MODERN LOCOMOTIVE COALING STATIONS DESIGNED AND BUILT ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER CO. Consulting Engineers and Contractors Old Colony Building -- Chicago, U.S.A. Copyrighted July, 1910, by ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER CO. Chicago, U.S.A ----------------------------------- We are always in advance of other engineers when it comes to improvements in the handling of coal, whether preparing it at the mine, or storing it for use on locomotives. We claim the credit of promoting and bringing to its high point of efficiency, the Holmen or Balanced Bucket Type of Locomotive Coaling Station. Our patents cover all of the essential features which go to make this type of plant so efficient and economical. The rapid growth of our business, the many dupli- cations of plants and our long list of satisfied clients is ample evidence that we substantiate our claims.

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Coaling stations/towers were designed to fuel steam locomotives.  They came in all sizes and shapes.  Some were behemoth structures, while others consisted of a pile of coal, and a power shovel along a sidetrack. In the 19th and early 20th century, coaling stations were an integral part of every railroad. There were numerous coal stations; most towns with locally based locomotives had some type of coal facility.  There were also coaling stations located at intervals along routes, so that locomotives of through trains could fill up quickly, and maintain their schedules. Some were combined with water and sand holding structures. The introduction of diesel locomotives, led to the replacement or abandonment of these structures, and the use of  smaller overhead tanks holding diesel fuel.
 
 

"We are always in advance of other engineers when it comes to improvements in the handling of coal... We claim the credit of promoting and bringing to its high point of efficiency, the Holmen or Balanced Bucket Type of Locomotive Coaling Station..." Roberts and Schaefer Co.  Consulting Engineers and Contractors Old Colony Building Chicago, U.S.A.

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