Four-Bent Pile trestle

A four-bent pile trestle uses vertical supports called pilings driven into the ground to form a firm base, with each set of pilings called a bent; this trestle has four sets. One photo shows a northbound train carrying coal from the Captain Mine in Percy, Illinois, to the power plant in Joliet, and another shows an empty coal train headed back to Percy. The photos were taken in May 1975 by Don Wirth.

Columbia, Illinois · United States