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Many years ago, I remember when they moved a crane at Mt Pleasant from one side of I-30 to the other. I-30 was closed down in the middle of night and one side of the highway at a time was buried under 10 feet of dirt. The crane crossed to the median, and the dirt was moved to the other side so it could finish its journey. Took most of the night.

There is another large coal mining operation in Mt. Pleasant in east Texas. The draglines work alongside I-30. The coal is used at a nearby TXU powerplant.