Peabody Dragline near Dugger, Indiana

            The dragline began its 18-mile "walk" from Farmersburg Indiana Mine earlier this month. 
The walk will continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at a pace of less than one-tenth of a mile an hour, explains a Peabody Energy press release. 
One of the most massive machines in the world, the Bucyrus-Erie 2570-W dragline will cross the countryside and two Indiana state highways during its month-long journey to Bear Run. 
At 13-million pounds, the 2570 weighs more than 150 Boeing 737-700 jetliners. It towers 220-feet high and swings a 335-foot boom with a maximum operating radius of 300 feet, the length of a football field, adds the press release. This boom carries a 115-cubic-yard bucket capable of moving a 335,000 pound payload. The machine sits on a tub spanning 80 feet in diameter and walks with two "shoes" measuring 72 feet in length by 14 feet in width. The size is necessary to lift and advance the dragline's massive frame. 
To relocate the dragline, a crew of up to 20 staff will support the machine's operators, including maintenance personnel and electricians responsible for the 22,900-volt cabling that powers the dragline's progress.

At the end of its travels, the dragline will immediately begin operating at the Bear Run Mine. With an 8 million ton-per-year capacity, Bear Run will bring significant economic benefits to the community, Peabody Energy Chief Operating Officer Eric Ford said of the company's newest mine. 
The Bear Run Mine is located approximately 30 miles west of Bloomington and south of Dugger, Indiana.  It employs 350 miners
   

Taken in: United States / Indiana / Dugger (show map)

Taken on: January 30, 2012

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