Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

[coop866]

The P-50 in Wilmington has been replaced by a new T-135. It has happened in the past few days. I am assuming ours is next.

[holler]

What else does Wilmington have, any smaller sirens?

[coop866]

Their might be one somewhere in a random neighborhood, but I highly doubt it. If I had room, I would really try to get their siren.

[Thunderboltlover]

Part of the Dresden Nuclear Generating Station siren system, I assume?

[coop866]

Pretty sure, yes.

[TommyBNSF]

There are T-128s on the outskirts of Wilmington and 2 T-135s to the north and northwest, but there are no other sirens in the town. And this P-50 was owned by Exelon and was actually part of both the Dresden and Braidwood plants. This leaves at most 5 P-50s left in the Dresden system. There are probably still 9 P-50s in the La Salle system, but who knows how long they'll last.

[Gil]

Funny, some of the P-50's in those systems were installed less than 10 years ago and are already being replaced...

[siren fan]

Funny, some of the P-50's in those systems were installed less than 10 years ago and are already being replaced...

Wow those must have been the last ones made before they were discontinued?

[Chicagosiren-hunters]

Either that or Fulton took them down and refurbished them (don't quote me on that)

[TommyBNSF]

Funny, some of the P-50's in those systems were installed less than 10 years ago and are already being replaced...

I remember seeing the one on Route 6 and Gun Club Rd. near Morris when it was first installed, replacing a Thunderbolt. Man did the Thunderbolt look tiny. I wonder if that P-50 will still be there when I return to Illinois this fall.