POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Roger G. Ackerman
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Roger G. Ackerman





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Betty C. Alewine
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Betty C. Alewine





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ James R. Barker
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     James R. Barker





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Marc C. Breslawsky
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Marc C. Breslawsky





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ James L. Broadhead
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      James L. Broadhead





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ William F. Craig
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     William F. Craig





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Michael L. Grimes
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                       Michael L. Grimes




                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Gerald Grinstein
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Gerald Grinstein





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Ronald M. Gross
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Ronald M. Gross





                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Carl S. Sloane
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Carl S. Sloane






                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter,  and
each  of  them  (with  full  power  of   substitution),   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to enable  The  Pittston  Company,  a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
respect thereof,  in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's
annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 (the
"Form  10-K"),  including  specifically,   but  without  limitation,  power  and
authority to sign his name as an officer and/or director of the Company,  as the
case may be, to the Form 10-K or any  amendments  thereto;  and the  undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said  attorneys  shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14 day of March, 2003.



                                                     /s/ Ronald L. Turner
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Ronald L. Turner