Interlocking Tower: (3D Satellite)
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| Ed Sharpe 1984 Lynchburg, Virginia Old Chesapeake & Ohio Railway coaling tower that was used for steam locomotives. Photograph by Ed Sharpe — at Lynchburg, Virginia . |
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| Marty Bernard posted C&O Coaling Tower, Lynchburg, VA on March 13, 1976. That's C&O GP9 6252 built August 1957. Bill Howes photo Marty Bernard shared |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Marty's post It is still standing: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.398007,-79.1217675,85a,35y,39.49t/data=!3m1!1e3 |
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| Walt Edward posted Freshly painted slug set parked at Lynchburg, Va yard August 2016 Tom Tribley: The coaling tower is the neatest part of this photo! Still there? [Comments indicate that the slug is the unit on the left because it doesn't have any radiators. It is not unusual for road slugs to have a cab and dynamic brakes.] |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Tom's comment As of Jul 2025, https://maps.app.goo.gl/GDzdfPFZdorBH55r6. What blows my mind is that there are a lot of metal pieces still on it. The coaling towers in Nelson, IL, and Michigan City, MI, got town down this month [Sep 2025]. So making it to the 21st Century doesn't mean a tower is "safe." |
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| Tim Shanahan shared Matt Swart's post. This was taken at the CSX Lynchburg, VA yard. The yard is still in service but the coaling tower isn't. Thomas Dorman Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, built in 1948 by Ogle Engineering Company of Chicago. Ogle rated the capacity at 75 tons, but C&O called it a 100-ton tower. Similar to the tower Ogle built for the C&O in 1935 at Ronceverte, WV. |
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| Ed Painter posted I lived in Lynchburg,VA from 1979 to 1988......It had former N&W, Southern, and C&O lines and a lot of action....(it would have been great to railfan except my job had me out of town 80%+ of the time..............however there was great railroad action at most of the places I was working at out of town!). B&O-Chessie 3804 GP38 Lynchburg,VA Oct 1980 Randall Hampton shared |
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| Curtis Nicolaisen posted Along the James River in Lynchburg Virginia. Ted Gregory: Isn't that where the N&W island yard was located? behind it? |
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| Curtis replied to Ted's question Yes, Percival’s Island. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Curtis' reply Percival's island was the information that allowed me to find it. https://www.google.com/.../@37.4129421,-79.../data=!3m1!1e3 |
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