This is what the mine shops look like from the road between Gaastra, MI and Rogers Location (formerly Bates, MI). The community was renamed for the mine, probably under the heavy influence of M.A. Hanna.
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The end of Dock 5 is warped and bent from a rail accident that left some ore cars swinging like a stringy wrecking ball into the end of the superstructure and accompanying stair. The stairs are still navigable, but it wasn’t recommended by the CN workers that were with me.
The crane on Dock 2, as seen from Dock 4 right after sunset. Notice the old light tower is warped.
The main street of the ghost town is also the maintenance road for the BNSF line that bisects Colmor.
I wonder if these windows were bricked after the 1950 explosion with the hopes that, if another silos blew, the people in this office would be better protected.
This building was an office and lounge for engineers. It is also demolished.
![The Beeghley was launched in 1958... you can see it unloading limestone here with its retrofitted self-unloader. Update: This ship has been renamed the 'James L. Oberstar' after the Minnesota Senator. [Read more on Boardnerd.com here: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/oberstar.htm]](https://i2.wp.com/substreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Charles-M-Beeghly-CSUBSTREET.jpg?w=322&h=322&crop=1&ssl=1 "Charles M Beeghly")
The Beeghley was launched in 1958… you can see it unloading limestone here with its retrofitted self-unloader. Update: This ship has been renamed the ‘James L. Oberstar’ after the Minnesota Senator. [Read more on Boardnerd.com here: http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/oberstar.htm]
Grain is taken from the bottom of the silos through a conveyor in a tunnel. These blowers keep the air in the tunnel fresh.
Perhaps this office was for a film studio or music producer.
The great entrance to the Service Building shows the detail once present in the old hospital.