Clinton, IA: C&NW Coaling Tower with profile view of the skip hoist

Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted
Taken in Clinton, IA on August 20, 1948. The photo is by an unknown photographer from the Ray Bhurmaster collection held at the archives of the C&NW Historical Society

This view shows the bucket going up the skip hoist as opposed to a view in Fort Wayne that shows the bucket being dumped at the top. Judging from the roofline of the building on the right, Clinton had a backshop.

Looking at 1937 and 1951 historical aerial photos, the land between the tracks and Lincoln Highway was for engine service and backshops. Liberty Avenue has been added rather recently. I assume it and Lincoln Highway are now one-way streets. Clinton had a 360-degree roundhouse.

Satellite

 You can still see some remnants of the stalls that were on the south side of the roundhouse. If you draw a line extending 15th Avenue to the yards, the coaling tower was just east of that line where additional yard tracks have now been added.

I was amazed to learn that until as recently as 2002 there were a lot of homes west of South 4th Street that were torn down to make room for industry along the river.

Marty Bernard posted
Chicago and Northwestern Shops at Clinton, IA on August 12, 1964.