1,689 Comments for Eagle River Power Station

its weird how power is still on in that place.

I just happen to be working on a game mod that starts off in an old abandoned factory, and these photos are absolutely PERFECT for inspiration! Thanks Mr Motts!

I can't get over how much those look like two hands grasping something.

Aperture Science...we do what we must because we can...(This really looks like something out of a video game!)

Noticed that there are several groups of bolts here? The "face" bolts, the bolts in the flanges and the long row of heavy bolts moving towards the "train". There's more to this great picture than meets the eye. Just great!

i can just imagine a worker in dark coveralls, a old looking construction helmet, and a clipboard moving up and down this checking things off on his clipboard. great!

(oh yeah... i seem to see things in places and pictures that people dont... people walking by the side of the road, a dog crossing the road.... and none of it is really there but it looks so real to me, i might see ghosts, but thats how i saw the worker here ;) ill say it again: great!)

There's no way this kit will ever work again. The boilers will be ruined. The power is on because it's an active building and may still be used as a sub-station.

The cells are to keep the lights on when there's a power failure and possibly also to start a backup generator for local power. If they were the only thing powering the lights then the lights would have gone out a long time ago.

maybe at some point the owners plan to reopen this plant that or intended to use it as a stand by plant should it someday be needed again. It would make sents to me to
maintain the power in it to keep an eye on the equipment for this reason.

Yeah, they are radiators. Look at the far right, halfway up the image... there is a valve with a Bakelite plastic handle.

Interesting that each individual cell is labeled.
The layout of these batteries makes me think they may not be lead acid. 3 cells X 1.5 volts per cell = 4.5 volts per battery. Sounds like nickel-iron (Edison) batteries. Those are IMPOSSIBLE to find these days.

I'm going to have to side with the Rotary Phase Converter crowd. I took a tour of the Allen S. King plant and it was explained to me that DC voltage is required to power the field coils of the alternator. A car alternator works the same way, it has BIG cables to carry the power produced, but it also has small wires to supply the field coils with battery power. The King plant's exciter was run from the main turbine shaft. This exciter would have drawn power from another station already online. I believe King was designed to be able bring other plants online, thus the turbine driven exciter.

That is an ancient fire door. The weight on the chain is ment to keep the door closed incase a fire breaks out. Oddly, the road to my cabin crosses a bridge who's deck is made from fire doors scavenged from a demolished industrial plant.

this is to kool, that would be a kool place to poke around indeed.

That thing looks so "Steam punky"... Love it :D

You think that machine is scary? you have to see the Oceanside Landfill in Oceanside Long Island the place is still used as a transfer station but the main incinerator building has been shut down since the 80's eveything inside is collapsing and falling down that place is scary. it look like something out of Nightmare on elm street