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- ↑ "Cumberland Mine Labelle Dock Site" (PDF). WallacePancher Group. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "FRS Facility Detail Report". EPA. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Cumberland Coal Resources, LP in Kirby, PA". Trainorders.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "ccrx 6700". Youtube ccrx. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
