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Coaling Tower - Amory Yard - Amory, MS, MP 611.2 - Tupelo, Birmingham, Columbus Subdivisions

Discussion in 'Coaling Towers' started by Robert Tomb, Dec 30, 2015.

  1. Robert Tomb

    Robert Tomb Member

    Robert Tomb, Dec 30, 2015
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    magistrate, Joe Lovett and FriscoCharlie like this.
  2. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Note the vertical cylinder "sand tower" on the corner of the tower in the second photo.

    I believe that the Chaffee coal chute also had its sand tower set up this way.

    Thanks for sharing,
     
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    yardmaster, Dec 31, 2015
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  3. Robert Tomb

    Robert Tomb Member

    When I photographed this, the sand tower was still in use.
     
    Robert Tomb, Dec 31, 2015
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  4. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Robert,

    I keep meaning to ask the approximate time frame when you took these photos.

    Judging by the hoppers in the second picture, it was well beyond the demise of steam locomotion on the Frisco.

    I figured that the Frisco had pretty well demolished any and all obsolete steam-era servicing items not long after 1952, such as the fate that met the Chaffee chute:

    http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index....o-yard-early-20th-century-map.1046/#post-5904

    It sounds as if the sand tower on the Amory coal chute gave it an extended lease on life.

    Best Regards,
     
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    yardmaster, Jan 29, 2016
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  5. Robert Tomb

    Robert Tomb Member

    Chris,

    I made the photos at Amory, Chaffee, and Pott's Camp between 1967 and 1970.

    I think the Pott's Camp coal chute was demolished in the mid to late 1980's, but I'm not positive.
     
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  6. qaprr

    qaprr Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Potts Camp Coal Chute was demolished in Spring of 1977.
     
    qaprr, Jan 29, 2016
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  7. Robert Tomb

    Robert Tomb Member

    Thanks, qaprr.

    I wasn't sure about the date.
     
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  8. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks, fellas!

    Best Regards,
     
    yardmaster, Feb 1, 2016
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