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Chance

What I presume to be the Chance coal separator.

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So, just how massive is the funnel-shaped bin?
SkedAddled
Sun 02-21-2010
looks like all this steal could be melted down and reused rather than sitting here and rusting away?
Ferdy
Sun 02-21-2010
I think you are right. That is massive! I love the rust on the seperator.
Kathy W.
Sun 02-21-2010
No! It's too beautiful to scrap!
Junkyardave
Sun 02-21-2010
I'd think it would all be too heavy to transport anywhere, Ferdy. But I was thinking along the same lines... there's probably thousands of dollars of scrap metal in this place.

I'm also with Dave though - I'd hate to see it scrapped. It is lovely and serene in its silent retirement.
Rekrats
Mon 02-22-2010
im wondering if its more dangerous in there now or was it more dangerous to be in when it was running
IM HERE TO CONFESS
Mon 02-22-2010
Probably more chance of acquiring tetanus now than there was back then... but then, there was a higher chance of losing an appendage!
Rekrats
Tue 02-23-2010
Wonder how loud it was in there when this place was up and running? Although now surrounded in a eternal silence.
Canada
Tue 02-23-2010
this is where the giant coffee maker was
Joe
Mon 03-01-2010
...yup, back in the day when an injury at work was the way things were, instead of a lawsuit.
STL girl
Mon 09-20-2010
The original plan was to convert the breaker into a museum and actually have parts of it running. That plan has since been scrapped, no pun intended. There was a lot more to this site than meets the eye. Having looked at the original plans, this site is massive, not to mention all of the rail yards that have been torn up and company houses that have been demolished. St. Nick was the largest in the world when it opened in 1933 and is still impressive. Oh, and RAC still uses parts of the site and the surrounding area.
Skook
Sat 08-13-2011

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