Without their walls these Solvent Recovery Line buildings look like blast walls. Their concrete inner structures were part of the design so if there was an explosion inside it would ‘blow out’ with a puff instead of a bang. Now most of these are demolished or overgrown.
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From inside a painting shed, where heatlamps and a vented roof made sure that the Caddy looked like it was worth the price tag.
The clock, which was sold after Amtrak dumped the building, was returned to the Waiting Room in 2005.
If there was a problem with the conveyor belt, the grain would go out these chutes.
The old crane swung on windier days over the Worthington Steam Pump. This is probably last used to disassemble the antique generators, which are all now gone.
To get more light into the wards, the building was narrow and had angular rooms, often staff space, perpendicular to the main hallway.
When the ship loaders were added, a doorway was cut through the metal silo to make a room for the grain handling equipment. Note the dust sensor in the corner of the torch-cut archway.
The skyway in the bottom of the picture is now gone.
Rows of offices under the power plant, which was in the middle of being demolished during my adventure. Despite the snow, this was meant as an interior.
A late look at the brewhouse, long after the stainless steel tanks were scrapped.