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Towers - Crossroads of Railroading

A collection of photos showing interlocking towers, once railroading's "traffic control" ...

Photo Album By: Craig Walker

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Photo ID: 46780

UP Challenger highballs West Chicago for day #2 of excursions to Milwaukee. Even the tower employee takes a shot of this steam show in the cool early morning air!

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: West Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3985
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 16, 2002

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By: Ray Peacock

Added: Jan 19, 2004

Views: 4,945
Comments: 0

Favorited: 8

Photo ID: 25116

The tower was closed a couple of years after this shot.

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD F45
Location: Augusta, Kansas, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 5923
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December, 1977

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By: Gary Morris

Added: Aug 06, 2003

Views: 4,508
Comments: 0

Favorited: 8

Photo ID: 13997

Emty rack train pasting EJE JB Tower

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: West Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: 9796
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 13, 2003

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By: Martin J. Simane

Added: May 06, 2003

Views: 2,130
Comments: 0

Favorited: 0

Photo ID: 12539

Built in 1926 and in use until 1993. Now being renovated for preservation.

Railroad: CalTrain
Locomotive: -
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 13, 2003

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By: Ben Wang

Added: Apr 24, 2003

Views: 2,566
Comments: 0

Favorited: 4

Photo ID: 12480

Harris Tower with Harrisburg Union Station in the background

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: none
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 14, 2002

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By: Nate Beal

Added: Apr 24, 2003

Views: 3,063
Comments: 0

Favorited: 3

Photo ID: 11969

Railroad: Private
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5711
Train ID: Amtrak Special 835
Photo Date: October 05, 2002

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By: Tim Appleman

Added: Apr 19, 2003

Views: 3,159
Comments: 0

Favorited: 2

Photo ID: 11742

Railroad: Metra
Locomotive: Cab Control Car
Location: Barrington, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 14, 2003

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By: Eric T. Hendrickson

Added: Apr 17, 2003

Views: 3,372
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Favorited: 3

Photo ID: 10546

switching next to old Rose Tower off of Juniata Street.

Railroad: Conrail
Locomotive: EMD SW7
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CR 9072
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1984

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By: Mark S. Wurst

Added: Apr 06, 2003

Views: 4,533
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Favorited: 4

Photo ID: 10213

Railroad: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Locomotive: None
Location: West Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 01, 2003

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By: Eric T. Hendrickson

Added: Apr 04, 2003

Views: 2,370
Comments: 0

Favorited: 0

Photo ID: 9879

Railroad: None
Locomotive: tower
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1969

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By: Stan Jackowski

Added: Apr 01, 2003

Views: 4,149
Comments: 1

Favorited: 4

Photo ID: 7881

The interior of Glenwood Junction tower, built in the early-1900s by the Baltimore & Ohio.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: N/A
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November, 2002

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By: J. Alex Lang

Added: Mar 12, 2003

Views: 4,259
Comments: 1

Favorited: 4

Photo ID: 7563

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: F9
Location: Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BN 9776
Train ID: ATK 32
Photo Date: May 21, 1971

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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Mar 08, 2003

Views: 4,729
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Favorited: 18

Photo ID: 7181

The B&P northbound crosses the diamond at Falls Creek as it passes the abandoned tower

Railroad: Buffalo & Pittsburgh
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: B&P 451
Train ID: B&P BUB
Photo Date: April 25, 2001

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By: Rich Borkowski

Added: Mar 03, 2003

Views: 3,130
Comments: 0

Favorited: 5

Photo ID: 7176

E748 passes Glenwood Jct Tower on a cold November morning.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 49
Train ID: CSX E748
Photo Date: November 26, 2002

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By: J. Alex Lang

Added: Mar 03, 2003

Views: 2,830
Comments: 0

Favorited: 3

Photo ID: 7017

Westbound departing Willard.

Railroad: Chessie System
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Willard, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: B&O 7617
Train ID: B&O/CSX
Photo Date: February 07, 1987

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By: G. M. Hinkle

Added: Mar 02, 2003

Views: 3,634
Comments: 0

Favorited: 7

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