It’s been many years since a little coal car was used last.
Located southwest of Estevan, it sits on the side of a hill, not far from what used to be a coal stockpile.
The railways still can be seen going into the side of the hill where there is a caved-in underground mine that first was operated almost 100 years ago. Coal cars went right into the side of the hill to be filled up with coal. Miners loaded cars using shovels and then horses or ponies pulled them out.
The coal was dumped not far from the mine entrance and farmers from Bienfait, Torquay and other places in the area would come in from the valley floor and load their wagons at the stockpile site. Each miner had their own customers he was digging coal for.
There is still hardly any grass growing on the small flat meadow covered with coal dust.
More mine caves can be found on hillsides all around Estevan.
