Champion Prep Plant

Montour Railroad

One of the major industries on the Montour was the coal cleaning plant at Champion. This plant kept the Montour busy into it's last days. When the plant was idled so was the Montour.



These photos were taken in 1950 by my grandfather who was a mining engineer. Perhaps it's the earliest color photos of the plant.


Here's what the area looks like today.


One close inspection there are some old plant ruins as well as an old coal pile.