Great picture! These plants were mechanical marvels, and, as stated, required muscles to work.
I worked at Portage, Illinois, on the Illinois Central, and the plant there was about the same size as the one shown here. The stiffest lever to pull was for a seldom used, siding switch about 1/4 mile away--it would land you on your keester if you pulled it and lost your grip.
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Great shot of some of the stuff we remember so well but is now mostly if not entirely gone. I wonder if there is an armstrong plant left in the U.S.
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Thanks- Do you have any more pictures from Hamler? This was a neat place.
M. Valentine
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Z-Tower in Keyser WV is still in service. It is a working Armstrong plant. Located on the old B&O Mountain Sub., Between Cumberland Maryland and Grafton West Virginia. But.... CSX says that it's days are numbered.
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