autoguy "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains"

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: The Old

	autoguy Nice to see I'm not the only zombie fan seeing this shoot. A tanning bed for zombies no less.

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy The pink chips taste best.

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy TB PTs were often tucked up under heavy blankets and slept outside in the cold air. Perhaps it hampered the infection and offered some welcome comfort?

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy I want to eat the paint chips.

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy Don't forget the zombie abatement costs.

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy If vampires are immortal, can they safely drink blood type X?

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant

	autoguy Thnx as always Motts! I always love to see big machines. I had spotted this place with Google Earth some time back. Now it's gone so the location can be revealed. Thanks for letting us experience these things through your efforts and your camera! HNY 11 to all!

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy It's the Soylent Green food processor.

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy I wanna lick that stuff!

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy Old school automatic. Has a coupler on that weight cable that will melt and separate in a fire, allowing the door to roll closed. At least that's the plan.

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy Is an unused chair really lonely? I mean, having somebody's ass in it's face all the time? And they don't even get to choose whether it's a nice ass or not. Maybe the chair likes getting a break? The fresh air has to better than what it got before!

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy I'll go with another building that was on that foundation. Now it's the high dive for the zombies.

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy Not just looks like one. It was used to hang and display disobedient workers.

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

	autoguy My entering that area would be futile.

Location: Rochester State Hospital  Gallery: Drifts of Whiteness

	autoguy Oh man, I'm almost never first! Look out for the ZOMBIES!

Location: Rochester State Hospital  Gallery: Drifts of Whiteness

	autoguy Thnx a bunch for engine house pics Motts! Great historical writeup too! Nobody stole our lunch, 1042. We gave it away. See your elected official.

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy A reciprocating engine. Perhaps torn down for spares in the last days as the plant was gasping it's last breath. An interesting note about the power grids in the old steel towns. They were built up to sell the massive power needed to the mills. Now the infrastructure is way more than needed and costs a fortune to maintain.

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy I seem recall numbers on the old monsters where the giant flywheels were ran 60 to 70 RPM max to keep them from disintegrating. I think the new giant high tech ship engines can be as low as 80, then up to near 500. Heavier parts move slower. Note the questions in the video about the origin of the engines. Done in a day when citizens cared whether we had a manufacturing base or not.

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy Zombies crawl out of that!

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy @Dave This shoot has me crapping my pants! Finding photo shoots of these old engine houses is near impossible. I'd wear out a camera in this place just on these engines alone! Motts could post 100s of photos of these from every angle and detail, and I'd love every one! I'd want to see all the specs and blueprints, all of it. But then, I'm sick that way. ;o)

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy Looks like a steam turbine rotor.

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy Slow. IIRC, the large flywheels on most of the old monsters never went over 500 RPM, if that. Many much slower. It was the heavy weight that stored the power, not the speed so much.

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

autoguy I've hunted down material on old giant engines in that past. Those flywheels had to made properly and used very carefully. Flywheel explosions were not uncommon. A runaway flywheel easily destroyed the building it was in, sent pieces into surround buildings, and took more than one engine mechanic out! Governor belts might break, governor sticks, an engine runs away? Guys scrambled to shut it down, but only the ones that dared to go near it!

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

	autoguy Giant flywheels! Massive iron! The mighty machines of the Morlocks! This may be the only giant engine house left intact in the USA. Yikes!

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel