son of a gun, I've ridden past there a few times but never went down below to check everything out! Thanks man, I'll be hittin it up this winter
@hiworldstephensonultranate2902 жыл бұрын
hi Great stuff 4years back!
@hiworldstephensonultranate2902 жыл бұрын
hi Love ur funny comments Irish fan
@nanamarie99454 жыл бұрын
I Love your videos, you make me feel as though I am there. I cannot believe how fast trees and vegetation grow there. in Wales, it would take much longer to become overgrown. Thank you.
@hache5212 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for showing the way in. I stood at the back of that park a couple months ago, and didn't even see ruins, let alone a way to get there. But! I found the trail and now I'm here. 👍
@alphaone1016 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine the amount of time and labor it took just to do all the stonework at this site.
@joegabuzda9765 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for these videos of the Mahanoy Plane. Living in Mahanoy City I always wanted to look for the remains. You provided an excellent tour from my lazy boy hahaha. Coal dirt is in my veins from my great grandfather, grandfather and father working for the UMWA. Thanks again!!!!
@jameskellinger83144 жыл бұрын
My grandfather worked there too. My mother was born there
@jrwit554 жыл бұрын
Cool Stuff. Love the old historic sites. Keep up the good work.
@RusticVentures6 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up! Great find! Not only ruins but abandoned railroad cars...too cool!
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it was a cool spot
@hootinouts4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos. This one is amazing. All of that architecture is astounding. I wish there were photos of what it looked like in its former glory.
@1967BlackRose4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Once again you have both educated and entertained us. Thanks Cliff! I am trying to make my way back through all of your vidoes. I find it interesting that places, such as along the steps and narrow walk, it appears that there was no 'wall' and seems 'open' to below. Realizing it's old, but the stonework looks flat. What an awesome explore! Be safe
@jamesparks35044 жыл бұрын
Man, what a cool place! Hopefully the fence will keep some of the garbage out of it. Thanks for taking me along, I really enjoyed it!
@lindamccaughey88004 жыл бұрын
Wow such an awful lot to see. It’s a shame people think it’s okay to dump rubbish. You were like a little boy in a sweet shop. Just loved that. The stonework was lovely . Thanks for taking me along
@thomaswatson63666 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always thanks for your hard work and time!!! Watch your six while exploring
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
thanks
@walkingcam111 ай бұрын
Been there yesterday. Nothing changed. Even a hole is the fence is same))
@masongaming9269 Жыл бұрын
I live right there, I love visiting this place.
@dermann876 жыл бұрын
I went exploring around there a few years ago. Further down there was more concrete ruins, and I think even a mine entrance. Interesting area and nice video!
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
I'll try to get back there someday and look around some more
@crusher96 жыл бұрын
Half way down the incline there used to be a tunnel that went under the plane. We called it Frankensteins cave. It was a narrow gauge railroad that went from a mine to the west and to the east was the St.Laurence Colliery which is below the plane house..
@577buttfan4 жыл бұрын
@@crusher9 Do you have coordinates for it,Id like to visit tomorrow? paraglidermx0@gmail.com
@lindajoy72085 жыл бұрын
Cool video and very hazardous being on your own. You should go back with a metal detector, you may find some historic coins etc;
@Mati-sv1ut4 жыл бұрын
miss exploring this place, great footage 👍🏻
@jeniw85864 жыл бұрын
Great video explore Cliff. Would love to see a revisit.
@shootertrns5 жыл бұрын
The rail road stopped using it in 1932 upon completion of their new condo in the valley But they maintained it up until 1976 it was fully functional at time
@garnetbarton33134 жыл бұрын
I had read what an engineering feat this was to accomplish. Shame it was not preserved by the Historical Society or someone. It seems like it goes on forever! Those train cars looked massive. I had never seen them from that viewpoint. Thanks for taking us with you. So much history right there in people's backyard. I wonder how many have actually checked it out?
@masongaming9269 Жыл бұрын
I have
@sandraplonka52256 жыл бұрын
What history, love it.
@karenpacker88624 жыл бұрын
Really awesome ruins!!!
@steventrosiek26233 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting video. The spray painting on the wall is somewhat beautiful.
@57Banjoman4 жыл бұрын
Very Cool!
@Joe.M6 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool!!!!
@davidcassidy58684 жыл бұрын
@6:12 - looks downright treacherous. Better be sure-footed for treks like that. That whole area looks like a dangerous place to be wandering around, especially after dark. My buddy's Grandparents are from Frackville, I'll have to get the "poop" on this place from him one of these days. Nice post, WW
@jet973555 жыл бұрын
Wow and it ran for almost 70 years. There's a great history with photos at the anthracite coal history website. To think this was just maybe a 2 hour drive from where I grew up in Lancaster. Have you checked in to the Knox Mine Disaster? It's up by Pittston along the Susquehanna and occurred I believe in 1958 or 59. The river was swallowed up by a big hole in the bed that flooded the mine and killed some men. There's a memorial there. Greg
@deadmetal86923 жыл бұрын
Mother nature's taking it back for the Team!
@dks67144 жыл бұрын
My dad was born and raised in Mahanoy plane. My grandfather grew up with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey.
@tuesday19252 ай бұрын
We talk to you the whole time you are in these places. “Cliff, no! Don’t climb in there!” Cliff, that’s dangerous, stop!”
@marleneestabrook19994 жыл бұрын
the wall at the beginning was beautiful that building is massive how did they get the train cars in the woods? so far i think this is your best video and my favorite!
@pamelaattrux3362 жыл бұрын
Not just watch for snakes but nails too I always get nervous once you shine your light there is a animal waiting for you and you frighten it
@walterlangston42535 жыл бұрын
cool place there are lots of old coal mine places here in west virginia to
@nickmad8875 жыл бұрын
thanks
@cheerbearsue5 жыл бұрын
Sweet place!
@thomaskipphorn47295 жыл бұрын
There are many vintage photos of the Mahanoy Plane on the net. Did you ever make it to the area of the weight house at the top?
@unit26556 жыл бұрын
Great video. Subscribed. There's a place along I-81 going up close to Hazleton PA. Looks like a huge pole with a bunch of vehicles impaled on it. What is the story behind it?
@barbh666 жыл бұрын
Unit 265 That would be Harry's u pull it junk yard.
@RussellNelson3 жыл бұрын
15:03 these two pits are definitely there the upper pulling wheels were located. All of the weight of the cars was borne by these structures.
@JayDrone6 жыл бұрын
good work man if ur local to hazleton we should do a colab
@picometer4723 жыл бұрын
When you were looking down in the valley at the row of houses @1:00, was that Maizeville or Mahanoy Plane?
@katiefyock96073 жыл бұрын
Cliff has cahones of steel. All these tunnels and small places!
@jhmorgan727535 жыл бұрын
12:00 Brown Recluse
@francissullivan64004 жыл бұрын
Great work ..I strongly suggest you buy and carry a take down 9 mm carbine and a large combat knife if you go on these excursions in case of 4 legged or 2 legged predators..SERIOUSLY ..GREAT WORK and DEDICATION to forgotten history..I LOVE watching your videos..BE SAFE
@danmathers1414 жыл бұрын
Wish we could see it the way it was compared to current.
@donnasilver9402 ай бұрын
Hey I live in Frackville.
@Lalunabreeze5 жыл бұрын
👍🏼❤️
@AaidenMiller542 жыл бұрын
How do you get there
@CheapestGamer6 жыл бұрын
Here's a link to the page I found(article is from 2015) about this place complete with a lot of historical photos of it. anthracitecoalregion.com/2015/01/07/a-plane-engineering-feat-facts-photos-and-film-of-the-mahanoy-plane/
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@BestofBCT6 жыл бұрын
Wow what a hellish industrial nightmare.
@charlesleshko90956 жыл бұрын
You weren't to far from the old stage coach stop behind the schuykill mall. On the old kings highway
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
I've tried to find info online about this place, but came up blank..
@charlesleshko90956 жыл бұрын
Try the pottsville republican they had a story about it and pictures
@glahut936 жыл бұрын
The nickname of that area is called the Rockies
@brookemickalowski84915 жыл бұрын
nik mxforever I thought it was Frankie’s
@kateclark7250 Жыл бұрын
You certainly like to be underground. I'll do the heights; you do the caves, tunnels, mines...
@CheapestGamer6 жыл бұрын
Judging by this postcard from a website article I just found about the Mahanoy Plane, it looks like that big, long building you were exploring inside of the different parts of was possibly the engine room. anthracitecoalregion.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/mahanoyplanepostcard2.jpg
@markbrubaker85853 жыл бұрын
I can't understand what the purpose of the tunnels was.
@shawn170326 жыл бұрын
I love all your video's.id definitely be packing protection never know hen you'd run into a bunch of creeps
@bluemountaindrivepae6 жыл бұрын
I backpacked 8 months with no gun or knife and no-one harmed me.
@journeywithjay6 жыл бұрын
those ruins look a lot like the ruins on the ironton rail trial. there's some pretty cool buildings there i believe one was a mill of some sort. if you look for mile marker 3.5 right around the american legion area in houkandauqa, its in that vicinity. in case your in that area to do a video on that.
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
I'll look into it, thanks
@shots25 жыл бұрын
can not believe people walk that far just to throw trash
@francissullivan64004 жыл бұрын
Looks like an old coal bunker
@coalcrackerchris5 жыл бұрын
i hiked the mahanoy plane after your video. great footage...but you should walk down the rest of the plane and explore the remains of the lawrence colliery. love to watch your videos and discover new places to explore....A+++!!!....check out my train AND BACKYARD RAILROAD 80, 90, and 95. made form the "frackville incline" shown on a u tuber video. be safe.....bee season soon over
@earthtraveler3136 жыл бұрын
:)
@ronaldhower96724 жыл бұрын
What about bears .
@ilcontraversientertainment36895 жыл бұрын
doodlebob named this
@trucksold6 жыл бұрын
You've probably already found this webpage, but there's a very good collection of information on the plane at: anthracitecoalregion.com/2015/01/07/a-plane-engineering-feat-facts-photos-and-film-of-the-mahanoy-plane/ The long building would have been the boiler house (those chutes in the wall were probably ash dumps) while the area behind that would have been where the hoisting engines and equipment were. Good video.
@crusher96 жыл бұрын
I'm from Frackville. We explored that area countless times in the 60's. One of the interesting things was the wooden steps that went from Mahanoy Plane to the top of the mountain. They were mostly deteriorated back then and no longer exist.
@Theoutdoorproject806 жыл бұрын
I watched your videos in lansford coal mine ruins and you missed all the good stuff in this area. I live in lansford and I know we're all the really good stuff is that you missed. . If you want to come back this way and make a collaborative video I'll take you into an old mine and show you some awesome stuff you missed . I know this whole area very well. Just let me know
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
I'll keep that in mind, not sure when I'm getting back up that way again
@Dan-n-Duke-jr2ic4 жыл бұрын
I asked so many people this maybe you know the answer. Was PA under the ocean through the whole prehistoric period or was any dinosaur bones ever discovered? I mean reptilian or land dinosaurs? The only fossils I ever see are those cockroach ones with many segments
@timreichert99826 жыл бұрын
It would be a fun place to camp if you clean all that shite out of there, rake up all those wet leaves, sprinkle some floor dry where necessary, construct safety railing around dangerous ledges, and set up some torch lit passages, topless women w/baskets of fruit, portable guitar amps, hamlet recitals ect.
@thewanderingwoodsman72276 жыл бұрын
It would clean up nice
@francissullivan64004 жыл бұрын
Looks like a hang out for some SCUMMY human beings
@edl2465 жыл бұрын
Put cameras out there and the human trash throwing trash all over , and graffiti , should be made clean it all up for free.