Friday, August 11, 2017

New Buffalo, MI: CSX/PM Coaling Tower, Roundhouse and Museum

Tower: (SatelliteStreet View, Birds-Eye View)
Museum: (Satellite)

The coaling tower is in the left background of this view.
Street View, Jul 2023

Tim Shanahan posted
New Buffalo Michigan
Dennis DeBruler: This is the first time I have seen a coaling tower without its skip hoist because it has yet to be built.

Michael C Kelly posted
Someone had posted a shot of CSX under the old coal tower in New Buffalo last week or so. Here's a shot by JP Baukus taken 6-22-80 under the same tower. Enjoy!
[It is a public group. There are a lot of interesting comments about train operations including this Dow "bomb train" and pushing it backwards from CSX's Barr Yard to MoPac's Yard Center for the tips between Midlan, MI and Freeport, TX. A comment said there was another coaling tower on the roundhouse lead, but I could not find it in the satellite views.]

Satellite, 3 photos
[Three stalls remain]

Mark Hinsdale added [whoops, I forgot to note the link and comment]

Marty Bernard posted two photos with the comment: "Pere Marquette Coaling tower at New Buffalo, MI circa 1990, Karl Miller photo."
Glenn G: Yard is gone, aux building is gone. So much history in this shot.
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Brian M Fox posted four photos with the comment: "I would like to know what this structure is and what it is or was used for. I saw this one in New Buffalo Michigan with two active tracks running under it. I never worked for a railroad, but, I enjoy seeing them and photographing them. Thank you."

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Jim Kelling posted
Derelict Pere Marquette roundhouse in New Buffalo MI

Richard Shulby commented on Jim's post
Here's a photo of the roundhouse in it's 16-stall configuration- date and photographer unknown- from the Art Million collection as it appeared in a May-June 1988 L&RP article.

Jim Kelling posted two photos with the comment: "New Buffalo MI (“replica” Pere Marquette depot is a railroad museum)"
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7 drone photos posted by Jeff Stupar featuring a coal train passing underneath   (source)


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