The fall of the steam plant

[wayman]

There was one deafening, perfectly crisp BOOM, and then a deafening silence followed by a dull thud.

Here's a link to the whole set on Flickr, for larger versions and several more shots.

 

[MrEd]

excellent work, enjoyed the pics.

 

[Long Train Runnin']

excellent work, enjoyed the pics.

Ditto. Thanks for sharing!

 

[PRR 60]

Here a video from YouTube poached from a posting elsewhere. Watch the glass surface of the Cira Center shake when the chimney hits the ground (reflective glass building on the right).

 

[Neil_M]

Top photos there!

 

[Joel N. Weber II]

Are they loading the remnants of the chimney on to train cars?

 

[NJCoastExp]

Yeah, was there too, right by the yard at the foot of Cira Tower. Video on YT sometime within next 2 months .

 

[amtrakwolverine]

Here a video from YouTube poached from a posting elsewhere. Watch the glass surface of the Cira Center shake when the chimney hits the ground (reflective glass building on the right).

cool video. car alarm going off afterwards.

 

[dk82]

Here's a series of photos from the Cira Centre. They show what a tight space the stack had to fall in.

 

[wrjensen]

What are the building in it place?

 

[wayman]

What are the building in it place?

Nothing, so far as I know. And the site won't be cleared and ready for any construction for months, maybe a year, in any event. They demolished it so it didn't crumble and fall on its own, not because they have plans to re-use the space. Or at least, that's what I've heard.

There are a lot of temporary trailer offices for Amtrak (and maybe SEPTA too) in that area. It's possible Amtrak will build a small office building to give those folks more permanent space, but I doubt that's a priority. It's not land that's well-suited for third-party use (ie, an office building) due to access issues.

 

[nomis]

Here are my images from Sunday morning ...

• the final sunrise
  
• the fall
  
• the full album