To get in, you must wriggle through this tiny hole in the mountain.
The Tunnel.
Looking back at the way in.
Going to return here with waders some day.
Showing posts with label Coal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coal. Show all posts
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The Coal Tunnel
This disused train tunnel once allowed trains access to two nearby coal mines. The tunnel was built in 1908, and was sealed shortly after the last mine finally closed in late 1983. The tunnel is of brick construction with concrete spread over the brick, and is approximately 500 feet long. Today, the tunnel is sealed with large piles of dirt and rock on both ends, and has partially filled with water as a result.
To get in, you must wriggle through this tiny hole in the mountain.
The Tunnel.
Looking back at the way in.
Going to return here with waders some day.
To get in, you must wriggle through this tiny hole in the mountain.
The Tunnel.
Looking back at the way in.
Going to return here with waders some day.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Republic Steel at Dawn
Republic Steel. Birmingham's finest industrial abandonment. Captured at early dawn and sunrise.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Republic Steel - Coke Battery and Byproducts plants
According to research, built in 1952 and shut down in 1982.
Coke is a purified form of coal that burns smokeless and hotter, suitable for smelting iron.
Coke is made by purifying it in an oven, burning off the impurities. The burned off impurities can be used to create various other products, hence the byproducts plant.
A view of the roof above the coke ovens, the coal hopper in the distance.
A boat and an old record player desk? Interesting things to discover at a semi-abandoned industrial facility.
A curious find.
Tubs.
Inside the byproducts plant.
I may be wrong, but I suspect power may have been generated here. There were steam turbines and what looked like generators.
July 8th, 1982. Final day of work at the byproducts plant.
An equally curious find as the Superman painting, a tail section of an airplane.
It looked like someone had turned part of the byproducts plant into an art studio at one time. An old kiln, paint and a few other artsy things were found.
There was more to see. Perhaps a next time.
Coke is a purified form of coal that burns smokeless and hotter, suitable for smelting iron.
Coke is made by purifying it in an oven, burning off the impurities. The burned off impurities can be used to create various other products, hence the byproducts plant.
A view of the roof above the coke ovens, the coal hopper in the distance.
A boat and an old record player desk? Interesting things to discover at a semi-abandoned industrial facility.
A curious find.
Tubs.
Inside the byproducts plant.
I may be wrong, but I suspect power may have been generated here. There were steam turbines and what looked like generators.
July 8th, 1982. Final day of work at the byproducts plant.
An equally curious find as the Superman painting, a tail section of an airplane.
It looked like someone had turned part of the byproducts plant into an art studio at one time. An old kiln, paint and a few other artsy things were found.
There was more to see. Perhaps a next time.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant - Power Plant
This abandoned power plant was shut down long ago. Little resources can be found online, but the site is right next to the old Beaunit Fiber factory, and was most likely the power plant for the old Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, located very close by.
Multiple stories of grated metal flooring, mostly intact machinery and pipes. Incredible. I loved this place. Probably one of the greatest places near Birmingham.
The lot itself is semi-maintained, and the water ponds have fairly new and active pumping equipment in them. Both adjacent lots are active and staffed.
Keep Out - But wide open, as if inviting us in...
An overall view of the generators in the foreground, and the four coal fired combustion chambers in the background.
Old gauges, frozen in time.
Lifter
Pipes
I'm not a power plant engineer, but I suspect that these fed air into the combustion chamber.
This chart captured the plants final moments as it was shut down - for good.
Growth
Looks like these batteries are just a bit past their expiration date.
Stacks
And then we left. Few places can rival this abandoned power plant.
Multiple stories of grated metal flooring, mostly intact machinery and pipes. Incredible. I loved this place. Probably one of the greatest places near Birmingham.
The lot itself is semi-maintained, and the water ponds have fairly new and active pumping equipment in them. Both adjacent lots are active and staffed.
Keep Out - But wide open, as if inviting us in...
An overall view of the generators in the foreground, and the four coal fired combustion chambers in the background.
Old gauges, frozen in time.
Lifter
Pipes
I'm not a power plant engineer, but I suspect that these fed air into the combustion chamber.
This chart captured the plants final moments as it was shut down - for good.
Growth
Looks like these batteries are just a bit past their expiration date.
Stacks
And then we left. Few places can rival this abandoned power plant.
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