Exploring the Canadian Niagara Power William B. Rankine Generating Station and Tailrace

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4 жыл бұрын

The Canadian Niagara Power/William B. Rankine Generating Station and Tailrace is one of a handful of locations that I never imagined I would have the opportunity to explore, ever. This station, and the Toronto Power Company station across the street.
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Even before I had started exploring, I had read this incredibly well written story about a group of seasoned explorers who ventured down and into the Toronto Power Company tailraces. Then, upon further research, I also learned of people who had also been into the Canadian Niagara Power Company plant and its tailrace.
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I had spoken to a friend who was in town and about to attempt both the Toronto Power Plant and the Canadian Niagara Plant.
Those friends were successful in entering and exploring BOTH plants including the tailraces. I was extremely jealous, but very proud of my friends…
As I walked the halls of this plant I noted that this should be a Hydro Electric Power Museum, the building is in remarkable shape and given 1) the locals interest in the cities history with Hydro Electric Power and 2) its perfect location in the heart of the tourist district they could easily provide tours here for the public.
Much to my surprise, in 2019 many many months after my visits, the Parks Commission announced two free public tours in October 2019. Then, they announced their plans to open the facility to paid public tours to commence in 2021.
The reception of the news of the two free tours was overwhelmingly well received as both dates were sold out within 20 minutes each.
The tours allowed the public to access the main hall, the inner forebay and gatehouse, the control room and surrounding hallways. Not accessible were the boardroom, offices, lower distribution tunnels and obviously the thrust deck and all that can be found beneath the main hall.
Leading up to these tours, the Parks Commission had the entire building covered with brand new state of the art cameras and surveillance system from the roof to the exterior and I’m told all the way down and into the tunnels.
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@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

@nathanielcruz4364 2 жыл бұрын

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@muhammadapollo5236 2 жыл бұрын

@Nathaniel Cruz Flixportal :)

@nathanielcruz4364 2 жыл бұрын

@Muhammad Apollo thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!

@muhammadapollo5236 2 жыл бұрын

@Nathaniel Cruz happy to help :D

@togowack 2 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't quote our modified history, we didn't build these power plants and couldn't even if we tried. The stuff we make now is not going to hold up or last for very long

@SilentServiceCode 3 жыл бұрын

My dad worked here for about 20+ years, and used to take me down to the bottom with him sometimes as a kid. Last time I got a proper tour was 1998. I showed him all your pics on your website and he had a lot of very intricate details to share about several of them. He's personally rebuilt one of the 'exciter' units on the main floor that fire up the generators. I'm hoping to get him out again when it opens as a tourist attraction.

@Freaktography 3 жыл бұрын

Ask him if he knew Brian Nicholson, he was a very good friend of my family and he also worked there . My dad worked for OPG and I remember him taking me down to the power house down at the base of the falls. So awesome

@SilentServiceCode 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography I'll ask next time I see him. I would have liked to see the OPG building and Toronto Power Co.

@james94582 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully they let your dad go in for free... Since he more than earned his entry into that place... Would love to make it up there and go on a tour.. Power plants and that industry are so interesting to me

@SilentServiceCode 2 жыл бұрын

@@james94582 I'd hope so, but I'm not sure that'll be the case!

@robertwilliams3846 2 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! Even by today’s standards, a MARVEL OF ENGINEERING!!! Thank you so very much for sharing your fascinating adventure!!!

@MarkBrown-uf8ct 4 жыл бұрын

Truly, Urban Exploration at it's finest. I am in awe of these type facilities and what it took to create. Breathtaking! Thank You!

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this one was years of practice!!

@philyork7347 4 жыл бұрын

My jaw is on the floor and my senses are on super high from the footage inside the tailrace. I never thought I'd see anything but static pictures from down there. Props to you my man, you are one of my internet heroes.

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

thank you, very little will ever compare to this experience

@alexanderbeitinger1853 Жыл бұрын

WOW That's the best yet for an abandoned trail blazer.. Way to go and fantastic armature photography pictures.

@Freaktography Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@u1zha 3 жыл бұрын

I was flabbergasted when I read that urbex story back in the naughties. I had even visited Niagara falls recently, and done some beginner urbex around Toronto, without realizing that probably THE most epic exploration in the world was there behind the falls, and not yet sealed off.

@Liasisws 2 жыл бұрын

I was there two days ago, it’s a museum with two tours, the day tour is all in the main hall with plans to go down to the bottom tunnel in 2022. The night tour is a light show! Both are well done and worth it. Thank you for the video so I can see what wasn’t tourist ready below the hall!

@mikefitzgerald33 2 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to go on the tour of the Rankine Generating Station, but now due to limited mobility, I'll have to rely on your fabulous photography. What a treat it was. This is definately the quality of a documentary fim production. Thanks! Interesting fact about this particular plant, it was the last Canadian plant producing power at 25 cycle. Canadian Niagara Power was privately owned. The entire Ontario Hydro system was switched over to 60 cycle in the mid 1950's, however, there were some industries (Stelco Hilton Works) was one that could not switch the plant over. I worked at the Hamilton Hot Strip Mill when they started to shut it down. After WWII the federal government gave grants to Stelco to build a brand new state-of-art 56" Hot Strip Mill. Shortly after it was up and running Ontario Hydro switched over to 60 cycle. It would have been cost prohibitive to upgrade the Hilton Works HSM, so electricity was supplied by the Rankine Generating Station. Stelco was one of if not the last customers. When the Rankine was mothballed this power was supplied by Ontario Hydro's Adam Beck #I It was around the same time that Stelco started to shut-down the Hilton Works HSM.

@MEGGEM707 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I live about 20 minutes from the Niagara Power Plant on the Niagara River, near Niagara Falls, NY, USA. I toured it years ago with my father when the water was rerouted to make repairs to the power plant and Niagara Falls itself. It was strange to see no water going over the Falls. I’ll never forget it..... was so cool 😎. Thank you for your time, research and sharing this. 😊❤️😊

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching, this was one amazing explore

@drampadreg1386 Жыл бұрын

What a grow room that would make, and you have enough power for the gear. Man, you could feed the world and stay high.

@zurreality 2 жыл бұрын

Bombastic Photos and respect for going down there x)!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@cpnscarlet 2 жыл бұрын

OMG! This is not only a great piece of engineering history, but also a great adventure into old architecture and a man-made labyrinth. But even more, this is a great bit of slide-show composition and story-telling. You are to be congratulated and admired.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@lorigrant8389 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your talent pictures history of telling us about the places you explore !!

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@rachelgervais1971 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing history thanks for the video and awesome pictures🤗👍

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!!

@indianajonesrock 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME! I would love to do this. Nice of someone to leave that ladder!

@mnshp7548 Жыл бұрын

incredibleee. thankyou for sharing

@Freaktography Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bennuttall1589 11 ай бұрын

Respect! An explore done with an existential knowledge of what is valuable. I got into a tunnel that was "not quite" on this scale but epic in a local way, after 2 years of trying, this video helps me relive the joy! We're going to see this hydro-electric museum in 2 weeks...

@Freaktography 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and have fun!

@marinovalente7128 2 жыл бұрын

I did a tour of the station last week. It was really cool. Next summer they are opening the tail race for tours

@jetuber 2 жыл бұрын

THAT is what I'm waiting for. Everything else is just preamble. It's the tailrace tunnels of Niagara that are the region's greatest (and least-known) attractions. Thank goodness that at least one of them will soon be accessible -- though I'm hoping that the greatest of them all, the TPGS tailrace in the building just up the parkway from Rankine, will someday be made accessible to the public as well.

@BeaglyBeagle488 2 жыл бұрын

@@jetuber literally the #1 place on the entire planet I would like the most to see, is that tailrace!

@bellowphone 2 жыл бұрын

That plant is truly a remarkable construction. I've been to Niagara Falls many times, and have often gazed at that building, trying to picture what lay inside and beneath. I'm so thankful that you were able to penetrate its mysteries, and share your awesome discoveries with us.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@togowack 2 жыл бұрын

hidden deliberately; we didn't build it

@MrPExplores 4 жыл бұрын

Supremely jealous! So glad you got to get in there and see it all. From what I hear, they've cracked down on the place. Keep up the amazing material!

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

thanks dude!

@thecamocampaindude5167 2 жыл бұрын

I just like it when we canadians have any type of recognition

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

yes!

@jeniw8586 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! Great photos and music.

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@dangoldbach6570 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for NYMO as a college intern, those power plants were impressive, but this... Amazing. There were some very smart people back in the day. This is proof! Love the photography, I'm a little jealous I never got a chance to photograph the generator hall at nine mile point!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@neiltheplayer 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@metalhead24922492 2 жыл бұрын

Being a local I watch this video once in a while. Words don’t even begin to describe how jealous I am of your amazing adventure. Truly a one of a kind experience and im glad you did such a good job sharing your experience for the rest of us !

@metalhead24922492 2 жыл бұрын

July 1st I’ll be able to have the same experience as you my friend !!!!!! Thank you to the Niagara parks ! I’m beyond excited !

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been waiting for the tunnel to open to come tour the facility. I'll be coming in July some time

@ForceFedFetusFillet 3 жыл бұрын

Always wanted to explore in here since I was a kid. Thanks for the visuals

@artysanmobile 2 жыл бұрын

Big props and congratulations on a brilliant presentation! Your research about and respect for the premises are world class. This should be a short film in science museums across north america. The bleeding edge, state of the art, turn of the 19th century technology is absolutely fascinating and it is also in amazingly good condition. The control room filled with mechanical controls and meters was so significant in its day, it should be preserved forever for guided tours, which I see it very well may be. Born in Buffalo, I lived 6 miles from the falls and could see the spray on a good day from my bedroom window. I’ve visited dozens of times and it never gets old, the pride of an entire region of the U.S. Again, words are barely adequate to show my appreciation for all your hard work and the style in which you conducted it. This documentary is a secret treasure waiting to be tapped.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the compliments and kind words

@InTheBeloved77 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating look at the ancient archeology and tech of a long forgotten advanced (Tartarian?) civilization.

@joesmith7427 7 ай бұрын

More power to them!!

@raymorley8241 3 жыл бұрын

Now that was pretty awesome.

@mangoeater5624 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing pictures!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@jivepatrol6833 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and amazing power station!

@FrogandFlangeVideo 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant !!!!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

hey thank you

@J.DeLaPoer Жыл бұрын

Excellent work! I used to lead a semi-local (~3hr drive from the falls) UE group about 25 years ago and always wanted to explore this place, but in those days it was tightly locked with active security and all the post-9/11 paranoia going on. The Toronto Power Co. across the way was also one of my holy grails since seeing that awesome neoclassical facade as a small child. I did eventually get a public tour of this place, but I had to let a full explore of Toronto Power go upon finally getting inside just a few years back. I'm too old/cautious for the TPCo.'s level of danger these days lol. I found the level of decay to be pretty extreme in there and going any deeper than the first couple levels seemed too risky. Having a staircase be so rusted through that one of the treads crumbled apart from its supports before my full weight was on it -- and seeing it was only worse as it went further down -- was enough for me to leave the lower levels alone. Everything about that substructure was just soaking wet and crumbling, with the air so humid most of my pictures were crap. In my 20s I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but a couple decades and a serious back injury later I'll admit I don't have the balls/stupidity for that risk level anymore. I do most of my exploring vicariously now, but watching these definitely makes me miss the old days when groups like the UEC and folks like Ninj were still around; before the politics and drama of the UER crowd, you know? My advice do as much as you can, while you can. Many of the best places I explored when my group was active are now several years gone. Sad victims of the wrecking ball's "progress", arson/vandalism or just their own collapse. We as a society are much too eager to erase our historic past and it's (mostly awesome) architecture in favor of soulless, generic, post-modern glass and steel crap -- but that's it's own subject I'll restrain myself from ranting about. With their immense size, complexity and environmental considerations it's fair to say places like this here will endure a while longer, even Toronto Power, but past a certain point they just become too decayed unless you have a death wish or are prepped for rappelling. Thanks again for the excellent and well researched videos!

@Freaktography Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of that info! It's great to hear from smooth early psrticipant in the hobby

@jettbridger2358 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I had a guided tour yesterday and got to see much of the building as well as the tunnel as it is now accessible via elevator but I enjoyed seeing the areas that we missed in your video and I hope they become accessible in the future!

@jettbridger2358 Жыл бұрын

Oh and I would also really love for the two other stations to open in the future but only time will tell. They are all beautiful buildings and I hope they can be kept up for generations to come.

@darlenefehr2111 3 жыл бұрын

Went by there many times now I get to see inside thank you 😊

@deborahtheredbrickchick468 2 жыл бұрын

Wild ~ thank you ✨

@WeazelJaguar 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks for posting! Here is another place i gotta go!

@72chargerse72 3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree it should be a museum . I did a private tour pre 2009 it was beautiful. Very special.

@silverload3622 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a no brainer to open it as a museum and to show Americans what America use to stand for instead of being a nation of consumers,,thanks for the tour

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Hey how did u come across this video? It's getting way more views that usual

@theScrupulousBerserker 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done!

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@sauletto1 2 жыл бұрын

Really great video !

@mdtransmissionspecialties 2 жыл бұрын

We used a lot of their inventory for the buffalo plant during overhaul years ago.

@Captain_Char 2 жыл бұрын

they do tours there now, so you can go there legally now and get an actual guided tour. as for the Toronto power station, they added a large power transformer a few years back, so the building is now powered again, the one power station at the base of the falls is now the landing for the zipline at the top of the falls

@salimali7093 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. The research and the narration on the facility was in great details, but was explained simply for a layman to understand. The generating station is not only massive, but awe inspiring. The pictures snapped was spot on or in other word perfectly done. The place surprisingly is so clean, unbelievably spick and span. Thanks Dave for bringing us into another "dimensional" urbex, for a change. It was indeed a pleasant surprise.

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@tekvax01 2 жыл бұрын

I was allowed a tour of this power plant back in the early 2000s, they were still generating 25Hz power at the time. It was interesting to see all the flickering 25 cycles per second lights, and meters!

@graveytrain5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was just there.. the place is fairly big...but for you to go down to the bottom is crazy!!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

It was the coolest and stupidest thing I've ever done lol

@bellowphone 2 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography Not stupidest; we are all extremely grateful to you.

@gabrieldallaire6675 Жыл бұрын

Just visited it a couple hours ago, totally worth the 31$ you can walk the tunnel all the way outside. Generator hall is open, nothing else is. You can take an elevator and walk the whole tunnel.

@rfengr00 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Took the family on vacation there last year. I peaked in the window of this one, and will definitely go back if they open it up for tours. I’d love to see inside the really old one down at the river bed.

@masaharumorimoto4761 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to get a tour in there!!! let's hope 2021 is a better year :)

@joeycarone4202 3 жыл бұрын

Hey how do you get in there?

@masaharumorimoto4761 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeycarone4202 Likely not going to be happening again for a while because of the stupid virus. The only way to check is via Parks Canada.

@christopherhodson4049 4 жыл бұрын

Good and Informative.

@ocsrc 2 жыл бұрын

That plant has power and the controls can be re-energized. This is an unbelievable thing to do. If someone were to know what they were doing, and re-energize the main controls, they could activate the valves and flood that tunnel. Even 1 penstock being opened a small amount would cause a flood in that tunnel. I saw no LockOutTagOuts on any of the controls or valves and the fact that there is still power in there really makes me nervous. Please make sure you have people up top and always keep in touch via two-way radio The equipment can be remotely controlled, and most likely is tested monthly, with no warning on site.

@jamespowell7302 2 жыл бұрын

Look at the brick in the tunnel...not likely, mate.

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

watching the video, we see the place was maintained in standby mode (usable condition) with minimal staff for decades, meaning it was never fully updated with anything automatic. Based on what I see, that means the place was fully off-line by the 80s and basically closed up / empty for the last 20 years.

@desrosiers3420 3 жыл бұрын

Just worked there today spraying foam to convert to a museum fucking amazing place they drained all the water and we parked trucks down underneath it

@Freaktography 3 жыл бұрын

Wow they drained the forebay? I wish I could get another look!!!

@bueb8674 Жыл бұрын

The whole Rankine station is now 'rehabilitated'(not generating...of course) and open to the public(for about a $30 fee) Including the tunnel. This video is still epic since it's made before it became a tourist attraction. What's funny is in 2018 we had asked Niagara Parks people at Oak Hall about if they'd be doing anything to make Rankine publicly accessible, they just gave us confused looks... they need to do a bit better with their PR. Hope they do something about the nearby generating stations as well

@Freaktography Жыл бұрын

I took the tour in the summer, it was interesting being in there after having seen it in its prior state

@larry785 2 жыл бұрын

One good reason to ask permission before entering is they will let you know when the tunnels will be flooded with water under enough pressure to kill a man in seconds.

@bellowphone 2 жыл бұрын

Truly, that would suck.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

The plant is decommissioned so I didn't have to worry about that

@willsteele9249 3 жыл бұрын

Jon Levi sent me, this video is awesome and your work is stellar thank you btw I did sub too 😊

@Freaktography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Who is Jon Levi though?? Lol

@nicklall4285 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography the power station is ancient not built 150 years ago

@suzannewojtkowiak4329 2 жыл бұрын

Being originally from Buffalo area I was excited to see this!! I always loved to have company cause they would usually want to go 'to the Falls'. This must have been an exciting explore for you and especially to have been there before the security was so tight. Just think of what it must have been like to work there. Great vid & pic's!!!

@danielj.glowny4108 Жыл бұрын

This would be a great place to photograph in 3D for Viewmaster to be sold by The Niagara Parks Commiision !

@kenw.1112 3 жыл бұрын

This generating plant should be updated and reopened to provide power or put on standby in case of shit hits the fan. VERY NICE VIDEO ! I WAS LOOKING FOR A VIDEO TO SEE INSIDE OF THESE PLANTS. NIKOLA TESLA IS THE GENIUS BEHIND AC POWER .

@zaptowee6625 3 жыл бұрын

We use both AC & DC your phone, computer, & anything with a circuit uses DC & is converted from AC. It's weird, cause a car produces DC, then I use an inverter to convert it to AC to plug my laptop charger in, then my laptop changes it back to DC because that's what the tech needs. Lol it's funny how much conversion is happening.

@williambouchard4480 2 жыл бұрын

Zaptowee -. Actually if you look at your modern car electrical system you will find that the the device making the power to charge the car battery is called an alternator and it is making alternating current or A/C. The A/C current then goes to a rectifier circuit which changes the A/C current to D/C current which then goes to the battery to keep it charged. If you go back to 1940's automobiles you will find that originally a device called a generator was used and it actually did make D/C current. If you look at the size of the generator that was used and the alternator that is in use now you will see how much bigger the generator is and also the associated cables. It is actually easier to make A/C current and then turn it into D/C.

@stevenormandin2059 2 жыл бұрын

this hydro plant is a 25 HZ facility that use to supply power to a steel mill in Fort Erie ON please correct me if i am wrong . But i still wonder if there is a cycloconverter station a few miles away to transpose the 25HZ to 60HZ for the national grid this plant put out about 76MW a pretty descent amount of power in case of emergency has a peak demand power station.

@Cragified 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenormandin2059 You are absolutely correct this plant operated 25Hz generators that could not be tied into the 60Hz North American grid. That coupled with the Turbines and Generators being out of alignment due to shifts in the underlying rock layers and it's often idling for standby power (Most Hydro is reserved for on demand loads as it can be very quickly tied in compared to other power plants, the only other easily started up one being gas turbines) ended up in the plant's closure. The drift in the rock layers means that maintenance would be high even if one wanted to refurbish and re-open it and thus it was transferred to the Niagara Parks Commission in 2009. The water rights (The allowed draw on the reservoir) where transferred along with two other decommissioned stations to Sir Adam Beck downstream. The Niagara power generation was always limited due to a treaty that enforced and unbroken curtain of water must flower over the falls. So in total power generation capacity hasn't actually changed.

@golden1789 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that this old plant still seems to be all analog controls, with the only hint of computerized stuff being the 80s vintage phone system. The fact that the lights are still on tells me that someone (security?) was wandering through the place from time to time. It makes me wonder how serious the charges could be if one were caught exploring.

@packagingmechanic1268 3 жыл бұрын

was just announced last week tours starting this summer and tunnel tour 2022 forbay inlets are now concreted up i m guessing they are building an elevator to the tunnels

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any more information about the dangerous hike down the escarpment?

@Hodgtown 3 жыл бұрын

Are the shots inside with the lights on yours? I was really confused as to why they would all still be working. This is crazy cool

@Freaktography 3 жыл бұрын

The lights in the turbine hall were on

@u1zha 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography If I were exploring then it would make me massively anxious to touch any devices around, thinking they might be electrified

@jetuber 2 жыл бұрын

Your pictures are phenomenal. But I'm curious -- why did you not venture on to the most exciting of all locations in the Niagara region, i.e., the wheelpit and tailrace tunnel of the *Toronto Power Generating Station* ? Rankine is fascinating, as your pictures show so well -- but nothing can compare to the sheer wonder of the TPGS tailrace, with its twin tunnels joining at the celebrated "Confluence," and -- most thrilling of all -- that massive portal opening behind the thundering curtain of the Falls themselves. Surely it's the most incredible location in the entire Niagara area, and one which only a few people have ever viewed in real life (those few being the urbex equivalent of the Apollo moon explorers -- no exaggeration).

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I know allll about confluence, it was the first time I had ever heard about urban exploring and I have several friends who have done it. Three very good friends of mine were actually the last ones to do it before they added brand new security cameras and sensors. To be totally honest with you, I kick myself for not going - i could have joined my friends. The thing is, my father worked in that building in the 1970's and 1980's and is fully in the know on just how dangerous that building is. He knows what I do and the risks I take and he strongly advised against me going in there - so I listened to him. I am a grown man and could have made my own decision to do this, but my gut told me to listen to my dad, especially with how direct he was abut the risks associated with simply being in that building. Do I regret not going? Yes But I would regret letting my father down more!

@BeaglyBeagle488 2 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography is that tunnel even still accessible, or has it been sealed off? Can you give more details about the current state of that station? I've been utterly obsessed with it for years.

@jetuber 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeaglyBeagle488 Very much closed off with extremely intense security monitoring.

@BeaglyBeagle488 2 жыл бұрын

@@jetuber I wonder why the crazy security all of a sudden. Were that many people stupid/awesome enough to attempt access?

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

facts

@Monkey_Snot 3 жыл бұрын

So you were let in or you just broke in and looked around?

@ChrisWaters 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. Was surprised how well-lit and clean the first floor was. Do you think it was being maintained after being retired? Also, in the tailrace, there seemed to be a steady stream of water. Any idea where that was coming from?

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

leaks coming from the walls and ceiling somehow

@bellowphone 2 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography I've explored a few dam spillway tunnels. It's always a bit of an uneasy feeling deep below the dam, making your way past little streams of water spurting from cracks here and there in the walls.

@LakeNipissing 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant tour of the place!! Public tours have worked for Hoover Dam, so why not Niagara Falls? Actually, they do have tours of the massive Robert Moses generating station on the New York side, but it is still in operation.

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks yes it's about time they got something done with the plant

@alexellis7210 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography It's coming... I'm working as an engineer on the project. Stay tuned.

@cammos 2 жыл бұрын

Wheres the video and not photos that are publicly available

@Kaizerzydeco1 2 жыл бұрын

What's sad is they're letting these amazing places fall apart.

@freshdoug Жыл бұрын

This specific place was just turned into a museum, and you can walk the tunnel out to a platform near the base of the falls.

@sharonrubaszewski5584 4 жыл бұрын

You want to visit a power plant. Visit the one in West Virginia where 56 men died when a cooling tower collapsed in building the plAnt in the 70s. It's closed now. I lived there then. Explore what caused it. Be very interesting.

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great spot to visit

@nickpopelka 2 жыл бұрын

What a waste to let that not make power looks fantastic

@serchizm 4 жыл бұрын

Read the story on the sewerfresh link he shares about an uraban explorer who goes by dsankt. It’s fascinating

@CreatureOfTheVoid 2 жыл бұрын

What was with the flooded area behind the last of those discharge vents?

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

not sure but I sure wanted to go back there!

@BeaglyBeagle488 2 жыл бұрын

What is the state of the OPG plant in the gorge? I always thought that would be the most amazing spot for a tourist attraction - that and the TPG tunnels! I must have seen OPG in operation when I was a kid but don't remember any of it. Obsessed!

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Niagara Parks currently has an RFP out for ideas on what can be done with the plant at the lower river.

@charlespierce3647 2 жыл бұрын

Did the green meanies cause it yo close?

@mb4lunch 3 жыл бұрын

Who dug those massive tunnels? And how were they dug?

@TheMountblanc 3 жыл бұрын

This should be fully repaired to be a ready backup station or to be used in excess water conditions.

@hungryman54321 2 жыл бұрын

Love the prophecy coming true

@joesmith7427 7 ай бұрын

Why isnt it in operation?? Hydro power is the way to go!!

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

Can you still get into here? I was walking around it I found an open window to get in

@joeycarone4202 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to get in or do we have to wait for a tour?

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeycarone4202 heavily guarded by state of the art cameras unfortunately

@rudybegonia2544 4 жыл бұрын

it is criminal that this plant is not running and not producing FREE POWER

@u1zha 3 жыл бұрын

If maintaining this were cheaper than other powerplants then it would probably still be running, do you think folks don't want arbitrage?

@beachboy13600 3 жыл бұрын

my grandad worked here, he said the conditions were shocking

@michaeltroster9059 2 жыл бұрын

Mysterious and somewhat creepy places.

@CCWSig 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, and phenomenal pictures! May I suggest keeping a ear on your levels and VU meyers when editing. You narration is low to me, but the music blows out my ears.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Curious how you found this video. Ita getting more views than usual

@CCWSig 2 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography A covid induced insomnia and the KZfaq algorithm lol. It just popped up yesterday in my recommendations, I'm glad it did tho.

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

@@CCWSig ... got suggested here within the last 24 hours so likely the algorithm for those who like this sort of thing. YT quite often suggests stuff to me that was originally posted more than 10 years ago.

@bellowphone 2 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography This just popped up in my recommendations, and I'm glad it did. Mysterious are the ways of the KZfaq algorithms.

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for letting me know

@chrisbaker9366 3 жыл бұрын

Jon Levi recommended this video to me. I went to Niagara falls once as a tourist.Not impressed at all. This video however left me very impressed.

@Lugeix 2 жыл бұрын

Why is it not being used to generate power? It can be update.

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

Are there cameras inside?

@Freaktography 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography will I get arrested if I go in?

@miguelboisvert7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@Freaktography will I get caught easily?

@alcyonecrucis 2 жыл бұрын

Freeky industrial shytt

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

definitely

@kevincampbell7276 2 жыл бұрын

If they are going to give tours they need to fire everything up so people can see how everything runs and in the lower thrust deck that I have cameras so people can watch what's going on on a big screen to get the full enjoyment of how everything works

@dangerdanamania1 Жыл бұрын

Why is it no longer used.

@jasonmorris2813 2 жыл бұрын

That was there way before the 1800s It was inherited after a reset

@hassibadib2679 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I shared your video, I hope you don't mind!

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@JohnDoe-kd5hq 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going to the Hamilton asylum tomorrow

@Freaktography 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@frontagulus 2 жыл бұрын

Are you trespassing?

@larrybl 2 жыл бұрын

Music way too loud!

@peterhalstead7281 Жыл бұрын

Could of been interesting but the music stopped me watching.

@wayneheigl5549 2 жыл бұрын

great video , music not good. better when you talk

@Freaktography 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that

@Netherscorn 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video for sure, and a really interesting area...but man, another video proving that people just CANT fucking balance their audio lol ...Good work either way though.