and inside the underground tunmemories nels looking for the body of her husCastle Valley's younger generations. The conversations frequently turn to band. The White Lady's husband was one popular, particularly fascinating local myth or legend Carbon County's killed in a coal mining accident, but the White Lady. company failed to pay the guaranteed of teenagmoney to ease the woman's struggle During the 1960s, droves to to feed her family. the ers traveled up Spring Canyon After a confrontation with company "haunted" mine office hoping to catch a glimpse of the shadowy spirit dressed officials at the mine office, the widow was angry and driving too fast for the in white. Even after the mine office was blown narrow winding road. The vehicle ran off the road and the apart with a blasting cap, the story of the White Lady managed to persist and woman died in the accident. The White Lady still roams the canlocal youth from the Castle Valley still visit the area to watch for the spirit to yon seeking revenge on the mine offimaterialize. cials. A family consisting of a man, wife Numerous variations of the story of the White Lady continue to circulate and two children, one boy and one girl, through Castle Valley. The versions in- lived in Spring Canyon. The husband and son were killed in clude: A lady wearing a beautiful white a mining accident, leaving the widow dress would float around the coal camp to fend for herself and infant daughand lure the workers into the under- ter. Three to four weeks later, the woman ground mining shafts. If the underground workers followed was doing the laundry clothes in the the lady inside the coal mine, it meant Spring Canyon wash and someone kiddisaster, would occur - an explosion, a napped the baby. cave in or another type of serious acciThe infant was thrown into the wash dent. and drowned. The Lady in White would appear to The trajedies were too much for the entice Castle Valley miners to leave the (Continued on page 51) 00 We fl&eut are a Stocking Distrubutor for Knaack and Weatherguard I rnrniiR?ffm! In Stock! On Display! VAN EQUIPMENT lueathEr guard TRUCK Truck Boxes & Ladder Racks On Display! CHESTS CABINETS ROLLING WORKBENCHES Emery County Commissioners Randy Johnson, Drew Sitterud, Ira Hatch Everything you need for tool storage on the jobsite or in the shop! KNAACK I JOBSITE & INDUSTRIAL STORAGE EQUIPMENT Van Van Shelf Units Van Interiors Racks |