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Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:54 pm

The P-50 in Wilmington has been replaced by a new T-135.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.
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:15 pm

What else does Wilmington have, any smaller sirens?

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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:13 am

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.
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:15 am

Part of the Dresden Nuclear Generating Station siren system, I assume?
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:03 am

Pretty sure, yes.
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:37 am

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.
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:59 pm

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

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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:29 am

Gil wrote: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?

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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:57 am

Either that or Fulton took them down and refurbished them (don't quote me on that)
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Re: Wilmington,il P-50 replaced

Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:31 am

Gil wrote: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.
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