Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
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Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
in Bartlesville's "westside" there is an abandoned Railroad Tower. I'm guessing it used to be a water tower or Grain elevator.
There is Warehouse directly across from it that was used for storing oil & gas & petroleum products.
I will let the pics do the talking!
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Offices?:
Ladder to the top:
Water/Grain chute?:
Petroleum Warehouse:
Pumps:
Warehouse office:
Dead cat!
Full album here :
http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m218 ... T%20Tower/
There is Warehouse directly across from it that was used for storing oil & gas & petroleum products.
I will let the pics do the talking!
Missouri- Kansas -Texas Lines
Offices?:
Ladder to the top:
Water/Grain chute?:
Petroleum Warehouse:
Pumps:
Warehouse office:
Dead cat!
Full album here :
http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m218 ... T%20Tower/
RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Awesome place, love the pics! After seeing that tower up close, I must now climb it. Bet it's a good view up there. Nice action shot of the cat lol. Wonder what that old building with the large tanks was for. Storing oil? Pumping it out of the ground? Both? Or just a gas station with above ground tanks?
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Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
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RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Seriously, why does everyone feel the need to post dead cat pics on here?
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Re: RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehous
I didn't know anyone else had, I just thought it was kind neat.graffitifetish wrote:Seriously, why does everyone feel the need to post dead cat pics on here?
Plus it was a kinda subliminal "Curiousity killed that Cat" thought.
Sorry if I offended you..... I'm still a noob!
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Oh, I get it, the irony. May our fellow four legged explorer rest in piece. LMAOpsychosaw13 wrote:Plus it was a kinda subliminal "Curiousity killed that Cat" thought.
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yup you got it, actually I had thought of that saying after I first started exploring.Fiend wrote:Oh, I get it, the irony. May our fellow four legged explorer rest in piece. LMAOpsychosaw13 wrote:Plus it was a kinda subliminal "Curiousity killed that Cat" thought.
Curiousity Killed the cat & we only got 1 life not 9
Deep... man... Deep! lol
RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Hi All,
Psychosaw has found a cool example of a steam locomotive coaling tower. The early ones were built of wood, but as time went on most railroads began replacing them with concrete towers. As you can see they've lasted longer than the steam locos.
Cheers,
a300mech
Psychosaw has found a cool example of a steam locomotive coaling tower. The early ones were built of wood, but as time went on most railroads began replacing them with concrete towers. As you can see they've lasted longer than the steam locos.
Cheers,
a300mech
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Re: RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehous
Thanx! I did all the research I could but still couldnt find out exactly what it was. it makes much more sense that the chute in front would spill out coal.a300mech wrote:Hi All,
Psychosaw has found a cool example of a steam locomotive coaling tower. The early ones were built of wood, but as time went on most railroads began replacing them with concrete towers. As you can see they've lasted longer than the steam locos.
Cheers,
a300mech
Re: RE: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehous
My pleasure. I really enjoy your discoveries. Please keep these cool finds coming!
Cheers,
a300mech
Cheers,
a300mech
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Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Holy shit, the teeth on that cat are HUGE!
Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Cool pics Psycho. I didn't see this one when you originally posted it. I've been walking down an abandoned rail line and will have to snap some pics of some of the stuff that's on it-before the town of Iola bulldozes it. It is owned by some local folks but the same town that bulldozed the old depot wants to condemn it.
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Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Those little buildings aren't really "offices" as much as just shelters for guys who manned the equipment and maybe did the initial bookkeeping. The real offices were elsewhere.
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Re: Bartlesville: MKT Railroad Tower/ Petroleum Warehouse
Scout wrote:I used to work for the KATY.
No shit? Thats. I'm currently doing some research around an old KATY bridge here in Tulsa. Railroads have so much history...
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