Tichy Coaling Tower - Anyone built it ?

[doctorwayne]

When the coaling tower was no longer required after the end of steam, many roads kept them in place solely for the integral sand delivery system. The one shown below functioned as a sanding facility, with the delivery system modified to accommodate diesels. The coal bunkers were simply left empty, and the chutes and operating mechanisms for them were removed.











Another reason for leaving them was the cost and difficulty of demolishing them but, unfortunately, this one is now gone, too.

Wayne