Around the turn of the 20th century, trackside water towers kept these steam-powered trains moving. Coal chutes were also necessary to replenish the burning coal used keep the water boiling.

HAMMOND -- The city's Historical Preservation Committee is hoping an abandoned railroad switching tower on the north end of the downtown district can find a new home this year.

Gary Water Tower, Roosevelt High, Michigan Central Railroad Depot deemed most endangered places in Region. 0 ... The list includes the water tower Indiana-American Water plans to tear down in Gary.

The 60-foot-tall tower will be restored and taken to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee. JENKS -- An idled 60-foot-tall water tower, a vestige of railroad days long past, will serve a new ...