Illinois Miscellaneous

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various companies and locations in Illinois
Photos and captions from Pat Scott
2000-2004

A Hemingray 680 in service in southern Illinois, near Mayberry, IL. It's a 7200 volt REA; utility unknown. (August 2003)

Rebuilt pole on an AmerenUE 4 kV line in Granite City, IL. The insulators are a GE tan top skytone from 1970, Pinco triple petticoat, and Pinco U-488, and a brown spool on single one-bolt rack. This was located along old US 66 east of the IT crossing. (February 2004)

Replacement for a pole that cracked, another AmerenUE 4 kV in Granite City. Insulators: ITE U-657 2400V, OB brown like U-666, ITE U-634, and a rack of three spools. (Late 2003)

An H frame over a canal, owned by UE. The three phases on the left are 4 kV, the right is 34 kV. How's that for overinsulating the 4 kV? Near Granite City over the Chain of Rocks Canal next to old US 66. (Late 2003)

UE 34 kV pole, same line as prev. photo, with more 4 kV underbuilt. Bells are Sediver, posts are 45 kV Lapps. Near Granite City at the intersection of old US 66 and Illinois Route 3. (Late 2003)

Uncommon AmerenUE 34 kV construction with three phases on suspensions on one arm. Underbuilt is 4 kV. East St. Louis, IL. (October 2, 2004)

Blue porcelain pintypes on 4 kV pole in Carmi, IL. (December 2000)

Corrugated base CD 214 Hemingray 43s on BNSF pole west of Edelstein, IL. (January 2001)

AmerenUE 4 kV pole with Knox bell, PVC conduit for transformer wire, and Line Materials 1000 watt mercury light. Sauget, IL. (October 2, 2004)

Two AmerenCIPS circuits in Benton, IL, with CD 252 Hemingray 62s and one Locke CD 296. (Early 2003)

Closeup of Locke CD 296 in Benton, IL. (Early 2003)

Pole with four CD 154 Lynchburg 44s located in Nashville, IL along a CSXT rail line. (October 6, 2001)

     

 

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