ITS Loveless Substation - Interior
After chasing a coal train up to Shay Maine, I stopped at the location of the former Illinois Traction System's Substation at Loveless.
The framework of the building itself is still in great shape, even if all the components for generating electric are long gone. What I believe to have been duct work for cooling fans (I imagine it get quite hot inside when things were humming along...) on top of the build are now starting to rust and topple. Not bad considering that stuff was probably last used at least 50 years ago.
I took the chance to take several details shots inside and out and will be posting them over the next few days.
-Illinois Traction System Loveless Substation
-NS (ex-C&NW/IT) Monterey Mine Lead, near MP ME4
-Wheeler Rd Crossing, S of Carlinville, IL
-June 20, 2015
IMG_9860_edited-1
ITS Loveless Substation - Interior
After chasing a coal train up to Shay Maine, I stopped at the location of the former Illinois Traction System's Substation at Loveless.
The framework of the building itself is still in great shape, even if all the components for generating electric are long gone. What I believe to have been duct work for cooling fans (I imagine it get quite hot inside when things were humming along...) on top of the build are now starting to rust and topple. Not bad considering that stuff was probably last used at least 50 years ago.
I took the chance to take several details shots inside and out and will be posting them over the next few days.
-Illinois Traction System Loveless Substation
-NS (ex-C&NW/IT) Monterey Mine Lead, near MP ME4
-Wheeler Rd Crossing, S of Carlinville, IL
-June 20, 2015
IMG_9860_edited-1