Lockwood, MO: Frisco Wood and Concrete Coaling Towers

(Satellite, long gone)

In 1954, the 50-ton coaling tower that was built in 1946 was torn down.

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August 1954 demolition of Frisco RR coal chute in Lockwood, MO. Now BNSF. Film credit Hubert Nieman, digitized and shared by Jerry Nieman.

Kristi Miller commented on her post
FYI-the predecessor for this one was surveyed in 1902 and built between then and 1905. Was dismantled in 1946 to be replaced by the one in the video. Lockwood was named after the first general passenger agent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RR (later Frisco and now BNSF).

Even though they dug a pit for it to fall into, it still fouled the track. At least there was a lot less on the track to remove than the Rock Island had in Morris, IL.

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