Friday, November 20, 2009 East Central Illinois

Champaign photographer's railroad tower images on display

By Kirby Pringle
Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:43 AM CDT

With their creaky stairs, coal-fired furnaces and windows open to the elements, railroad towers offered few of the comforts of home.

Sometimes they didn't even have running water.

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