(see below for satellite info)
Note that this tower still has it metal stairwells. But the skiphoist has been removed.
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| Street View, Oct 2018 |
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| Tim Shanahan shared Coaling tower north of Marion Ohio |
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| Satellite |
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| MP Rail Photography posted Two EMD SD70ACes provide power for an eastbound manifest, passing under the former Pennsylvania Railroad coaling tower, on the NS Sandusky District. April 30, 2023 Marion, Ohio Power: NS 1126 - SD70ACe KCS 4064 - SD70ACe MP Rail Photography sharedMP Rail Photography shared Michael Douglas: Not all of that structure is there. How did coal get up into the big bin? |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Michael's comment Probably a skip hoist, (Scroll down about half way for coaling towers instead of blast furnaces.) That square rectangle of concrete down by the middle leg on the right is probably where the hoist went underground to get under the hoppers that would be parked between the two walls further to the right. I used Google Earth to look at several satellite images. But they either got the northwest side of the tower or it was blurry. Apr 2006 is the best image of the hoist foundation that I could find. |
Dave Koczur posted three photos.
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| John Vincent commented on Dave's post A diagram of the cross section of coal tower |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on John's comment I presume that is the C&NW tower in Dekalb, IL. I wondered how the buckets on a chain worked. Again, the metal has been stripped except for the stairs. |
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| MP Rail Photography posted NS 8102, the Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit, passes under the PRR old coaling dock on the NS Sandusky District just north of Marion, Ohio as NS 4386 brings a train of empty coal hoppers eastbound. I have been waiting to get a shot of the Pennsy passing under coaling dock which bates back to the days when this line was known as the Sandusky Branch as was owned by the PRR. I find it ironic that 8102 met a train of empty coal hoppers heading the other way. Back in the days of when the PRR ran the line, a lot of coal went north to the coal docks in Sandusky. August 1, 2021 Power: NS 233: NS 8102 - ES44AC (Pennsylvania RR Heritage Unit) NS 9808 - C44-9W NS 8026 - ES44AC Coal Hopper Train: NS 4396 - AC44C6M |
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B Tupper Upham: Very nice. “Harvey” was the name of the coal dock.
This image taught me that I could get Street Views of the tower. I've added one at the top of these notes. It also shows that it still has its metal stairwells.
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| MP Rail Photography posted NS coal train 854 sits under US-23 and the old Pennsylvania Railroad coaling tower on the NS Sandusky District. May 21, 2023 Marion, Ohio |
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MP Rail Photography posted An NS grain train comes to a stop just short of the former Pennsylvania RR coaling tower on the NS Sandusky District. August 6, 2023 Marion, Ohio |
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| MP Rail Photography posted NS 8101, the Central of Georgia Heritage Unit, leads NS manifest 170 westbound on the Sandusky District. The train is seen here between OBL and Harvey passing under the former PRR coaling tower. October 12, 2024 Marion, Ohio Power: NS 8101 - ES44AC NS 9886 - C44-9W NS 1845 - SD70ACC |
(new window) That "music" makes me appreciate that you can turn the volume way down.
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