CNW Over-Track Coaling Tower (Nelson, Illinois)
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Nelson, Illinois
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railway, coal storage/terminal
Poured concrete above track coaling tower built by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (currently owned by UP). Very popular railfan photo location.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°47'58"N 89°35'48"W
- Union Pacific Global III - Rochelle Intermodal Facility 41 km
- Princeton, IL, Amtrak Station 47 km
- Union Depot Railroad Museum 49 km
- Old Illinois Central Rail Yard 67 km
- Kewanee, IL, Amtrak station 68 km
- Illinois Central RR Illinois River Bridge 68 km
- Former C&NW Station in DeKalb 72 km
- 2015 train/truck incident 76 km
- Railway bridge 96 km
- Railway bridge 101 km
- Lake 0.6 km
- Sauk Valley Community College 2.2 km
- Invenergy 584 Megawatt Natural Gas Generating Station 2.7 km
- Rock River Estates 2.8 km
- Sauk View 3.2 km
- River Ridge 3.3 km
- Woodland Shores 3.3 km
- Rockside 3.5 km
- Emerald Hill Golf and Learning Center 4 km
- Rock River Country Club 5 km