Austin came across an interesting brakestomper recently, and with the name of the town and the distinctive building in the background it was fairly easy to track down: goo.gl/maps/BG2T8MLzgFZcWR4S6 Austin's picture: www.flickr.com/photos/129954339@N03/4961 4775583

4 years ago / 120 visits / 1 comment

It's just a shade too far for me, and likely well out of reach of Justin and Jesse too... goo.gl/maps/MRWLo2ksjSyDDkUc6 Black River Falls, WI

5 years ago / 146 visits

Just found a couple manuals for Westinghouse transformers. This should help us confirm the later versions of Westinghouse transformers (Westinghouse Electric Corp. era): http://www.electricalpartmanuals.com/pdf /transformer/Westinghouse/Distribution%2 0Transformers/I.B.461001.pdf And fortunately, o…

7 years ago / 151 visits

www.flickr.com/photos/wdunby/8759934659 goo.gl/maps/171erfX2st82 No way could I stay on the road if I saw that.

7 years ago / 241 visits / 1 comment

www.google.com/maps/@43.3776423,-99.8584 908,3a,75y,269.99h,97.77t/data=!3m6!1e1! 3m4!1svlSOCYTcF54YUK2m5VppfA!2e0!7i13312 !8i6656?hl=en Looks like the Winner muni forgot to take down an old 2400V-class pole. That pole may also be a remnant of Tri-State Utilities (Foshay), SD Light & Power, or Inte…

7 years ago / 146 visits

Matt Weldon found a line in Indiana built to the old Byllesby specifications - but with Jeffrey-Dewitt insulators. Other than the insulators, the construction is nearly a dead ringer for the now-gone Dell Rapids to Pipestone 66kV line! www.insulators.info/pictures/?id=5012017 96 www.insulators.info/…

7 years ago / 151 visits

goo.gl/maps/QGjbGwJTyA92 This is on the old Vulcan Tool building in Winona, MN.

8 years ago / 133 visits / 1 comment

Just found this book put out by the old Federal Power Commission (now FERC). babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000 047597764;view=1up;seq=1 An excellent source of information - lists ALL the IOUs and munis as well as those coops that were in existence as of 1940. For one, I finally verified that…

9 years ago / 215 visits / 2 comments

Justin’s article on a long-retired power plant in the Twin Cities that is due to be demolished made me think of all the early power plants I know of that I’ve seen in person - whether they are still serving their original role or not. Appleton, MN / Hering St. north of Thielke Ave Plant retired by O…

10 years ago / 246 visits

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.890974 21655;view=1up;seq=1 Thought this was VERY interesting. There was a LOT of GOOD info in there as to which companies were serving which towns in Minnesota and there were some surprises in there such as finding out East Grand Forks was evidently served by NSP…

10 years ago / 267 visits

While reading Northwestern Energy's Distribution System Infrastructure Plan (addressing needed upgrades to their electric and gas systems in MT), this paragraph on the last page was interesting - "NWE is in a somewhat favorable position – for now. It may already be too late for some utilities for wh…

11 years ago / 244 visits / 1 comment