Glen Morgan, WV: C&O Coaling Tower and Other WV Coaling Towers

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Ted Gregory posted

Built for a different time.

The C&O coaling tower at the rail yard in Glen Morgan, WV still stands and dwarfs the rail cars sitting in front of it.

I have difficulty fathoming the amount of business that the railroad must have had that required a coal dock of such proportion.

Also, the facts that 1) it still stands approximately 70 years after the last steamer filled its tender here, and 2) I am guessing its probably around 100 years old, just speaks volumes on the engineering and construction of the railroad back in those days.

This tower is rare because it still has some of its metal parts.

Street View, Jul 2019

Ted Gregory posted with the same description as the above post
[Some comments talk about the 3 coaling towers in and around New Buffalo, MI]

Edward O Pollock III posted two photos with the comment: "West Virginia has so many old coaling towers still standing.  Does anyone have a list that would place them all in the state?  Glen Morgan, WV."

Tim Shanahan shared

Thomas Dorman: Bluefield WV Norfolk & Western 1952 Coaling Tower 2,000 Ogle Active yard 37.2715, -81.22042

Cane Fork (Eskdale) WV Chesapeake & Ohio 1935 Coaling Tower 50 Ogle 38.09496, -81.44161

Cass WV Cass Scenic Railroad Coal Dock Tourist railroad 38.40176, -79.91191

Elk Run Junction (Whitesville) WV Chesapeake & Ohio Coaling Tower 500 Active track 38.00386, -81.55145

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(Capels, Welch) WV Norfolk & Western Coaling Tower Active track 37.44895, -81.603

Handley WV Chesapeake & Ohio 1919 Coaling Tower 500 Roberts & Schaefer Active track, RER63, RA65 38.18539, -81.35708

Hinton WV Chesapeake & Ohio 1929 Coaling Tower 800 Fairbanks-Morse 4 tracks 37.6782, -80.88397

Iaeger WV Norfolk & Western 1956 Coaling Tower 200 Active tracks, Auville Yard, last constructed 37.45912, -81.81763

Prichard WV Norfolk & Western 1925 Coaling Tower 2,000 Fairbanks-Morse Active track, 6 tracks, Atlas46v1 38.23655, -82.60789

Raleigh (Glen Morgan, Beckley) WV Chesapeake & Ohio Coaling Tower 300 Active yard 37.75867, -81.16131

Ronceverte WV Chesapeake & Ohio 1935 Coaling Tower 75 Ogle Active track, 1 track 37.74904, -80.462

Thurmond WV Chesapeake & Ohio 1922 Coaling Tower 500 Fairbanks-Morse Active tracks, 4 tracks, RME18 p295 37.95993, -81.08153

West Hamlin WV Chesapeake & Ohio Coaling Tower 300 Ogle Active track, 1 track, similar to Balcony Falls, Charlottesville 38.28965, -82.19322

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