Coaling Tower
Uploaded: May 20, 2012 15:42:29
During the age of the steam locomotive coaling towers were an essential part of railroading as without them there was little way to effectively fuel the motive power. The coal chute or coaling station, as it is also sometimes known, dates back to the late 1800s as steam locomotives became larger and required a larger fuel capacity. As with steam locomotives themselves there were all different sizes of towers and they became much larger into the 20th century. Some of the last towers ever built were from reinforced concrete and stood hundreds of feet tall. They were so well built that several still stand to this day, over a half-century since they were last used!
Exif: F Number: 22.6, ExposureTime: 12500/100000 seconds, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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